Aaron McCargo Jr.
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| Born | July 22, 1971 |
| Children | 3 |
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Aaron McCargo Jr. (born July 22, 1971) is an American
Early life and education
McCargo was born and also grew up in
Following high school, McCargo took a month-long cake cooking class at Wilton Cake in Audubon, New Jersey, and began selling cakes and cookies throughout Camden. He has worked in nine restaurants in New Jersey. He also completed training during his year at the Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College, including TGI Fridays, Steak 38, Holmes Lounge, the Marlton Tavern, the former Harbour League Club in Camden, and the Armadillo Steakhouse & Saloon in Edgewater Park, as sous chef; he also worked at the Armadillo Steakhouse & Saloon in Barrington.
Career
McCargo opened his own restaurant, McCargo's Creative Cuisine, in 2003. The restaurant was located across from the U.S. Federal Courthouse on Cooper Street, near Rutgers University–Camden in Camden, New Jersey, and closed in 2005. He worked as an executive chef, including at the catering division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, where he oversaw approximately forty jobs per day. He left his job there on June 6, 2008, due to his demanding television schedule.
Building his career as a renowned American chef, TV host, restaurateur, culinary products expert, and consultant, Aaron competed on and won season four of The Next Food Network Star, winning his own Food Network television show. Big Daddy’s House ranked as the number one "In the Kitchen" weekend show during its initial six-episode run. Food Network renewed the show for five more seasons. On Big Daddy’s House, Aaron shared his passion for big, bold flavors, fun, and family cooking while bringing a down-to-earth vibe and warm smile to the kitchen.
McCargo has made appearances across on
He is the author of Simply Done, Well Done, a cookbook, and has developed his own spice and sauce line, The Sauce/The Spice. He founded PlayToWin, a mentoring program that provides services to at-risk male youth ages 14–24.
Personal life
McCargo is a father of three and currently resides in South Jersey.
References
- ^ "Aaron McCargo Jr. Bio". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Callahan, Kevin (8 June 2008). "Competitor stirs love of cooking". Courier-Post.
