Brother Luck

Brother Marcellus Haywood Luck IV, known professionally as Brother Luck,^[1] is an American chef who has appeared on several reality cooking shows.

Early life and education

Luck was born in San Francisco and spent time abroad with his parents.^[2][3] He is the fourth generation in his family to be called Brother Marcellus Luck.^[4] Vice described Luck as "a fair-skinned, half-Creole and half-Cajun, biracial man".^[2] His father died when he was 10 years old, and he and his younger brother were raised by their mother.^[2][5] From the age 14, he started working in professional kitchens and won various culinary scholarships and competitions in high school.^[6] When Luck was 16, his mother went to prison and he raised his brother.^[2]

Luck attended The Art Institute of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona after studying at Metro Tech High School.^[5] Luck became a Certified Executive Chef through the American Culinary Federation.^[7]

Career

After culinary school, Luck worked in various restaurants, including Takitei and Kinjhoro Ryokans in Kanazawa, Japan.^[8][9][10] Luck is the owner of the restaurant Brother Luck Street Eats in Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[11][12] He competed on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay in 2016 and won.^[11][13] He was also a contestant on season 31 of Chopped,^[14] Top Chef: Colorado,^[2][15] and Top Chef: Kentucky.^[16][17]

In 2017, Luck opened Four by Brother Luck,^[1] and also owns the Lucky Dumplings, both in Colorado Springs.^[18] He was nominated for but did not win a James Beard Award.^[19]