Growing up on the banks of the Siletz River in Oregon’s Central Coast town of Siletz, executive chef Jack Strong learned traditional foodways as part of his Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians upbringing. When he took the helm at JORY Restaurant in the Willamette Valley in 2022, he found heritage foods ready to welcome back his family. With a new Indigenous foods tasting menu, the James Beard Award-nominated chef is part of what makes Oregon’s culinary scene world-class.
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