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Brother Marcellus Haywood Luck IV (born August 21, 1982), known professionally as Brother Luck,[1] is an American chef who has appeared on several reality cooking shows.

Early life and education[edit]

Luck was born on August 21, 1982 in San Francisco and spent time abroad with his parents.[2][3] He is the fourth generation in his family to be called Brother Marcellus Luck.[4] Vice described Luck as "a fair-skinned, half-Creole and half-Cajun, biracial man".[2] His father died when he was 10 years old, and he and his younger brother were raised by their mother.[2][5] From the age 14, he started working in professional kitchens and won various culinary scholarships and competitions in high school.[6] When Luck was 16, his mother went to prison and he raised his brother.[2]

Luck attended The Art Institute of PhoenixinPhoenix, Arizona after studying at Metro Tech High School.[5] Luck became a Certified Executive Chef through the American Culinary Federation.[7]

Career[edit]

After culinary school, Luck worked in various restaurants, including Takitei and Kinjhoro Ryokans in Kanazawa, Japan.[8][9][10] Luck is the owner of the restaurant Brother Luck Street Eats in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[11][12] He competed on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay in 2016 and won.[11][13] He was also a contestant on season 31ofChopped,[14] Top Chef: Colorado,[2][15] and Top Chef: Kentucky.[16][17]

In 2017, Luck opened Four by Brother Luck,[1] and also owns the Lucky Dumplings, both in Colorado Springs.[18] He was nominated for but did not win a James Beard Award.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wood, Samantha (2017-10-04). "Interview with Brother Luck: Four by Brother Luck". Rocky Mountain Food Tours. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ a b c d e "'Top Chef' Star Brother Luck Isn't Here to Define His Food By Race". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Elizarraras, Jessica (2011-11-03). "A Conversation With Chef Brother Luck, Hotel Contessa". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  • ^ Antonation, Mark (2017-01-23). "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped". Westword. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  • ^ a b Leon, Shoshana (2022-09-22). "Chef Brother Luck Returns to Phoenix to Share His Story". Frontdoors Media. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  • ^ "Brother Luck". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Wrenn, Colin (November 5, 2019). "Brother Luck's Colorado Springs Restaurants Live Up to His TV Fame". 303 Magazine.
  • ^ "Brother Luck". No Kid Hungry Culinary Events. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ "Q&A With Colorado's Local 'Top Chef' Contestants". Colorado.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Dixon; Holland, Misty; Dixon, Marcus James (2017-11-09). "'Top Chef: Colorado' Season 15 Cast Photos". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ a b Verner, Jared (March 11, 2019). "Local chef Brother Luck to talk about TV cooking for March 17 Prologue series". Communique.
  • ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck opening dumpling restaurant". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ "Red, White and BBQ". Food Network. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ STEINER, MATT. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck needs your vote to become finalist in Food Network competition". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef to go knife to knife for coveted title of Bravo's 'Top Chef '". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Antonation, Mark. "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped". Westword. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (2019-01-11). "'Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen': Brother says bye-bye, while 5 others say hello to fresh opportunity to stick around". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs celebrity chef Brother Luck reopens Lucky Dumpling kitchen". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  • ^ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chefs, Brother Luck and Luis Young, semifinalist for James Beard Awards". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

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