Aman Razdan, Executive Chef
Aman came to the Quad Cities in 1998 from Mumbai (Bombay) India which is one of the most culturally diverse countries celebrating a melting pot of culinary influences from Mongolian, Chinese, Portuguese, Greek and British cuisine. Due to these varied influences, Aman has a naturally developed palette which incorporates spicy, sour and sweet flavors which he balances with alternating textures complimenting his dishes.
He left India an experienced co-owner and manager of Earthquake the Pub, a family owned business. It was Mumbai hottest premier nightclub.
In 2001, he enrolled at Scott Community College in their Culinary Art program. While at Scott Community College he worked as Garde Manager for Le’Figaro.
Upon completion of the culinary program he joined Red Crow Grille as a Baker and Sauté Cook and then was promoted to Sous’ Chef. In 2004 he accepted a position with Holiday Retirement Corporation as an Executive Chef at Walden Place in Iowa City and in 2005 at Palmer Hills in Bettendorf Iowa. In 2006 he was promoted to Regional Chef for the corporation. After gaining the regional chef experience he returned to the Quad City area and accepted a position as Executive Chef and Kitchen Manager for the Best Western Steeple Gate Inn. With his professional experience rounded out in the United States he returned to Red Crow Grille.
Aman enjoys the creative aspects of contemporary gourmet cooking and looks forward to creating new soups and entrees. He takes pride in maintaining the highest standards of kitchen sanitation and welcomes all feedback from customers to ensure they are enjoying their dining experience.
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