The American hires a new executive chef
A Kansas City restaurant that has generated a trio James Beard Award honorees now has a new top chef.
The American hired Michael Olson as executive chef, effective immediately, the restaurant said in a release. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Olson, who previously worked at the Crown Center restaurant.
As a youth, Olson helped out his grandparents in kitchens they operated and continued working in restaurants while attending the University of Kansas, the release says. He subsequently received…