353. David Kirkland: Owner of Turn Restaurant

Published: July 26, 2023, 4 p.m.

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David Kirkland, the owner and executive chef of Turn Restaurant and David Kirkland Catering, believes food and music brings people together. He began his career in the early-1990's, bouncing from the Caf\\xe9 at St. Louis Art Museum (Catering St. Louis) to Frazier\\u2019s Brown Bag, and then Venice Caf\\xe9. Kirkland learned everything he could from some of the city's best. In 1996, he moved to San Francisco and began focusing on his music interests, becoming a resident DJ at several clubs throughout the city. However, he never lost his love for the culinary arts, cooking for friends and family and exploring the area's now famous farm-to-table approach to food. After moving back to St. Louis, Kirkland returned to the kitchen with a mission, taking the helm at Caf\\xe9 Osage in 2007. He opened Turn Restaurant and David Kirkland Catering in Spring of 2016.------

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