Reed Hearon

Biography Reed Hearon was born in 1957, in Austin, Texas. He attended college at the University of Chicago, and the University of Texas at Austin, and studied mathematics and philosophy. In 1988, he moved to the West Coast, in order to take over the existing Corona Bar and Grill in San Francisco, California. In 1994, Hearon was awarded "Best New Chef" at Food & Wine magazine.

His former restaurant Rose Pistola was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for "Best New Restaurant" in 1997. In 2016, the San Francisco Chronicle voted LuLu as one of the most important restaurants of the San Francisco Bay Area, for their usage of new trends including the beginning of using communal table, serving family-style dishes, for being located in SoMa neighborhood (which was once a desolate area), and their use of a wood oven in the center of the dining room. Black Cat (1998–), 501 Broadway Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. LuLu Petite (1996–2014), 430 Kipling Street, Palo Alto, California, U.S. Rose's Cafe (1997–), 2298 Union Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. Rose Pistola (1996–2017), 532 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, U.S. LuLu (1993–1996), 816 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. Cafe Marimba (2001–), 908 Fourth Street, San Rafael, California, U.S. Cafe Marimba (1993–2001, left in 1999), 2317 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. Corona Bar and Grill (1988–), 88 Cyril Magnin, San Francisco, California, U.S. Coyote Café (1987–1988), 132 W. Water Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. (working under chef Mark Miller)