About
Chef Keith
Keith Denard Jones or Chef KDJ as his
pupils affectionately call him, feeds all the senses
while sharing over twenty years of culinary artistry
and chef’s secrets through his “Eatertainment”
presentations.
"Eatertainment" debuted November 9, 2009 on Colours TV. Chef Keith Jones brings his entertaining presentations to the world of delicious, healthy food preparation. A fifteen week
series 2 p.m. EST every Monday.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan,
Jones studied under certified Master Chef, Edward Janos
for eight years, learning classical French cuisine and
techniques. “Edward is my mentor and I owe my
culinary skills to him. He took a genuine interest in
me at an early age and created the foundation that my
career is based on today.”
Jones was certified as an Executive
Chef in December 1999. Since his certification, he has
won several medals from the American Culinary Federation
culinary salons in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado,
including the grand prize in the Clos Du Bois Wine and
Food Pairing competition.
Formerly known as “The Champagne
Chef,” Jones recently served for 10 years as the
Executive Chef for Roth
Distributing Company, a high end appliance distributer.
In representing Roth, he trained professional chefs
and novices on how to use commercial and residential
cooking equipment.
Jones has been featured on The YES
Network, (Yankees Entertainment Sports - New York),
V-103 FM (Atlanta),KUSATV, Rocky Mountain PBS, Mix100.3
Radio, Rocky Mountain News, Mangia, Colorado Expression,
Architecture and Design of The West, Denver Business
Journal, ColoradoProud and 5280, Denver’s Mile-High
Magazine.
His culinary variety show aired nationwide
Summer 2006 on ColoursTV.
Other
interesting events Chef Keith has been a part of:
- Republican and Democratic Conventions
- Houston Rodeo
- Rolex Equestrian Time Trials
- Nascar Events
- Ferrari Challenge (race series)
- American Le Mans (race series)
- The International Golf Tournament
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2007 Women's Expo, Denver and Des Moines
- 2008 Restaurant and Culinary Expo
His book "Cooking up your Dreams" is available for at
amazon.com
or outskirtspress.com.
