Seasonal resort kitchen · Dixville Notch, New Hampshire
Chef Jason McKinney.
Biography, portraits, food, kitchen photography and selected work for editorial use, events and collaborations.
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Chef Jason McKinney.
Jason McKinney has nearly two decades of professional kitchen experience. He spent five years at The French Laundry and completed stages at Gaggan in Bangkok, Maison Pic in Valence and Frenchie in Paris. He later co-founded Truffle Shuffle, a cooking platform that secured a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank and was acquired. He is now cooking around the world and documenting the journey as Where Is Chef Jason. The tour is preparation for Restaurant Elizabeth, a chef’s counter planned for New York City in 2027 and named after his mother.
For editorial use. Credit “Where Is Chef Jason” where a credit line is used.
The work before the tour.
A concise professional background for editors, hotels and collaborators.
Professional kitchen experience · Yountville, California
Bangkok, Thailand
Valence, France
Paris, France
Cooking platform · Shark Tank deal · Acquired
Portraits.
High-resolution JPEGs for editorial coverage, events and announcements.


The food comes first.
A selected collection from recent service and cooking around the world.










With the teams.
I could not do this without the chefs and kitchen teams who open their doors and let me cook beside them.




Made with good company.
Guest-chef work, kitchen exchanges and residencies completed during the 2026 tour. Future dates are intentionally not listed.
The field notes.
The working journey behind Restaurant Elizabeth, from the first kitchen in Thailand to recent service in South Africa.
Press contact.
jason@jointhecookingclub.comFor interviews, additional formats or print-resolution files.








