Damarr Brown
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Born1990 or 1991 (age 34–35)[1]
Germany
Cooking styleBlack Southern cuisine
Damarr Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 34–35)[1] Germany |
| Education | Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Black Southern cuisine |
Television show | |
Damarr Brown is an American chef. In 2022 he was named one of the country's best new chefs by Food & Wine and in 2023 he was named the James Beard Foundation's Emerging Chef.
Brown was born in Germany and grew up in Harvey, Illinois.[2][1] He is an only child and was raised by his mother, grandmother, and aunt, all of whom encouraged his interest in cooking.[2][3][1] His mother set Chopped-style challenges for him, purchasing a variety of ingredients and telling him to produce a dish with them.[4][5] His grandmother was born in Mississippi, and he learned to cook Black southern cuisine from her.[6]
Brown graduated from Chicago's Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in 2011.[2]