“The culinary dynamic is, you live your life in the kitchen. “I love that guy,” he said of multiple staff members who happened to be walking by. That appreciation is something he shares with the staff and says he hopes they share it with others. Sitting in the dining room in the middle of the afternoon, kitchen staff gave him fist bumps as they passed by. I’m not the best chef, but I do care a lot about what I do.” “My biggest thing was to drive this place in the direction of camaraderie and ownership, owning what you do, loving where you’re at, and having that,” he said. “I think Cedars has been through a rough patch, and I’m here to try to give it legs again, and fill the seats, and keep the customers.”īox, 34 and originally from Richardson, has changed the menu twice so far, but what he really enjoys talking about is the staff.
We all know the history behind Cedars, there’s nothing that’s secret about that,” says chef Justin Box, who’s been the executive chef there since July. Bartenders have walked out, owners have changed, chefs have come and gone – but Cedars Social still sits there on the west end of the Cedars, its view of downtown now partly blocked by tall apartment buildings.īut there’s a new chef making changes at Cedars Social - and it involves more than just the menu.
