Jordon Ramirez
Chef & Founder • Asian-Latin Fusion Creative • Culinary Entrepreneur
Jordan Ramirez has an inventive vision that has made a significant mark on the city’s evolving food scene. Born and raised in Louisiana, Ramirez’s culinary journey began outside of traditional cooking school. Over time, Ramirez developed a passion for experimentation: he launched his own hot sauce brand (Southern Wild) through the Louisiana State University AgCenter Food Incubator and dove into butchery working at Iverstine Butcher. In 2018, he co-founded Chow Yum Phat (now commonly referred to as “Chow Yum”) in Baton Rouge’s Perkins Road Overpass District alongside chef Vu “Phat” Le. The restaurant quickly became known for its bold, genre-bending “Asian street-food with a Louisiana twist” style: think ramen, bao, dumplings, and seasonal Viet-Cajun crawfish, all imbued with Ramirez’s signature playful flair.
