Jonathan Yuricek is from upstate New York. He has worked In the food industry most of his life. He got his start at 16-years old in a New York deli. There he learned all aspects of the business and was given accounting duties early on and became the assistant manager by the time he was 17 years old. at 18 he graduated from the culinary Institute of America on the Dean’s list. He continued his quest for culinary excellence by working at pierces 1894 restaurant in Elmira Heights New York as a chefs apprentice. Soon after Jonathan decided to expand his expertise by studying abroad he attended Schiller international University in Engelberg, Switzerland. When returning to the states Jonathan fell in love with his Carolina native wife Danette. During this time he worked as food services Director at sea Trail and as the executive chef at Litchfield country club in Pawleys Island South Carolina. He soon moved his work to Atlanta as the executive chef for the Cooper hotel group which was there flagship hotel and training facility. in 2001 Jonathan and his wife moved back to Brunswick County where they were ready to start a family of their own. Jonathan landed at Twin Lakes Restaurant, taking over management and became the head chef. In 2015 Jonathan and Danette decide to take a step back from the demanding hours of the restaurant business to raise their family. They now have two teenage sons that attend NC State. Jonathan at that point went into the construction supply business where he learned a lot about supplies and demand. After several years getting familiar with the ins and outs of the supply side of things, we at AFHC and saw what an asset he could be and decided to BEG him to work for us! Just kidding! However, we did make him an offer to become a team member and we are so appreciative that he accepted. We hope he is a team member for years to come. We knew that his years in the food and beverage industry would only amplify our customer service and communications. Our only complaint is that Jonathan has worked all around the world and has cooked for many celebrities but somehow we cannot get him to cook for the office.