Kent Rathbun: Biography and Background

Kent Rathbun (born William Kent Rathbun on April 17, 1961, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a four-time Beard Award-nominated American chef and restaurateur. His restaurants included Abacus, in Dallas, Texas, an upscale restaurant chosen as most popular in Dallas by the 2007 edition of the Zagat Survey; Jasper's, in the Texas cities of Dallas, Plano(closed), Richardson, The Woodlands, and Austin(closed); and Hickory (closed), his upscale burger and bbq concept in Plano.

He also catered in Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston and Austin with his entity Kent Rathbun Catering.

In February 2008 he and his brother, fellow chef Kevin Rathbun, appeared as contestants on Iron Chef America. They beat Bobby Flay on the "elk" episode. The scene where Chef Kent carries the elk appeared on Iron Chef's Greatest Moments.

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