Chef Rome started out at Gardener’s BBQ in his Rocky Mount, North Carolina neighborhood during his teenage years. After high school, Jerome joined the US Army to serve his country and his fellow soldiers in the kitchen. After the military, he received culinary training at Bienvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount, N.C. from accredited faculty as approved by Culinary Institute of America. Jerome decided to take his chances with a single culinary opening at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort. Jerome’s odds were 400 to 1, but that didn’t stop him. It’s that type of attitude that allowed him to beat the odds and the other 399 applicants. This was only the beginning for “America’s Chef of Chef’s.”
Chef Rome has been in the kitchen since the tender age of seven. His first dish . . . pancakes! His dazzling flair, combined with the freshest ingredients, creates incredible dishes that are a feast for your eyes as well as your taste buds.
Many professional athletes and entertainers have made him the go-to guy as someone you can trust in your kitchen. In 2000, Chef Rome started a culinary placement service and to date has assisted and placed over 75 top chefs in various athlete's and entertainer’s homes. Chef Rome’s client contact and culinary placement services list reads like a who’s who culinary book.
In 2001, Chef Rome was commissioned by an NBA player to come on board and consult with the opening of his restaurant. Chef Rome single-handedly planned the restaurant menu, layout of the restaurant floor plan, and systemized the operations, management and flow of the kitchen.
2004 brought the soft launch of his first book and self-published limited run. The response was overwhelmingly positive and the books were sold within a very short amount of time.
In 2005, he created his live cooking show, called “The Perfect Ingredient.” In front of a live audience, Chef Rome, the flavor master, demonstrates recipes from grandma’s favorite to gourmet cuisine. He brings food to life with bold-balanced flavors and vivid presentations right in front of your eyes, giving you flavors you can’t seem to ever get out of your mind. Chef Rome enters and exits the stage to theme music with a heavy bass beat. He wears custom made chef gear, from his own line, Rome Couture Chef Gear, with his signature script “R” on the chest. He wows the crowd with his lightning-fast chopping knife and mixes in just the right amount of humor.
In 2007, Chef Rome with his partners created a Couture Chef Line, Rome Couture Chef Gear. Still in development, he is planning the launch of a Chef Shoe, and a line of Cookware and Knives have been set in place. Chef Rome also has T-shirts that are available with his signature caricature on it.
In late 2008, Chef Rome and his partners decided to go out on a limb and create Basil MAGAZINE. The purpose of the magazine is to showcase the diversity in the culinary industry, educate readers as well as create a magazine that would be inclusive to all things that readers would enjoy. The magazine’s tagline, 'Eat. Drink. Live. Give.' makes for a well-rounded magazine that readers are sure to enjoy. Watch for the launch of Basil MAGAZINE in the fall of 2009.
To every family for which he works, Chef Rome, as he’s known, is more than a chef. He soon becomes a friend and earns a tremendous amount of trust. His high profile clientele are always satisfied and entertained keeping him in high demand in the celebrity chef world.
Recently, though, he has another dream to fulfill.People struggling with weight issues, aspiring athletes trying to gain muscle, obese individuals who don’t know where to start or people simply interested in learning how to eat healthier will benefit from Chef Rome’s expertise and an uncanny ability to alter someone’s diet based on their body type, work schedule, and lifestyle. Now, Chef Rome is ready to share his celebrity secrets with the world. He is the author of the popular book, “Cooking with Rome” and that is exactly what the world will be doing soon when Chef Jerome Brown begins his most recent adventure: his own television show.
The TV show, “Cooking with Rome,” will be as unique as its namesake is, combining Brown’s magnetic personality with his exceptionable knowledge of ingredients and food preparation. Cooking for well over 20 years, Chef Rome’s clientele includes superstar athletes like: Shaquille O’Neal, Nancy Kerrigan, Mike Bibby and Brevin Knight ; Hollywood ’s elite such as Priscilla Presley and Star Jones, famous politicians like Colin Powell, and Carl Gustaf (the king of Sweden) Grammy-winning singers, Master P. and Byron Cage and Mega-church minister Bishop Eddie Long, among others.
Chef Rome is a Managing Partner in Basil Magazine and is also over the Chef’s Council. You can reach Chef Rome via email at: ChefRome@basilmagazine.com.
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"Basil is a stepping stone for chefs. It’s important to have that outlet so the rest of the world can know how diverse the culinary world really is. There are a lot of chefs with something to offer. Basil magazine is cutting edge and will set the bar a new high".
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