Jason Vincent

Jason Vincent is American, national award-winning chef and co-owner of the restaurant Giant, located in Chicago, Illinois.

Early years Vincent grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and first became interested in cooking when he was a dishwasher at a local Italian restaurant. He started cooking at 15 at a pizza restaurant in Cleveland. He attended the Culinary Institute of America. When he graduated, he worked at the Michelin three-starred restaurant Arzak in San Sebastian, Spain.

Career Leaving Spain, Vincent worked as a line cook at the James Beard Award winner Fore Street restaurant in Portland, Maine. In 2005, he settled in Chicago where he met Jason Hammel, chef-owner of Lula Café. The Chicago Tribune rated one of their dishes as part of their list of the best foods of 2016. Zagat listed them in their December 2016 article entitled "Most Important Restaurant Openings of 2016 in 15 U.S. Cities."

Awards Cochon 555 National Champion (2012) Food & Wine "Best New Chef" (2013) Michelin Guide's "Bib Gourmand" Award Thrillist Chef of the Year (2016)

Family life Vincent lives in Logan Square, Chicago with his wife and two daughters.