Meet Chef Chatz

Chef Chatz smoked meats and catering in Little Rock was featured on Fox16 News and Arkansas Now as one of the community’s small business entrepreneurs.  His culinary delights have been featured at events such as the Little Rock World Fest and the Midsouth Summit Black Expo.

 

A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Chef Chatz shares his experiences and enthusiasm about his chosen profession. He is bold, creative, and always experimenting with different flavors and ingredients to create his masterpieces. He recalls when he was young, how he took special interest in the smell and taste of food, while observing his grandmother Carrie's cooking.  

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Chatz fell into cooking at the age of 17 when he would insist that his mother let him cook his own food.  After serving in the Gulf War and attending various colleges, pursuing various degree professions, Chatz discovered that his interest was not medicine, biology, or mechanical engineering.   He announced to his family that he was interested in a culinary arts profession.

 

He enrolled in a culinary arts program at the Art Institute of Houston.   He found his niche!  “Cooking is my passion,” said Chef Chatz some years ago, after graduating from the Art Institute of Houston. While at the institute he earned recognition for his culinary creations.

 

From 2000 to 2004, during his tenure in Houston, Chatz experimented with his culinary passion at various fine dining restaurants such as, Brennan’s of Houston, Creole Shack, Whole Foods, and the Lancaster Hotel, a 4-Star restaurant in Houston and a registered small luxury hotel of the world, has built his confidence not only as a chef, but engendered respect from his peers for his creative cuisine.