Chef Quinnton Austin is the culinary director of Grind and Prosper Hospitality, a San Diego-based restaurant group. Each concept–including Coco Maya, Cococabana, Louisiana Purchase, Miss B’s Coconut Club, PRK 101, and Q&A Restaurant and Oyster Bar–is curated with the intention to surprise guests with innovative culinary creations. Learn about Chef Quinnton Austin…
Follow at: @chefworks86; @grindprosper; @cocomayasd; @cococabanaoside; @louisianapurchasesd; @missbcoconutclub; @park101_; @shuckwitus
Hometown: New Orleans
First job: Dish washer
Favorite ways to spend your free time in CA: Explore new restaurants, supporting others however I can, watching high school football.
Your biggest accomplishment and why: Doing what I love and putting New Orleans in my work.
The biggest obstacle you overcame: Staying alive and humble.
Someone who inspires you and why: My dad. He represents everything a man and a goal accomplisher is supposed to.
Advice to someone pursuing a career path in what you do: Don’t worry about a shortcut. Keep grinding and stay focused. Perfect the small things.
Favorite quote: Content is failure.
Something someone would be surprised to learn about you: I have a allergy to seafood. It is only because I cook it a lot I feel people may be shocked.
What makes someone fabulous: Their soul, the way you see the world. That unselfish feeling of wanting others to experience things with you.