Bradley Ogden Explained

Bradley Ogden
Birth Name:Bradley Ogden
Birth Place:Traverse City, Michigan
Education:Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York
Website:http://ogdenhospitality.com/

Bradley Ogden is an American chef who manages Bradley Ogden Hospitality.

Early career

Ogden graduated from the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York in 1977 with honors. He was the recipient of the Richard T. Keating Award, given to the student most likely to succeed. In 1979, Ogden was hired as a sous chef at the American Restaurant in Kansas City. He worked closely with his friend and mentor James Beard and his consultants Joe Baum and Barbara Kafka, and was promoted to executive chef within six months. Ogden says the greatest influence on his cooking came from his early exposure to fresh Native American foods.[1]

In 1983, Ogden was the first executive chef at the Campton Place restaurant in San Francisco. In 1989, he founded the Lark Creek Inn, in Larkspur, California.[2]

Career

In 2003, Ogden moved to Las Vegas and opened his restaurant in Caesars Palace with his son Bryan, who is also a chef. This was Ogden's first restaurant that opened outside of California. Both restaurants have since closed.[3] [4]

Chef Bradley Ogden served as managing partner of Bradley Ogden Hospitality which he founded with his son, Chef Bryan Ogden. The group consists of multiple areas of focus including media, restaurant development, new products and more. Ogden Hospitality opened four restaurants in 2015 including: The Pour Society and Bradley's Fine Diner in Houston, Texas as well as Bradley's Fine Diner, and Bradley's Funky Franks in Menlo Park, California. All have since closed.[5]

As of 2023, Chef Ogden was brought on as Culinary Director at Marché Bacchus, a French-inspired Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is bringing his fresh, farm-to-table style to the iconic Las Vegas restaurant and is assembling a team of Chefs to help bring his vision to life.[6]

Criminal history

In 2008, Ogden was convicted of misdemeanor battery.[7]

Personal life

Ogden as of May 2023 resides in Las Vegas. He has three sons; Bryan, Chad (also a chef at a Macau resort) and Cory who is a doctor in Woodland Hills, California.[8] [9]

Publications

Ogden's first cookbook Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner won the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals Award.[10]

  1. Bradley Ogden's Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (1991)[11]
  2. Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden. (2011)[12]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chef Bradley Ogden of Bradley Ogden Hospitality at the Las Vegas Wine and Food. vegaswineandfood.com. 2015-12-30.
  2. Web site: Chef Bradley Ogden '77, Keep it Simple. 20 May 2011. . June 9, 2023 .
  3. News: It's Official: Bradley Ogden Is Closing on Aug. 5 . Eater . 22 June 2012 . Susan . Stapleton.
  4. News: Changes, closures afoot within the Lark Creek empire . 1 December 2014 . Paolo . Lucchesi . San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. Web site: Chef Bradley Ogden of Bradley Ogden at Caesars Palace - Biography StarChefs.com . 2015-12-30 . www.starchefs.com.
  6. Web site: Bradley Ogden takes over the Kitchen at Las Vegas favorite Marche Bacchus . 2023-02-16 . Brock . Radke . lasvegasweekly.com . 2023-05-06.
  7. Web site: Celebrity chef files appeal in battery case. 14 November 2008 . 2021-06-10.
  8. News: Jung . Carolyn . 23 February 2012 . Chef Bradley Ogden whips up a multimedia career . 24 April 2015.
  9. Web site: About, Chef Bradley Ogden . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503033154/http://ogdenhospitality.com/about/ . 3 May 2015 . 22 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Bradley Ogden. 22 April 2015.
  11. Book: Bradley Ogden's breakfast, lunch & dinner.. registration. 1991. Random House. New York. 0-394-55802-2. 1st.
  12. Book: Ogden. Bradley. Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden. 2011. Running Press . 978-0762439157.