Chef Of The Month April: Chef James Robinson
After having a great time last month at the Kitchen Cray Brunch At Suite Lounge. I had to feature talented Chef James Robinson. He is very talented and extremely innovative. You may recognize Chef Robinson from season 13 of Hell’s Kitchen. 
Chef James Robinson was raised in Harlem, New York, and at the tender age of eleven years old his passion for food began. As his grandmother
raised him and his six siblings, Robinson was inspired by her informal culinary skills. Through spending time with her in the kitchen, Robinson truly found joy in creating food for his family. In 2006, Robinson graduated summa cum laude with a degree in culinary arts from Monroe College. Driven by his passion for food and magnetic personality, Chef Robinson has led an expansive career in he culinary world. His dynamic professional legacy is distinguished most by his role as Sous Chef at St. Gregory Hotel, and as Executive Chef at the United States Department of Energy, Indulj Restaurant and the Washington Marriot International. Through these experiences, Robinson has crafted his culinary identity. While Robinson’s expertise spans the globe from Thai, Mediterranean to Caribbean cuisine, Robinson enjoys preparing contemporary American dishes. Robinson also finds time to volunteer at a diverse church in Gaithersburg, MD, where he prepares meals and trains others in catering. Robinson is also a Chef instructor for Raising Expectations Inc. where he teaches the youth (ages 10-18) culinary lessons. Robinson has an online cooking show as well, Outside of his sixteen-year career in culinary arts, Robinson has an online cooking show as well. Outside of his sixteen-year career in culinary arts, Robinson enjoys the company of his son, Zahir, and daughter, Asia. In addition to bowling, basketball and spending time with family and friends.
You may ask “What does CRAY mean?”
CRAY stand for Creative, Revolutionary, Artistic and Youthful. We believe that food brings people together, no matter what
your background is. We provide everything from personal dining experience, to providing a positive future and new outlook for children through classes
catered just for them. We are more than chefs, and this is bigger than food. This is a grassroots movement that believes food inspires. We give you the missing ingredient, take over your kitchen, build relationships, and never, ever, do we cater – we provide “The Experience”! We tell you the history of the
food that you are eating. And most importantly – we throw a helluva party wherever we go.
MISSION
“The mission of Kitchen Cray is to change how the world views what we like to call, “The New Chef Culture”. We take five star dining experiences and recreate them to cater to your lifestyle. In addition to private dining, our services also include community involvement to promote culinary education among adults and youth.”