Jeremy Ford (chef)

Jeremy Ford (born 1985) is an American chef. While working for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Matador Room, Ford participated in the thirteenth season of Top Chef in 2015, ultimately winning the season's title. He subsequently left Matador Room and opened his own restaurant: Stubborn Seed, a michelin star restaurant in Miami, and later Krun-Chi in Miami.^[2][3] In 2021, he opened The Butcher's Club at the PGA National Resort & Spa,^[4] and started to co-host TruTV's Fast Foodies with fellow Top Chef winner Kristen Kish and Iron Chef America season 13 episode 8 winner Justin Sutherland.^[5][6]

Jeremy Ford
Born	1985 (age 39–40) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s) Stubborn Seed (South Beach, 2016-present) Krun-Chi (Miami) The Butcher's Club (PGA National Resort & Spa)
Previous restaurant(s) Matthews (Jacksonville, Florida, 2001-2002), L'Orangerie (Los Angeles), Patina, Matador Room
Television show(s) Top Chef: California Fast Foodies, co-host
Notes
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Early life

Ford developed his love for cooking at 14 years old when he met his maternal grandmother in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida.^[3][6][1]

Career

He began his cooking career at 16 years old as the garde manger of Matthews, a four-diamond Mediterranean-style restaurant in Jacksonville.^[7][8] A year later, he moved to Los Angeles to work at the world-renowned L'Orangerie under executive chef Christophe Eme, absorbing French-cooking skills, later moving to Patina to work with master chef Joachim Splichal. In 2008, he secured a position with the celebrated South Florida chef Dean Max at the latter's prominent restaurant, 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale. Much later, he beat 30 other chefs in a two-day competition to get the executive chef position at Vongerichten's Matador Room.^[1][4] He earned his first Michelin star in 2022 for restaurant Stubborn Seed.

Personal life

Ford is the father of three daughters.^[6]