Bradley Ogden

Bradley Ogden
Born Bradley Ogden
Traverse City, Michigan
Education Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York
Website
http://ogdenhospitality.com/

Bradley Ogden is a Traverse City, Michigan chef who is the executive chef for San Francisco's Campton Place Hotel.[1][2]

Early career

Ogden graduated the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York in 1977 with honors. He was the recipient of the Richard T. Keating Award, given to the student most likely succeed. In 1979, Ogden was hired as a sous chef at the celebrated American Restaurant in Kansas City. He worked closely with his friend and mentor James Beard and his consultants Joe Baun and Barbara Kafka. Ogden was promoted to executive chef within six months.

Career

In 1983, Ogden became the executive chef at the Campton Place hotel and transformed it to a destination dining spot. After six years he opened the Lark Creek Inn, a signature restaurant in Larkspur with his then-wife Jody Ogden and his business partners Michael and Leslye Dellar. There are currently 14 restaurants which the Lark Creek Restaurant Group encompasses.[3] This restaurant had been acclaimed by leading critics and publications as one of the best restaurants in the nation.[1] In 2003, Ogden moved to Las Vegas and opened his restaurant in Caesars Palace with his son Bryan, who is also a chef. This was Ogden's first restaurant opened outside of California. Both restaurants has since closed.[4][5] He has appeared on such television programs as the Today Show, Good Morning, America, AM/San Francisco, Dinner at Julia's and Great Chefs of the West series on the Discovery Channel. In 2012, Ogden launched Bradley Ogden Hospitality, a four-pronged business venture seeking to encompass restaurants, consulting, social media and even a boutique resort community.[6] Ogden started Bradley Ogden Hospitality with his son Bryan Ogden and operations specialist Tony Angotti. Bradley Ogden Hospitality (BOH) is composed of three divisions: Restaurant Development, Consulting and Design, and Digital.[2]

Awards and recognition

In 2004, Bradley at Caesars Palace received "Best New Restaurant" award by the James Beard Foundation. Ogden has been named for Best Chef California by the James Beard Foundation, one of the Great American Chefs by the International Wine and Food Society, winner of the Golden Plate Award by the American Academy of Achievement and Chef of the Year by the Culinary Institute of America.[1][2]

Personal life

Ogden currently resides in California. He has three sons; Bryan, Chad (also a chef at a Macau resort) and Cory who is a doctor in Woodland Hills.[2][3]

Publications

Ogden's first cookbook Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner won the prestigious International Association of Culinaryi Professionals Award.[1][2]

  1. Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (1991)[7]
  2. Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden. (2011)[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bradley Ogden". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "About, Chef Bradley Ogden". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jung, Carolyn (23 February 2012). "Chef Bradley Ogden whips up a multimedia career". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Stapleton, Susan (22 June 2012). "It's Official: Bradley Ogden Is Closing on Aug. 5". Eater.
  5. ↑ Lucchesi, Paolo (1 December 2014). "Changes, closures afoot within the Lark Creek empire". San Francisco Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Ellie (10 December 2013). "Bradley Ogden on Opening Three Houston Establishments". Eater. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Bradley Ogden's breakfast, lunch & dinner. (1st ed. ed.). New York: Random House. 1991. ISBN 0-394-55802-2.
  8. ↑ Ogden, Bradley (2011). Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden. ISBN 978-0762439157.

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