Bio, Ronald Brown,
Ron Brown, a native of South Jersey, is an alumnus of Johnson and Wales University, Providence, 1989. With degrees in Hotel Food and Beverage Management and Hotel Restaurant Institutional management, Ron has spent all of his adult life as a chef. Because of this, he has had the opportunity to travel and work in and around the nations most creative arenas.
His career began in Providence RI at Hemenway’s Seafood, where he learned from one of the East Coast’s greatest fish cutters. Starting as a junior chef, Ron was mentored by Gerry Fernandes and Master Chef Albert Nograd of Johnson and Wales University. In the two years at Hemenways, Ron transformed from an entry level chef to a confident and creative technician. Ron learned how to run the high end culinary operation. When he left just prior to graduating from Johnson and Wales, he was practiced at the art of running a five million dollar per year seafood venue.
After graduating form Johnson and Wales, Ron spent several years in Los Angeles at California Pizza Kitchen. He moved to Tucson Arizona where he helped develop Tucson’s largest restaurant group. City Grill, Metropolitan Restaurant and Firecracker were highly regarded in the South-Western culinary arena. Later, he had the opportunity of cooking at Wildflower of Fox Restaurant Concepts, also in Tucson.
Ron Moved to Charlotte in January of 2001 and spent a total of 6 Years as the Executive Chef of Red Rocks Café in Charlotte as well as the Huntersville location. Ron was also in charge of the banquet and catering department for The Sunset Club, one of Charlotte’s most exclusive private clubs. Early in 2007, Ron joined the culinary team at Encore Bistro and Bar in Ballantyne. Currently Ron is representing Foothills Connect, promoting residents of the Carolinas to purchase locally farmed food.
Ron focuses his culinary style in American Regional Cuisine and utilizes local and organic produce, Carolina harvested seafood and supports the development of chefs through education and vocational training. Ron is husband to Jennifer Roe Brown and proud father of Zoe (9), Walker (5) and Emerson (1). They all reside in beautiful, Fort Mill SC, where you might find Ron working in his herb garden, or playing with his kids.
