ChefRussell Jackson is a chef, restaurateur, and culinary cultural strategist whose work is defined by context, conviction, and creative authorship rather than cuisine category. Trained in California and shaped by decades of leadership across restaurants, underground dining, media, and consumer products, Jackson has built a body of work rooted in place, community, and responsibility.

He is the founder of SubCulture Dining, an ongoing and evolving platform for chef-led experiences, and the principal behind ReverenceNYC Hospitality Group, which develops values-driven hospitality, media, and food ventures. His former Harlem restaurant, Reverence, concluded its run in February 2025, closing a chapter while reinforcing the philosophy behind it.

Central to Jackson’s work is material stewardship - an approach to cooking that emphasizes whole-ingredient utilization, upcycling, and closed-loop thinking as disciplined culinary practice rather than sustainability performance. This ethos extends beyond the plate through Reverence Provisions, where full-use cooking principles are translated into consumer products designed with the same respect for resources, process, and intent.

Across every expression of his work - from experiential dining and media to product development and future concepts - Jackson leads with intent over trend, stewardship over spectacle, and authorship over categorization. Jackson rejects genre-based identities, choosing instead to define his work through context, conviction, and creative authorship.

Food as stewardship. Work as authorship. Place over labels.

This page serves as the temporary home of his work while RussellJackson.com is in development.