The Nappy ChefEverything
The Nappy Chef in a black suit

The man behind the heat

The Nappy
Chef

If it ain't NAPPY, it's CRAPPY

Cooking since 13 in Atlanta. Apprenticed under Chef John Makin. Scratch Southern soul, Caribbean fire, and international twists with zero shortcuts.

Catering in 2014. Truck in 2017. Charlotte restaurant on Albemarle in 2018. Best Restaurant '21. Best Wings '22. Then Tampa Bay and the LPGA Tour. Same mission: make culture taste expensive.

LHHNY

Featured on Love & Hip Hop NY

A-List

Mayweather · Nas · Lil' Kim · Gucci

Press

NBA Hornets · Spectrum · Fox 46

The Journey

  1. 2014

    Catering begins

  2. 2017

    First food truck

  3. 2018

    Charlotte restaurant

  4. 2021

    Best Restaurant Charlotte

  5. 2022

    Best Wings Charlotte

  6. 2023

    Tampa Bay · LPGA Tour

  7. Now

    New truck · events & catering

Taste the story

Hit the truck or book the chef. Either way, leave basic at the door.