Meet our Chef de Cuisine at Signature Grill, Owen Williams. Chef Williams brings more than 16 years of experience to the Starr Pass Culinary Team. He has traveled extensively, living and working in Japan, Spain, Germany, St. Thomas and Washington, D.C., to name a few.
Chef & Staff Profiles
Signature Grill with Patio Dining
- 3800 W. Starr Pass Boulevard
- Tucson, Arizona
- USA
- 1-520-791-6064
- Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Dress code: Casual
- Phone:
- 1-520-791-6064
Chef & Staff Profiles
Crafted. Local. Authentic.
Owen Williams, Chef de Cuisine
When did you know you wanted to be a chef?
My first job was at fourteen washing dishes in a small local kitchen. I was always amazed at the wonderful meals the chef would produce from a few simple ingredients. This captured my interest immediately and drives me every day to learn more about mastering the art of cuisine.
When you are at home, what do you like to eat?
As of late, my fiancé and I have been making sushi at home. We’re experimenting with local ingredients in the process such as a cactus tempura maki roll with pablano prickly pear dipping sauce.
What is your favorite thing about being a chef?
As chefs, we are afforded a wonderful opportunity in cooking for someone. Whether I am preparing a meal for someone or “break bread” with someone you are taking part in a tradition that goes back to the beginning of time and people’s desire to create warmth and community. The right meal can make a whole day better and that extends from when you are a child all the way to when you become an adult and can cook for someone else.
What ingredient do you use the most when you cook?
Since I’ve come to Tucson, I have been enamored by the wonderful varieties of dried chilies and the complexity each and every one of them brings to a dish whether it is the sweet mesquiteness of a dried passilla or the cherry almond hints that come with achiote.
