Brandon Chrostowski | |
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 Chrostowski cooking at the James Beard House in New York City | |
| Born | Brandon Edwin Chrostowski Detroit, Michigan |
| Alma mater | The Culinary Institute of America |
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| Known for | Founder and President of EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute |
| Website | edwinsrestaurant |
Brandon Chrostowski is an American chef, restaurateur, and politician currently residing in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that acts as both a French restaurant and a culinary institute located in Cleveland's Shaker Square. It trains and is staffed largely by former prison inmates and was the subject of the 2017 Academy Award-nominated documentary short, Knife Skills. Chrostowski is also a certified sommelier and a fromager. He ran for mayor of Cleveland in 2017.