Jacob Kenedy

Jacob Kenedy is a chef and restaurateur associated with Bocca di Lupo in Soho, Gelupo across the street, and Plaquemine Lock in Islington. Bocca di Lupo’s official site says he and Victor Hugo opened the restaurant in November 2008, and the restaurant’s heritage page says Kenedy oversees day-to-day activity there, directs menu and recipe development, leads creative direction at Gelupo, and buys the wines. He is also credited with opening Gelupo in 2010 and Plaquemine Lock in 2017, and is known for regional Italian cooking and Louisiana Creole/Cajun cuisine at his venues.