i. Biography
Coming Up
Kendall College is the line item that starts the record, but the real training shows up in the sequence that follows: a Chicago kitchen ladder built role by role, with each post adding another layer of pace, station discipline, and responsibility. Jonathan Meyer moved through that system in order, from Junior Sous Chef at The Purple Pig in Chicago, IL, US (2011–2013) to Sous Chef at The Dawson in Chicago, IL, US (2013–2014), then Chef at Five Star Bar and Kitchen in Chicago, IL, US (2014–2015), Executive Chef at Freehand Chicago, IL, US (2015–2017), CDC at Beatnik in Chicago, IL, US (2017), and Executive Chef at HEI Hotels & Resorts in Chicago, IL, US (2018–2019). By the time Jonathan Meyer reached the later posts, the work had already shifted from learning the mechanics of the line to carrying the room, and eventually to ownership. Since 2019, he has also been Executive Chef-Owner of Flora Fauna, and he is now Executive Chef of Furbetto, extending that same discipline into a current role in Heverlee.
Where They Are Now
Heverlee is the present address, but the professional shape is still Chicago-made: a chef who came up through a steady progression of restaurants and hotel kitchens before moving into ownership and then into the current Executive Chef post at Furbetto. The continuity is in the method, not the geography. Since 2019, Jonathan Meyer has also held the Executive Chef-Owner role at Flora Fauna in Chicago, IL, US, so the record now splits between ownership in Chicago and executive responsibility in Belgium. Seen against the earlier sequence, the current position reads as the continuation of a long hierarchy already climbed: Junior Sous Chef at The Purple Pig in Chicago, IL, US (2011–2013), Sous Chef at The Dawson in Chicago, IL, US (2013–2014), Chef at Five Star Bar and Kitchen in Chicago, IL, US (2014–2015), Executive Chef at Freehand Chicago, IL, US (2015–2017), cdc at Beatnik in Chicago, IL, US (2017), and Executive Chef at HEI Hotels & Resorts in Chicago, IL, US (2018–2019). The pattern is straightforward: accumulated responsibility, then ownership, then the current Executive Chef role.
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
Asked of Jonathan
What is Jonathan Meyer's current role?
As of 2026, Jonathan Meyer is Executive Chef.
Where did Jonathan Meyer train or study?
Jonathan Meyer trained at Kendall College.
What is Jonathan Meyer known for?
Mediterranean kitchen.
