Meet Ravyn (Cravin’Ravyn) Alexander | Chef

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ravyn (Cravin’Ravyn) Alexander and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ravyn (Cravin’Ravyn), what do you want people to remember about you?
As a young , African American entrepreneur I want my legacy to be the taste of my cooking but also the passion behind it. I want people to remember my steps it took to get where I am now. I have worked jobs in my field , I have collaborated with others that share the same field. I have collaborated with just also different LA creatives to grow more. I want people to know that being a chef is not easy I have dealt with the ugly and good side of it but have remembered that this is what makes me and I’m proud of myself.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Honestly , what sets me apart from others is that I am very based on a lot of from scratch foods like I have my own pasta maker to where I make my own noodles from scratch when it comes to pasta. I also like to think how creative I can get with making meals. I am most proud of recently in August of last year 2022 I had a whole vision of planning a friends version of a family reunion to come together eating a lot of different foods I made and also wearing my business name on shirts and it was the most special thing I ever came up with and came together very well. The way I got where I am today is I honestly just went on a path of going to culinary school , graduating and going straight into jobs in the cooking field , rather it’s been chef position jobs or even prep cook I’ve done them all to see what it like. Every job was not easy but I have grown and learned along the way. I knew once I stepped in this field it would be challenging but that was something I was willing to take on because I love to cook I love the faces on people face once they eat something I make. In this field I have learned , you have to be strong minded , patient , fast paced and very devoted. I want the world to know that I’m working to build my brand even bigger. I want to have my own restaurant and food truck within a few years so more people can experience my food.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
A place I would take an friend who was visiting the area would be the STC Gardenwalk , they have plenty to do and it’s a very beautiful scenery. They have a few restaurants and one good one is fire + ice it’s an all you can eat buffet that’s really good with tasty drinks. They also have shopping stores and a club in the shopping plaza. The most fun interesting places to check out would be the world of illusions museum, LA zoo lights , the beach in Palos verdes.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would love to shout-out Storm Debarge for giving me a shot to get my name more out there in the world. She worked with me one day as a cooking one on one I gave her a insight on what the cooking world is like. I would also like to shoutout my mom Pamela Richardson for pushing me to go to culinary school right after high school and lastly my grandma , Rest in Heaven her name is Catha Mae Richardson just from watching her as I was little , she use to cook a lot in her home all day everyday and would feed her neighborhood.

Instagram: @cravinravyn

Twitter: @cravin_ravyn

Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@cravinravynstable9556

Image Credits
Image credits (the group photo) & (picture of my logo name on the shirt) is taken by @Therdchild is his Instagram