Alex Pitts

The Climb

At Kentucky Fried Chicken in Portland, fryer work gave Alex Pitts the first lesson: speed matters, but so does consistency. That early station work was followed by an internship at Salish Lodge in Snoqualmie, Washington, where the scale widened and the pace shifted into a more refined kitchen setting. Sous Chef roles at Wolfgang Puck and later at ThinkFoodGroup / Bazaar Meat in Las Vegas, Nevada, added another layer: coordination across moving parts, timing under pressure, and the discipline required when a menu asks for both control and show. Today, Alex is Executive Chef of Bazaar Meat and Bar Mar by José Andrés.

Today

At Bazaar Meat - Chicago, the work is built around mature meats, direct heat, and the kind of service rhythm that keeps a room moving. Pitts’s cooking is structured for that setting: bold enough to carry theater, controlled enough to keep the plates aligned, and collaborative enough to depend on a team that can adjust in real time. The result is steakhouse cooking with a clear sense of order behind the spectacle.

Signature

The center of Pitts’s signature is beef handled in several forms, each chosen to show a different register of richness, texture, and presentation. Vaca Vieja rib-eye is there for depth and maturity; rotisserie steamship American wagyu brings scale and spectacle; wagyu shortribs push into dense, savory richness; wagyu tartare on a shiso leaf adds freshness to the frame; and Beefsteak tomato tartare shows that the same structural thinking can move outside meat as well. The throughline is a menu built for sharing, with each dish carrying its own weight on the table.

In Their Words “He looks to empower his team to figure things out for themselves and share ideas to create a collaborative work environment.” “There is a flavor there that is more potent as time goes on... And the results speak for themselves.”

Recognition

The recognition here is in the format itself: a steakhouse language organized around mature meat, deeper flavor with time, and a table designed for passing, carving, and conversation.