Wally Joe

For Chef Wally Joe, culinary concepts like international, organic, local and sustainable are much more than trends. They are a natural extension of his life experience.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Cleveland, Mississippi, Wally led the culinary revolution in the Mid-South starting in 1989 manning the kitchen at his family’s restaurant KC’s. But his culinary education began as a child growing up in the rural Mississippi Delta, where he was exposed to the “roots” of food. Learn More...

Andrew Adams

For many chefs, the jump into the culinary profession comes as a second career - often by accident. But Chef Andrew Adams saw chef whites in his future from at least age 8, when he told his dad on video that he was going to be a chef when he grew up. Learn more...