Jeremy Ford

Early life Ford developed his love for cooking at 14 years old when he met his maternal grandmother in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida.

Career He began his cooking career at 16 years old as the garde manger of Matthews, a four-diamond Mediterranean-style restaurant in Jacksonville. 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. He earned his first Michelin star in 2022 for restaurant Stubborn Seed.

Personal life Ford is the father of three daughters.