Main Street Meats chef de cuisine Jonathan Ferguson, 42, calls Mobile, Alabama, home, but his native Louisiana is perhaps where he developed a knack for making good gumbo since his family wasn't big on cooking. "Not at all," he says. "I come from a family of lawyers, engineers and educators." Read Anne Braly's Q&A with Ferguson at the link in our bio. Photo 1 / Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Jonathan Ferguson, chef de cuisine at Main Street Meats, stands in front of a display case at the butcher shop and restaurant. Photo 2 / Contributed Photo / Photo of Main Street Meats gumbo taken by Amanda Niel on 9/9/23. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Chef Jonathan Ferguson poses for a photo at Main Street Meats on Thursday, February 15, 2024. #chattanooga #tennessee #timesfreepress #local #food #meetthechef