New Executive Chef at Bourbon in Columbia, S.C.
February 27, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Kristian Niemi owner of Bourbon Columbia a Cajun Creole Bourbon Restaurant is happy to announce that Frank Bradley is the new Executive Chef at Bourbon on Main Street.
Chef Bradley is a native of Columbia, SC, and joined Bourbon’s team as Sous Chef when it opened. Growing up, the culture of food played an important part in his family life, which owned a 2nd generation farm. Besides growing produce, the farm served as a hunting and fishing retreat where they held regular fish fries, as well as oyster and pig roasts.
Bradley started in Columbia’s culinary scene in both the back and front of the house at Garibaldi’s, from the line to the bar. From there he decided to pursue a career in the culinary field and headed to Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta where he graduated with honors while working for the Iberian Pig under Chef Chad Crete and James Beard Nominee Chef Landon Thompson. Bradley then went to Charleston and worked under Chef Don Drake and Kelly Franz at Magnolias before moving back to Columbia to marry his wife and work at Bourbon.
Bradley finds his passion for Southern food with French influences that make him perfect to take the helm of the Cajun-Creole restaurant. He is looking forward to bringing the traditional culture of crawfish boils, oyster roasts and more to the bourbon experience.
Bourbon is a whiskey bar and Cajun-Creole restaurant located just steps from the South Carolina State Capitol building at 1214 Main Street in the historic Brennen Building (1869). They specialize in bourbon, whiskey, craft cocktails and the flavors of the Louisiana Bayou.
