Williams was born in Chicago and raised in Chicago's Lawndale and Austin neighborhoods.[2][1][3] He first started cooking by helping his grandmother prepare dinner.[3]
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Williams worked for nearly 20 years at mk in Chicago's River North neighborhood, where he started as a salad chef and in 2008 became executive chef and eventually part owner.[2][4][3]
In 2018 Williams opened Virtue in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, hiring Damarr Brown, who had been his sous chef at mk, as chef de cuisine.[5] The restaurant serves Black southern cuisine.[6]Esquire and Eater named it to their lists of the best new restaurants in the country in 2019.[7][8][9] In 2022 Garden & Gun asked rhetorically, "Is it possible the best restaurant now interpreting the food of Black Southerners does business outside the South?"[10] In 2021, he opened Mustard Seed Kitchen in the South Loop and in 2022 Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern in Hyde Park.[2] He also owns a fast-casual restaurant, Top This Mac N' Cheese.[1]
In 2019 The New York Times named Williams one of sixteen Black chefs "changing food in America".[11] According to Crain's Chicago Business, Bloomberg News and Ebony, he "paved the way" and "fueled" the development of fine-dining Southern cuisine in Chicago.[12][13][14]
Williams is married.[3] His wife's name is Tiffany.[17]
Referencesedit
^ abcWilson, Korsha (2023-04-24). "Two Chefs on Keeping Alive, and Redefining, Soul Food". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ abcKessler, John (14 November 2022). "Review: Erick Williams Gives Cajun Soul a Chicago Twist". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ abcdHautzinger, Daniel (2019-08-22). "How Chef Erick Williams Shows Kindness Is a Virtue at His Restaurant". WTTW. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^"Chef/Restaurateur Erick Williams Keeps Virtue at the Center". Nation's Restaurant News. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ abc"Virtue's Erick Williams wins regional Best Chef James Beard Award". Hyde Park Herald. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Loria, Michael (2022-08-10). "Chef Damarr Brown's Southern roots at the heart and soul of his cooking success". Chicago Sun-Times. from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Gordinier, Jeff (2019-11-13). "Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2019". Esquire. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Wong, Grace (2019-11-18). "Hyde Park's Virtue restaurant named by Esquire as one of the Best New Restaurants in America". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Canavan, Hillary Dixler (2019-07-10). "The 16 Best New Restaurants in America". Eater. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^"The Borderless South" (PDF). Garden & Gun. September 2022.
^Eligon, John; Moskin, Julia (2019-07-16). "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Elleby, Sojourner (2022-12-19). "The Chef Fueling Chicago's Southern Cooking Revolution". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^"The chef fueling Chicago's Southern cooking revolution". Crain's Chicago Business. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^"MADE: The Chef Fueling Chicago's Southern Cooking Revolution". Ebony. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Vettel, Phil (2019-08-13). "Chef Erick Williams named winner of Food & Dining's Game Changer Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Waxman, Naomi (2022-06-13). "Virtue's Erick Williams Wins Chicago's Sole James Beard Award". Eater Chicago. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
January 01, 1970
erick, williams, american, chef, 2022, named, best, chef, great, lakes, region, james, beard, foundation, born1974, 1975, culinary, careercooking, styleblack, southern, cuisinecurrent, restaurant, virtue, restaurant, mustard, seed, kitchen, daisy, tavern, this. Erick Williams is an American chef In 2022 he was named Best Chef in the Great Lakes Region by the James Beard Foundation Erick WilliamsBorn1974 or 1975 age 49 50 1 Culinary careerCooking styleBlack Southern cuisineCurrent restaurant s Virtue Restaurant amp Bar Mustard Seed Kitchen Daisy s Po Boy and Tavern Top This Mac N CheesePrevious restaurant s mkAward s won James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Great Lakes Region Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editWilliams was born in Chicago and raised in Chicago s Lawndale and Austin neighborhoods 2 1 3 He first started cooking by helping his grandmother prepare dinner 3 Career editWilliams worked for nearly 20 years at mk in Chicago s River North neighborhood where he started as a salad chef and in 2008 became executive chef and eventually part owner 2 4 3 In 2018 Williams opened Virtue in Chicago s Hyde Park neighborhood hiring Damarr Brown who had been his sous chef at mk as chef de cuisine 5 The restaurant serves Black southern cuisine 6 Esquire and Eater named it to their lists of the best new restaurants in the country in 2019 7 8 9 In 2022 Garden amp Gun asked rhetorically Is it possible the best restaurant now interpreting the food of Black Southerners does business outside the South 10 In 2021 he opened Mustard Seed Kitchen in the South Loop and in 2022 Daisy s Po Boy and Tavern in Hyde Park 2 He also owns a fast casual restaurant Top This Mac N Cheese 1 In 2019 The New York Times named Williams one of sixteen Black chefs changing food in America 11 According to Crain s Chicago Business Bloomberg News and Ebony he paved the way and fueled the development of fine dining Southern cuisine in Chicago 12 13 14 Awards editIn 2019 Williams received Food amp Dining s Gamechanger Award 15 In 2020 the Chicago Tribune named Williams Chef of the Year 5 In 2022 Williams was named Best Chef in the Great Lakes Region by the James Beard Foundation 5 In 2023 Nation s Restaurant News named him Innovator of the Year 16 Personal life editWilliams is married 3 His wife s name is Tiffany 17 References edit a b c Wilson Korsha 2023 04 24 Two Chefs on Keeping Alive and Redefining Soul Food The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 07 26 a b c Kessler John 14 November 2022 Review Erick Williams Gives Cajun Soul a Chicago Twist Chicago Magazine Retrieved 2023 07 26 a b c d Hautzinger Daniel 2019 08 22 How Chef Erick Williams Shows Kindness Is a Virtue at His Restaurant WTTW Retrieved 2023 07 26 Chef Restaurateur Erick Williams Keeps Virtue at the Center Nation s Restaurant News 2022 01 07 Retrieved 2023 07 26 a b c Virtue s Erick Williams wins regional Best Chef James Beard Award Hyde Park Herald 2022 06 14 Retrieved 2023 07 26 Loria Michael 2022 08 10 Chef Damarr Brown s Southern roots at the heart and soul of his cooking success Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on 2022 09 27 Retrieved 2023 07 26 Gordinier Jeff 2019 11 13 Esquire s Best New Restaurants in America 2019 Esquire Retrieved 2023 07 26 Wong Grace 2019 11 18 Hyde Park s Virtue restaurant named by Esquire as one of the Best New Restaurants in America Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2023 07 26 Canavan Hillary Dixler 2019 07 10 The 16 Best New Restaurants in America Eater Retrieved 2023 07 26 The Borderless South PDF Garden amp Gun September 2022 Eligon John Moskin Julia 2019 07 16 16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 07 26 Elleby Sojourner 2022 12 19 The Chef Fueling Chicago s Southern Cooking Revolution Bloomberg News Retrieved 2023 07 26 The chef fueling Chicago s Southern cooking revolution Crain s Chicago Business 2022 12 19 Retrieved 2023 07 26 MADE The Chef Fueling Chicago s Southern Cooking Revolution Ebony Retrieved 2023 07 26 Vettel Phil 2019 08 13 Chef Erick Williams named winner of Food amp Dining s Game Changer Award Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2023 07 26 Nation s Restaurant News announces 2023 MenuMasters winners Nation s Restaurant News 2023 02 03 Retrieved 2023 07 26 Waxman Naomi 2022 06 13 Virtue s Erick Williams Wins Chicago s Sole James Beard Award Eater Chicago Retrieved 2023 07 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erick Williams amp oldid 1192554215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
