We had the good fortune of connecting with Jason Hotchkiss and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi jason, what do you attribute your success to?
Constancy and always being progressive with the offerings
hospitality has many different ingredients, food, ambiance, drinks and service have to all be on point

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I have been a cook\chef for the last 35 years and creativity takes on many rolls
how to promote the resturant, create great tasting dishes and creating an environment that people can enjoy and remember for years

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
one of my hobbies is fishing, i love to take friends offshore and show them the many exiting thing i have seen in the ocean

i also like to enjoy a somewhat relaxing day on the golf course

i mainly spend most of my time at the resturaunt creating new dishes

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
We have done a lot of work with autistic kids and we have employed one in particular
his name is sean and he is the most positive person we have ever met
we also have worked with a charity called freedom dogs, they train and supply these wonderful dogs as companions for marines that have been through some tramatic times and these dogs have saved lives

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Image Credits
these pictures are taken by me
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