# Josh Capon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Josh_Capon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Josh_Capon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Capon > Source revision: 1335608040 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American chef and television personality|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Josh Capon''' (born 1972) is an American [chef](/source/chef) and television personality. ==Early life== Josh Capon attended the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland), where he discovered his talent in cooking for his friends, which he funded by accepting small donations.{{Cite web| title =Josh Capon: Chef and culinary| publisher =NYC Wine and Food Festival| url =http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/2010/personality_detail.php?id=73| format =Biography| accessdate =September 27, 2010| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20101228063103/http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/2010/personality_detail.php?id=73| archivedate =December 28, 2010}} Subsequently, this led to Capon transferring to [Johnson and Wales University](/source/Johnson_and_Wales_University). == Career == While at Johnson and Wales, Capon was selected as a culinary intern for [Charlie Palmer](/source/Charlie_Palmer_(chef)) to work at his acclaimed Manhattan restaurant Aureole. After graduating in 1994, Capon continued to work for Palmer and helped open The Lenox Room.{{Cite web |last=Davidowitz |first=Esther |title='King of Hospitality' lives in Tenafly, stars on TV food shows and wants to cook for you |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/201-mag/2023/11/21/josh-capon-celebrity-chef-calls-himself-the-king-of-hospitality/71130292007/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}} He went on to work for [David Burke](/source/David_Burke_(chef)) at the Park Avenue Café and then spent a year traveling in Europe, honing his cooking expertise. Upon his return, Capon became a sous-chef at The St. Regis Hotel's Astor Court under [Gray Kunz](/source/Gray_Kunz), where he then reunited with Charlie Palmer and became the executive chef at Alva, Palmer's American bistro.{{Cite web |title=Capon, Josh |url=https://nycwff.org/personality/josh-capon/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=New York City Wine & Food Festival {{!}} October 17 – 20, 2024 {{!}} New York, NY |language=en-US}} After a couple of years as executive chef at Matthew's on the [Upper East Side](/source/Upper_East_Side), he took the reins as executive chef of Canteen in [SoHo](/source/SoHo%2C_Manhattan). After a few years, he partnered with John McDonald and Josh Pickard to open Lure Fishbar in the former Canteen space, a sophisticated seafood and sushi restaurant. The trio went on to open Burger & Barrel Winepub,{{Cite web |last=Kludt |first=Amanda |date=2010-10-07 |title=Josh Capon's Burger and Barrel Will Open on October 14 |url=https://ny.eater.com/2010/10/7/6716053/josh-capons-burger-and-barrel-will-open-on-october-14 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Eater NY |language=en}} El Toro Blanco,{{Cite web |last=Morabito |first=Greg |date=2012-07-23 |title=McDonald, Capon, and Pickard to Open El Toro Blanco |url=https://ny.eater.com/2012/7/23/6562605/mcdonald-capon-and-pickard-to-open-el-toro-blanco |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Eater NY |language=en}} Bowery Meat Company,{{Cite web |last=Ferst |first=Devra |date=2014-11-06 |title=Bowery Meat Company Opens Tonight on Extra Place with a Steakhouse Menu for the 21st Century |url=https://ny.eater.com/2014/11/6/7169613/bowery-meat-company-josh-capon-john-mcdonald-opening |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Eater NY |language=en}} and a Miami version of Lure Fishbar in the historic Loews hotel.{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Amber Love |title=Lure Fishbar Reopens Its Doors At Loews Miami Beach Hotel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amberlovebond/2021/05/04/lure-fishbar-reopens-its-doors-at-loews-miami-beach-hotel/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Capon is a seven-time winner of the People's Choice award at the NYC Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash{{Cite web |last=Association |first=National Cattlemen's Beef |title=Celebrity Chef Josh Capon Shares Recipes to Beef up the Fourth |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/celebrity-chef-josh-capon-shares-recipes-to-beef-up-the-fourth-301323738.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}} and has appeared on ''[Rachael Ray](/source/Rachael_Ray_(talk_show))'',{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=How to Make "Batter Up" Breakfast Corn Dogs {{!}} Josh Capon {{!}} Rachael Ray Show |url=https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/video/how-to-make-batter-up-breakfast-corn-dogs-josh-capon |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.rachaelrayshow.com |language=en-US}} ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'',{{Cite web |last=America |first=Good Morning |title=Chef Josh Capon makes his beef nachos recipe |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/chef-josh-capons-beef-nachos-recipe-104022186 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}} ''[TODAY](/source/Today_(American_TV_program))'',{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=The ultimate game-day sandwiches? Cuban and muffuletta |url=https://www.today.com/food/game-day-sandwiches-cuban-muffuletta-t277660 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} and the [Food Network](/source/Food_Network).{{Cite web |title=Sour Cream and Onion Hash Browns |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sour-cream-and-onion-hash-browns-3293926 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Food Network |language=en}} He has also been featured in ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)''{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Pete |date=2015-03-10 |title=Restaurant Review: Bowery Meat Company in the East Village |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/dining/restaurant-review-bowery-meat-company-in-the-east-village.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} and ''[New York Magazine](/source/New_York_(magazine))''.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-14 |title=Bowery Meat Company {{!}} New York Magazine {{!}} The Thousand Best |url=https://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/bowery-meat-company/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=New York Magazine |language=en}} In 2021, he co-founded the hospitality company VCR Group with [Gary Vaynerchuk](/source/Gary_Vaynerchuk), Conor Hanlon, and David Rodolitz. In early 2022, VCR Group partnered with Masa Ito and Kevin Kim to open ITO, a 16-seat [omakase](/source/omakase) in [Tribeca, New York](/source/Tribeca).{{Cite web |title=ITO Tribeca |url=https://www.ito-omakase.com/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.ito-omakase.com}} Later in 2022, VCR Group began selling [NFT](/source/Non-fungible_token) memberships for Flyfish Club, a planned private dining club, the location of which had not yet been determined.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-07 |title=VCR Group launches restaurant membership as NFT |url=https://www.nrn.com/finance/vcr-group-launches-restaurant-membership-nft |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Nation's Restaurant News |language=en}} In April 2024 the club began accepting cash for memberships.{{cite news |last1=McCart |first1=Melissa |title=The NFT Restaurant That Raised $14M Is Now Accepting Real Money |url=https://ny.eater.com/2024/4/17/24131418/flyfish-club-nft-money-accepting-memberships |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=Eater NY |date=17 April 2024 |language=en}} Flyfish Club opened in September 2024 on the Lower East Side.{{cite news |last1=McCart |first1=Melissa |title=Behind the Curtain of New York’s First Members-Only, NFT Restaurant |url=https://ny.eater.com/2024/9/24/24253337/flyfish-club-nft-gary-vaynerchuk-josh-capon-david-rodolitz-conor-hanlon |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=Eater NY |date=24 September 2024 |language=en}} Capon has participated in the [US Open](/source/US_Open_(tennis)) for many years through his Flyfish pop-up, where he serves lobster rolls, oysters, and other signature dishes.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Aidan |date=2023-08-09 |title=US Open food event returns with top chefs. |url=https://www.amny.com/entertainment/flavors-of-the-open-aug-24-lineup-all-star-chefs/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US}} In 2023, VCR Group expanded its restaurant portfolio with the addition of Capon's Burgers, located in the [Fontainebleau](/source/Fontainebleau_Las_Vegas) on the [Las Vegas Strip](/source/Las_Vegas_Strip), and the Modern American restaurant, Little Maven, in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood.{{Cite web |last=McCart |first=Melissa |date=2023-11-21 |title=The Group Behind an NFT Club Is Opening a Maximalist New American Restaurant |url=https://ny.eater.com/2023/11/21/23971084/little-maven-vcr-group-opening-flatiron-gary-vaynerchuk-josh-capon |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Eater NY |language=en}} In September 24, 2024, he became a chef at the restaurant Flyfish Club in New York, which was funded with NFT sales.{{cite news |last1=McCart |first1=Melissa |title=Behind the Curtain of New York’s First Members-Only, NFT Restaurant |url=https://ny.eater.com/2024/9/24/24253337/flyfish-club-nft-gary-vaynerchuk-josh-capon-david-rodolitz-conor-hanlon |access-date=October 8, 2024 |work=NY Eater |date=September 24, 2024}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Capon, Josh}} Category:American chefs Category:Living people Category:1972 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Josh Capon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Capon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Capon?action=history)). 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