Joseph Johnson was born in 1984 in Long Island, New York, but spent his youth in the Poconos, where at the age of seven was inspired to become a Chef.

Never in his wildest dreams did he think he would Partner with Media Mogul Richard Parsons and famed Restaurateur Alexander Smalls on an award winning culinary adventure. But unlike any other country in the world, these dreams can come true in America.

It all started when JJ saw a commercial for The Culinary Institute of America, and told his mother that he wanted to become a Chef. But, it was only after watching his Puerto Rican grandmother serve up butternut squash soup and other ethnic dishes that he knew he had to.