James Kent Executive Chef NoMad

James Kent is the executive chef at NoMad, located in The NoMad Hotel in City. The restaurant features a refined yet approachable menu with a beverage program that celebrates the great winegrowing regions of the world and innovative, classically focused cocktails. The Make It Nice Restaurant Group, headed by Chef Daniel Humm and Restaurateur , owns both NoMad and .

A native New Yorker, James started his culinary career as a summer apprentice at Bouley when he was 15 years old. He then took classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London and Paris and earned a bachelor’s degree in food service management and an associate degree in culinary arts and marketing from Johnson & Wales University. After graduating, Chef Kent moved back to New York, where he worked in the kitchens of Babbo, Jean-Georges, and Gordon Ramsey at The London.

Chef Kent joined the team at Eleven Madison Park as a line cook in the spring of 2007 and was quickly promoted to sous chef. In February 2010, he won the Bocuse d’Or USA competition held at the Hyde Park, NY campus of The Culinary Institute of America. In January 2011, Chef Kent went on to represent the at the international finals of the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France. After a full year of training for the prestigious culinary competition, he placed 10th in the world.

Upon returning to New York, Chef Kent was named chef de cuisine of Eleven Madison Park. During his tenure there, the restaurant received numerous accolades, including four stars from , three Michelin stars, and a coveted spot on the S. Pellegrino list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. In the fall of 2013, Chef Kent was promoted to executive chef of NoMad, the same year the restaurant received one Michelin star. He is a semifinalist for the 2016 James Beard Foundation Best Chef: award.

Chef Kent is a supporter of Chefs4Kids, No Kid Hungry NY, and Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.