Dining Room Welcomes Back Chef Jason

St. Anthony Dining Room welcomes back Chef Jason, who has recently returned to take over as our Executive Chef. Jason is originally from Hawaii, and has 20 years of culinary experience. He’s the owner of Locavore, a restaurant focused on a fresh, locally-sourced menu. He hopes to bring a similar style of community-centered cooking to St. Anthony’s.

We asked him a few questions to get to know him a little better:

What’s your favorite dish to cook at home? Enchiladas.

What’s your guilty pleasure? Lots of ice cream.

What dish is surprisingly easy to make? Any kind of soup.

In your experience at St. Anthony’s, what’s the most popular menu item? Baked bone-in chicken!

Have there been any interesting moments while working here? It’s not really a moment, but my friends are always surprised at how many St. Anthony’s guests I know and say “Hello” to while walking around the city.

What’s different about cooking for St. Anthony’s guests? They’re not afraid to compliment–or give pointers to–the chef.

The Dining Room staff says your chocolate chip cookies are the best. Are they just buttering you up for more? Nope. They are the best!

Many thanks to Jason and our talented chefs, Kevin, Lien and Luis, for keeping us all coming back for seconds.