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Jason Mallon named Executive Chef for Ocean Prime Naples opening Dec. 19

Ocean Prime, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ award-winning modern American restaurant and lounge, welcomes Executive Chef Jason Mallon to its new Naples location opening Dec. 19 adjacent to Inn on Fifth in the heart of downtown Naples. Mallon brings 15 years of restaurant industry experience to the role of Executive Chef. Highly regarded for its genuine hospitality, Ocean Prime offers an impressive menu of fresh seafood, prime cuts of steak, signature cocktails and an award-winning wine list.

Mallon grew up in St. Augustine, Florida, and spent the past 10 years at Ocean Prime Tampa before moving to Naples. He joined Ocean Prime in January 2009 after hearing the personal story of renowned restaurateur Cameron Mitchell, owner of Ocean Prime and Cameron Mitchell Restaurants.

At Ocean Prime Tampa, Mallon started as a broil cook, was quickly promoted to kitchen supervisor, then to the role of sous chef. Having experienced the benefits of internal job growth, Mallon soon found himself engaging in associate development, training new chefs and associates in the kitchen, before stepping into the executive chef position at Ocean Prime Naples where he will oversee kitchen operations, food preparation and quality.

With his passion for preserving the integrity of the highest quality ingredients, Mallon’s philosophy in the kitchen is sure to resonate with Naples-area foodies, and anyone who appreciates a first-class culinary experience.

“As a chef, working in a scratch kitchen is a dream job, as we make everything with only the finest, freshest ingredients available,” said Mallon. “One of the things I most enjoy is visiting guests at their table and hearing from them. Overall, my goal is to provide the best guest experience in terms of food and hospitality, bringing that ‘wow’ factor to our guests during their Ocean Prime visit.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Jason to lead our culinary operations at our new Ocean Prime in Naples,” says Mitch Miller, Vice President of Ocean Prime. “With his depth of experience with the Ocean Prime brand and his passion for people, I firmly believe that Jason will soon be one of the most celebrated chefs in Southwest Florida.”

ABOUT OCEAN PRIME

Independently operated and tailored to their individual cities, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ collection of Ocean Prime locations spans 14 markets across the United States. Guests can indulge in CMR’s trademark hospitality and exquisite food and beverage in Washington, DC, Boston, Beverly Hills, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Tampa, New York, Naples, Orlando, Phoenix and Columbus, Ohio. For more information, please visit www.ocean-prime.com.

ABOUT CAMERON MITCHELL RESTAURANTS

Founded by Cameron Mitchell in 1993 in Columbus, Ohio, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC operates 28 restaurants under 13 different concepts, including Cameron’s American Bistro, Cap City Fine Diner & Bar, Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink, M, Marcella’s, Martini Modern Italian, Mitchell’s Ocean Club (Ocean Prime), Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro, The Pearl, The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek, The Guild House, The Avenue Steak Tavern and Cameron Mitchell Premier Events in Columbus. Cameron Mitchell Premier Events also oversees four venues in Columbus, The Darby House, The Ivory Room at Miranova, Columbus Museum of Art and Hawk Galleries. The Ocean Prime concept has 14 locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and Naples, Florida. The Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern, a sister company of CMR, currently operates 24 locations in Florida, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Colorado. Cameron Mitchell and the various concepts have received numerous culinary, leadership, entrepreneur, community service and readers’ choice awards. For more information on Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, please visit www.cameronmitchell.com.

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