Hi, I’m Justin 👋

I’m a chef, creator and entrepreneur based out of Seattle, WA.

I’m obsessed with high-quality gear, memorable dining experiences, and building practical resources that truly help.

To keep working in my zone, I spend most of my time building and running Repertoire, the modern hospitality education company that I founded in 2022. I get to speak with some of the best in the business on my weekly podcast, write to hungry professionals in a Friday newsletter, and create educational products like courses, workshops and more.

 

🔪 My Training

After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America in 2012, I spent 8+ years training at Michelin-Starred and critically acclaimed restaurants. I thought, for years, that I wanted to go for Michelin stars of my own, so I worked my way up different brigades until I became an executive sous chef.

I worked and staged at Per Se, Grace, The French Laundry, Frantzen, Noma, and Lysverket, among others.

Shoutout to Bonjwing Lee for the photographs.

🍽 Pop-Ups & Events

When I moved to Seattle, I started hosting pop-up dinners around the city. I needed to figure out what “my food” looked like, and create separately from a restaurant concept or another chef’s menu.

I soon met a business partner and came on as Co-Founder of Voyager’s Table: a bespoke event production company. I led the Culinary Program through 2021, when I transitioned into an active board member and advisor.

 
 

📸 Content Creator

I’ve always loved cameras. From participating in film photography competitions in high school to capturing favorite moments during my travels as an adult, I adore telling visual stories.

In 2015, I made my first upload to my YouTube channel. It required a ton of courage and way too many hours of online tutorials on “how to edit video”. But once I saw what was possible with video and social media, I was hooked.

In a lot of ways, I see content creation like cooking. Get the best ingredients you can (footage/images), use time and skills to transform them (editing & post-processing), and share the results with friends and family (publish).

Help the Next Generation

From there, every project orbited around the goal of helping the next generation of chefs.

I used different mediums to provide free-to-consume content that I wish I had when I was an ambitious culinary school student:

The audience grew to over 50,000 followers.

 

Current Work

These days, my attention is focused towards the Projects listed on this page.

The goal is to build businesses that:

  • Impact with scale

  • Profit sustainably

  • Operate with integrity

If you’d like to learn more about courses, workshops, and content through Repertoire that I’m building for the hospitality industry, visit here.

I accept a limited number of coaching and consulting engagements per quarter.

You can find me on Instagram, Twitter, or you can send me an email.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a good one,

👊Justin