Jo Chan is an Austin Chef of New American South Lamar restaurant Eberly who is competing in the next season of cooking reality TV series Top Chef which premieres on Thursday, March 3.
Jo Chan studied at the San Diego Culinary Institute. In 2012, she moved to New York and worked in a Japanese restaurant Nobu Fifty Seven. Later she went to work under Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto, an Italian restaurant.
She worked under Waxman for over three years, during the time Waxman helped on improving Jo’s cooking technique and brought her to the kitchen of fellow Barbuto alum Justin Smilie.
Under Smilie’s eyes and his collaboration with restaurant Stephan Starr, Upland, Jo created lavish food filled with passion, dedication, and delicious flavors.
Top Chef: Is Jo Chan Gay?
Jo Chan has not confirmed that she is gay by herself and is living with her fiance currently. There are no reports claiming Jo Chan a gay to date.
Recently she came into the spotlight as the contestant for the new season of Top Chef, which will premier on March 3.
This season of the show Top Chef will return to Texas and bring 15 of the country’s most talented chefs of all time to Houston.
According to PEOPLE, this is the second season that has taken place during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, the ongoing situation will play a part in the upcoming season in a whole new way.
Who Is Jo Chan Partner?
Jo Chan keeps her personal life far from the limelight due to which her dating life, as well as her partner details, are not known to date.
However, according to reports, she is currently living with her beautiful fiance, who is an English professor at Texas State University along with their two adorable dogs.
Furthermore, she often shares her photo with her fiance on her Instagram posts. The happy couple often appears when we peek into her Instagram account.
In addition chef, Jo has not revealed any further details on her fiance and her love life.
Here Is Jo Chan Biography
After her collaboration with Justin Smilie Jo Chan went to Scandinavia as the traveling Executive Chef Marcus Samuelson, winner of James Beard.
In her collaboration with Marcus Samuelson, she brought local flavors and seasonal cooking to his American-inspired restaurants located in Scandinavia.
In 2018 she moved to Austin and began working as chef de cuisine in Eberly. Later she became Executive Chef at Eberly, Austin. She is currently residing in Austin, TX, as the executive chef of Eberly, popular dining, drinking, and event space.
She states that she is very proud to be a part of Eberly and bring her unique style and experiences of cooking to the kitchen at Eberly restaurant.
Her Top Chef bio notes state that the chef is looking to open a new project that would focus on casual Italian dishes.
Meet Chef Jo Chan On Instagram
Jo Chan is available on Instagram with the username @chefjochan. At present, she has 1,461 followers with 405 posts.
The talented chef has earned her as one of the successful faces of top chefs and is quite active on her social media accounts. During her career, she has been able to grab the attention of many people and has a huge fan following.
She often loves sharing her photos along with her fiance through her Instagram. The pair seems very happy together and in love with each other very deeply.