By Jeremy Ford

Michelin-starred Stubborn Seed is the creation of Chef Jeremy Ford, 2022 James Beard Award Semi-Finalist and Top Chef Season 13 Winner. Awarded one Michelin star in the highly coveted inaugural Florida guide in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, and honored with a Green Star in 2025, Stubborn Seed transforms honest ingredients into elegantly refined dishes through passion, precision, and an unapologetically bold approach.

It aims to unearth cravings of the palate while constructing a reward in each bite. This philosophy takes honest ingredients and elevates them to be splendidly elegant through rigid and persistent execution.

Louis Latour 2020

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