Evolving Simple Ingredients
Downtown Calgary’s best new destination restaurant, bar and
gathering place. Serving local chef-driven, urban-rustic cuisine.
gathering place. Serving local chef-driven, urban-rustic cuisine.
John Jackson
Chef / Owner
Chef / Owner
John Jackson Chef / Owner
John began his career at Calgary's award-winning Owl's Nest Dining Room. After five years and much acclaim for the restaurant, he accepted a position as chef de cuisine in Manhattan.
Working in New York City over the next several years, John had the opportunity to train with a number of notable chefs, developing his technique and taking advantage of New York's world class cuisine.
During this time John also consulted on many other restaurant projects, including the opening of Jean Georges Vongerichten's Restaurant Lagoon in Bora Bora. In 2005, John ventured to San Francisco as Executive Chef of the St. Regis Hotel. Opening this prestigious hotel and obtaining the Mobil 5-Star Award each year since its opening were monumental occasions in John's career.
While in San Francisco, John was also given the honour of hosting the James Beard Foundation's 20th Anniversary celebration. Throughout 2008 and 2009, John took advantage of his travels in Europe to stage and train at some of the world's top-rated restaurants, including London's River Café, Le Jardin des Cygnesin in Paris, and at a small local butcher shop in Italy's Marche region, perfecting his techniques by learning from the masters of the craft.