{"id":15235,"date":"2021-02-01T17:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.org\/?p=15235"},"modified":"2021-02-01T17:54:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:54:36","slug":"save-the-date-cooking-notes-returns-with-chef-jj-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.org\/save-the-date-cooking-notes-returns-with-chef-jj-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVE-THE-DATE! Cooking Notes Returns with Chef JJ Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>About the Chef JJ Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">JJ Johnson is a James Beard Award-winning chef best known for his barrier-breaking cuisine connecting the foodways of West Africa and Asia to the Americas. Chef JJ\u2019s signature style of combining culturally relevant ingredients with his classically&nbsp;trained cooking and global point of view was inspired by the Caribbean tastes he grew up with, combined with inspiration from his travels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><em><strong>The New York Times recently named JJ Johnson one of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6021aa47a7af38379fc5eb288&amp;id=e780ecd8bd&amp;e=f71d705212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America<\/a>. In the article, JJ States &#8220;I hire the best person who comes in the door. I have a majority of women and people of color in my kitchen because they apply here, knowing my kitchen is a safe space, not because I\u2019m trying to hire people like that. That\u2019s not the society I want to live in. The idea is to make sure merit and hard work are equally rewarded.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br><br>JJ&#8217;s Cookbook &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6021aa47a7af38379fc5eb288&amp;id=23b407a639&amp;e=f71d705212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Between Harlem and Heaven<\/a>,&#8221;&nbsp;written with Alexander Smalls, contains over 100 recipes informed&nbsp;by three decades of traveling the African Diaspora and meeting and cooking with chefs of color. The book is inspired by African, Asian&nbsp;and African-American cuisine around the world.&nbsp;<br><br>Recognized by Eater as one of the New Guard of Power in NYC Dining, JJ\u2019s brand of creating cultural connections through food is a hallmark of his hospitality group Ingrained Hospitality Concepts, LLC, a collaboration of industry professionals dedicated to creating great restaurants while sharing international cuisine with amazing hospitality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantamusicproject.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6021aa47a7af38379fc5eb288&amp;id=68df4fe5ca&amp;e=f71d705212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Chef JJ!<\/a>&nbsp;See you on March 18, 2021 at 6pm!&nbsp;Tickets available soon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Chef JJ Johnson JJ Johnson is a James Beard Award-winning chef best known for his barrier-breaking cuisine connecting the foodways of West Africa and Asia to the Americas. 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