About Chef Dawn
Traveling the world with the USA’s Track & Field team ignited Chef Dawn Burrell’s deep love for the language of food. The 2000 Olympian eventually traded in her track spikes for a full-time culinary career, cutting her teeth with everyone from Chef Tom Aikens in London to Houston’s Monica Pope before landing a gig with Uchi Houston — a move that led to a sous-chef position at its award-winning sister restaurant Uchiko in Austin. An Executive Chef title at modern Southern restaurant Kulture followed, where she honed her signature “global comfort” cooking style.
During the pandemic, Chef Dawn collaborated with numerous chefs in Houston and around the country in Zoom-led cooking classes and her Pivot meal delivery service, creating new income streams for food and beverage workers displaced by COVID from their usual work.
She is proud to have represented Houston as a competitor and guest judge for Top Chef and an invited chef at Platform by James Beard Foundation.
Exciting things are on the horizon.
Come join me.
SOUND & COLOR
Lived and Living, a listening party
April 5 | Houston, TX
Lived and Living is a listening party with artist Robert Leroy Hodge celebrating the launch of his soon-to-be-released album called Between the Devil and the Deep. It will feature a uniquely presented, multi-course menu. Limited spots are available for this special event.
RENT PARTY
Presenting Robert Hodge, a house party
DATE TBD | Houston, TX
The Rent party presents Robert LeRoy Hodge is a Sunday Social house party that will celebrate Robert’s project and Houston creatives. Get ready for dancing, networking, great food, vibes, and cocktails. This will be the first of many monthly Rent parties.
RENT stands for:
Rekindle - relationships and connections
Engage - with the community
Nurture - artists and creativity
Togetherness - through celebration and parties
RENT PARTY
Crawfish Boil
DATE TBD | Houston, TX
A concert and a boil. Join me and fellow Houston creatives for the Rent Party: Crawfish Boil at Last Concert Cafe. More info to follow.
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