Brooke Williamson: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
Brooke Williamson was born Brooke Elliot Williamson on 15 August 1978 in Los Angeles, California, the United States of America. As of 2023, her age is 44.
She was born to American parents but has not revealed their identities. Also, there is no information about her siblings and other family members. During her childhood days, she wanted to become a boy.
She thought that guys had it much easier than girls but wanted to become successful and prove people wrong after her mother motivated her saying she could do whatever she wanted to and that being a girl would never stop her.
Her ethnicity is Caucasian.
Education: School/College, University
There is no information about her educational background. She has not revealed her school, college, or university. However, she does seem to be well-educated.
Brooke Williamson: Professional Life, Career
Brooke Williamson started her culinary career as a teacher’s assistant at the Epicurean Institute of Los Angeles, followed by her first kitchen position as a pastry assistant at Fenix at the Argyle Hotel.
Her quality and passion were noticed by Chef Michael McCarty and he brought him to the nationally acclaimed restaurant Michael’s of Santa Monica where she worked her way up and became their youngest sous chef.
A couple of years later, she became the executive chef at the Los Angeles restaurant, Boxer.
Following that, she opened ‘Zax‘ as Executive Chef and started developing her signature California-inspired cuisine. While at Zax, she also met Nick Roberts, her current husband, and business partner.
Restaurants
A couple of years later, the couple opened Amuse Café in Venice and Beechwood restaurant which earned them the title of “Rising Star Chefs” from StarChefs in 2004.
However, both of them are now closed. In 2009, they opened ‘Hudson House‘, an elevated gastropub in Redondo Beach.
A couple of years later, they opened The Tripel, a modern American, and craft beer dining destination. In 2014, they opened Playa Provisions which featured a grab-and-go marketplace, King Beach; an ice cream shop, Small Batch; a seafood dining place, Dockside; and a whiskey bar, Grain.
In June 2015, the couple opened Triple-Kit selling unique kitchen gadgets, cookbooks, and other cooking essentials. In October 2016, the duo opened their fifth venture in Playa Vista, a Hawaiian concept called Da Kikokiko.
Most recently, they have opened their second Small Batch ice cream shop in the family-friendly neighborhood of Mar Vista.
TV Shows
Brooke won ‘Top Chef’ Season 14 in Charleston in March 2017 and was a runner-up on ‘Top Chef‘ Season 10 in Seattle.
Moreover, she has also participated in other national shows including ‘Top Chef Duels’, and ‘And Knife Fight‘ (which she won), and became the host and mentor of MTV’s ‘House of Food’.
