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John Brand

Executive Chef, Hotel Pearl - Kimpton Hotels

Chef John Brand grew up in the Midwest spending most of his time on a farm in the Nebraska. He began his career washing dishes as a teenager in Green Bay Wisconsin and progressed to stay in the kitchen for the past 25+ years. Mr. Brand has cooked his way around the country for fine dining restaurants and resorts, most notably in Beaver Creek Colorado, Scottsdale Arizona, The Little Nell in Aspen Colorado, Keswick Hall in Charlottesville Virginia, and the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs Colorado. In 2008, he arrived in San Antonio Texas as Executive Chef La Mansion del Rio and Mokara Hotel and Spa. In 2011, he was also asked to be the Area Executive Chef for Omni Hotels and Resorts. As of May 2014, Mr. Brand is an Executive Chef for Kimpton Hotels which will be opening a new hotel at the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio later this year.

Mr. Brand can be contacted at 210-518-1016 or [email protected]