605 Profile // Omar Thornton

In almost every kitchen Chef Omar Thornton has been in, there’s been drug use, heavy alcohol use and addiction. But there’s also been joy.

Chef Thornton has been sober for over nine years. Before sobriety, Thornton’s state of mind was riddled with trouble and chaos, he says, and eventually manifested into outward commotion.

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