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Meet the Chef
Born in the Kitchen. Raised on Flavor.
Some people find their passion in life. For Chef Mix, the passion found her — right there at her Big Mamma house at 12 years old, snapping beans and shelling peas.
Growing up in New Orleans, cooking wasn't just something you learned. It was something you inherited. Handed down through cast iron skillets and handwritten recipes. Passed along in the steam rising from a pot of red beans on a Monday afternoon. Taught through patience, love, and the occasional wooden spoon to the hand for sneaking a taste too early.
Lessons Learned at Grandmother’s Side
Chef Mix comes from a long line of sturdy men and women — the kind who knew that food was more than sustenance. It was storytelling. It was celebration. It was how you showed love when words weren't enough. Those early lessons at his grandmother's side — watching his momma perfect her cakes, learning her grandma secrets to cooking — laid a foundation that would shape everything to come. But Chef Mix wasn't satisfied with just tradition. She wanted to understand the why behind the magic.
So she took her gifts to culinary school, where she sharpened her technique and trained her eye for the details that separate good food from unforgettable food. The perfect sear. The precise temperature. The balance of flavors that makes someone stop mid-bite and look up in wonder.
Never Lost the Soul
But here's the thing about Chef Mix — she never lost the soul. The formal training didn't replace his roots; it amplified them. Now she had the skills to take grandma recipes and elevate them. To honor the tradition while pushing the boundaries. At the end of the day, Chef A. Mixon believes food should do more than fill your stomach. It should fill the room with laughter. Bring strangers together. Make your cousin ask for the recipe. Make your mama proud.
That's the spirit behind Yes Chef504 — a belief that every gathering deserves a table full of love, flavor, and just a little bit of New Orleans magic.
Cooking for the Moment
"I don't just cook for people. I cook for the moment — for the way food can turn an ordinary Tuesday into a memory, or a wedding into a legend. That's what drives me. That's what I bring to every single plate."
— Chef A. Mixon, Owner & Executive Chef, Yes Chef504