Austin Waiter joined Goodnight Hospitality in January 2022 as Executive Chef and Partner for
\ntheir highly anticipated restaurant, The Marigold Club, which opened in June 2024.<\/p>\n
Born and raised in Connecticut, Austin\u2019s love for food began at home with his mom and
\ngrandmother teaching him the ins-and-outs of the kitchen. Once he made his way into
\nprofessional kitchens, the chefs he worked under encouraged him to pursue culinary school.
\nIn 2012, Austin began his journey at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.<\/p>\n
In 2014, he began as a line cook at one of Houston\u2019s most highly regarded restaurants, Tony\u2019s,
\nand quickly rose through the ranks until he landed the position of Executive Chef in 2017.<\/p>\n
To prepare for the opening of The Marigold Club, Austin spent extensive time in London,
\nstaging at the prestigious Core by Clare Smyth, The Five Fields, and Frog by Adam Handling,
\nand researching and developing a menu that is reflective of the global influences and nuance
\nof the city\u2019s posh dining scene.<\/p>\n
Beyond the kitchen, Austin is often found traveling, gardening, studying wine, fly fishing, and
\ngolfing, while soaking up time with his wife and baby son, who was born in March 2024.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":8257,"template":"","class_list":["post-8256","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/8256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/zh_tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}