Jordan Edouardo

American chef and restaurateur based in Seattle, Washington, best known for his acclaimed eateries Salare and JuneBaby. In 2015, Jordan opened his own restaurant, Salare in Ravenna, Seattle, with some help from a Kickstarter campaign. Salares menu is based in Jordans French and Italian training with some Southern influences. He was named a StarChefs Rising Star and won Eater Seattles 2015 “Chef of the Year” title. He was named one of the Best New Chefs of 2016 by Food & Wine magazine. In 2017, Jordan opened his second restaurant, JuneBaby, featuring Southern food and located just down the street from Salare, and it received national attention. It was selected as a Critics Pick by Pete Wells of the New York Times. JuneBaby was named to Esquire magazines 2017 list of Best New Restaurants in America. It was named one of Food & Wines ten best restaurants in 2018. At the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards, Jordan won the title of Best Chef: Northwest, and JuneBaby won Best New Restaurant. The Puget Sound Business Journal named Jordan to its 2018 list of 40 Under 40. Seattle Magazine named him one of Seattles Most Influential People. People magazine named Jordan as a finalist for sexiest chef alive. On 8 June 2021 Eater reported that Jordan had announced the permanent closing of Salare. Jordan was accused of repeatedly groping four of his restaurant employees at work, according to a 13 June 2021 article in the Seattle Times. On the day the article was published, nearly all of Jordans restaurant staff at his Salare and JuneBaby restaurants quit their jobs. As of January 2022, no criminal charges were filed nor were any civil actions brought against Jordan as a result of these multiple accusations. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less