Wesley True

(wes-lee troo)
n.
1. Culinary Innovator.
2. Celebrated Chef.
3. Mobile, AL Native.

origin
Mobile, Alabama.

recognition
Chef True is a 2011 James Beard Semi Finalist for best chef in the south region. Has been featured in publications such as Southern Living, USA TODAY, CNN, LAGNIAPPE MOBILE, VisitSouth, Restaurant Hospitality, and Great American Seafood Cookoff.

experience
Chef True began at Patricia Yeo’s AZ then to Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit. From there he moved to Danube then to Bouley as Chef de Partie , both have held the coveted two Michelin stars. He also worked as Sous Chef at Gordon Ramsey’s, Mesa Grill, and Brad Farmerie’s Public.

story
Born and raised in Mobile, Wesley left Mobile to attend Ole Miss, during this period he took his first cooking job at City Grocery. Near the end of his fourth year there, he decided to pursue a career in Culinary Arts. He enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. While there, he did his externship in Manhattan, where his love for fine dining was born.

After his 8 years in New York, Wesley moved back home to open TRUE. He brings with him experiences and techniques learned in some of Manhattan’s finest restaurants and he combines them with his own unique twist on a contemporary style with use of local ingredients as well as working with local farmers to grow vegetables for the restaurant.