i. Biography
Jorge Vera is chef of HENRY at Rosewood Hong Kong, a title he took up in 2024. The work at HENRY treats American steakhouse cooking as a discipline of heat, cut, seasoning, and timing, carried by premium cuts of meat, sustainable sourcing, and the steady line of wood-fired grilling.
The Climb
Since 2024, Jorge Vera has been chef of HENRY at Rosewood Hong Kong. The role rewards control over display: a steakhouse lives or dies on temperature, timing, and how cleanly the kitchen handles cut and fire. Vera’s arrival marks the point where that craft became visible, not as a break from the restaurant’s identity but as its precise continuation.
Today
Since 2024, Vera has led the kitchen as chef of the restaurant in Hong Kong, where sustainable sourcing sets the frame and wood-fired grilling drives the pace. The menu works from American steakhouse cooking, with each plate shaped by the relationship between cut and texture, sauce and restraint, service and temperature. Rather than recasting the format, the kitchen tightens it from within. The 2024 signature works show that approach in plain view. Steak Tartare arrives as finely hand-chopped raw USDA prime black angus beef, crafted tableside, with freshness and workmanship presented without cover. Caesar Salad is also served tableside, built as a classic with romaine, mustard and anchovy dressing, Parmesan, and homemade croutons. In both cases, the method is part of the dish, not an aside. Other named dishes from the same year extend that same directness, pushing the restaurant’s language beyond the expected markers of the steakhouse and into a broader reading of comfort and craft. The result is a menu that stays clear without becoming flat, with each dish reinforcing the same point of view.
Signature
Jorge's signature dishes include Steak Tartare, Caesar Salad, Maryland Crab Cake, and HENRY’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken. Read together, they place him in a familiar but exacting register, with each dish offering a different route into the same house style.
Recognition
The key marker in Vera’s recent career is the 2024 appointment as chef of HENRY at Rosewood Hong Kong. It gives a clear frame to a craft refined in international kitchens and sharpened at notable venues in Spain and Copenhagen. The recognition attaches to a defined culinary identity, not a broad hospitality title. In Hong Kong, Vera’s work is identified with American steakhouse cooking, premium cuts of meat, contemporary technique, sustainable sourcing, and signature wood-fired grilling. It is a language of fire and restraint, where tradition is carried forward rather than recast, and where confidence comes from making the familiar read with force.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Jorge
What is Jorge Vera's current role?
As of 2026, Jorge Vera is Chef of HENRY.
What is Jorge Vera known for?
American steakhouse cooking.
