Cedric Harden
Executive Chef, River Roast

Chef Cedric Harden leads the culinary program at River Roast in Chicago, Ill. Growing up in a family with deep Southern roots, Harden’s passion for food sparked at a very early age. He moved to Chicago at 22 to study culinary arts at the Le Cordon Bleu Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago. Harden then worked his way through kitchens at Joey's Brickhouse Le Lan, SOUL and Wolfgang Puck Catering Company, plus a seven-year tenure as sous chef at Urban Belly, Belly Shack and Belly Q. Harden most recently served as executive chef at III Forks Steakhouse, where he brought a Southern spin to classic Midwest American Steakhouse fare.