Damarr Brown

HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL 

OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: Chef de Cuisine, Virtue  

Damarr Brown is the Chef de Cuisine at Virtue restaurant located on the southside of Chicago. He fell in love with cooking at a young age while spending time in the kitchen with his grandmother. Damarr formalized his culinary skills at Le Cordon Bleu college of culinary arts in Chicago and continued to train in some of cities’ finest kitchens including mk, the Capital Grille, and one Michelin-starred restaurant Roister. Damarr reunited with his mentor Erick Williams to open Virtue, which was named one of America’s Best New Restaurants by Esquire in 2019.  His culinary focus at Virtue draws from familiar flavors he grew up with, pairing them with his learnings and takeaways from past kitchens.