Hadley, a Chopped champion whose Colorado resumé includes positions at the now-closed Biju’s Little Curry Shop and the Preservery, grew up in the Garden State. His mom hails from Kerala, a coastal state in South India, and his dad, who is of mixed African-Indian ancestry, is from the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. He explores the disparate yet intertwined elements of his personal background in his cuisine, which he refers to as “finding history through food.”
Source: Chef Dave Hadley’s $5 Samosa Is Worth Every Penny – 5280