River Twice welcomes Alex Kemp of My Loup
Alex first entered the kitchen at the age of 14 in a small town in Canada as a dishwasher. He fell in love with the buzz, camaraderie and hustle of a kitchen and transitioned to cooking. Seeing potential in him, his chef sent him to apprentice at the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, Canada. After 2 years he found himself missing the city, so he moved back to Ottawa to work at Restaurant Eighteen where he stayed for 2 years. From there, he made his way to Montreal where he worked at Cabane a Sucre Au Pied Du Cochon before moving to the Joe Beef group to work at Joe Beef and later Vin Papillon. It was Montreal that gave him the desire to explore fine dining and bigger cities which brought him to Eleven Madison Park, Momofuku Ko and Restaurant Moor Hall in England. After four years abroad, he traveled back to Montreal to work with his former chef and friends at Joe Beef’s newest endeavor Mon Lapin. Alex remained in Canada before eventually settling in Philadelphia and opening My Loup with his fiancé, Amanda.