Eat It, Virginia Episode 004 with Chauncey Jenkins from Lemaire in March 2019

April 12, 2026 · 48:11 read

Category: Food & Drink

Show: Eat It, Virginia!

Chauncey Jenkins is the son of a Richmond chef. Growing up in his father's kitchens (and sustained by his grandmother's Mac & Cheese), Jenkins could not resist the sirens' song that is the food and se

Chauncey Jenkins is the son of a Richmond chef. Growing up in his father's kitchens (and sustained by his grandmother's Mac & Cheese), Jenkins could not resist the sirens' song that is the food and service industry. To help achieve his dream of owning his own hotel, the Richmond Community High School graduate studied at the famed School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in upstate New York.

Jenkins eventually found his way back to his hometown where he started to work at The Jefferson Hotel. Today Jenkins is the general manager of Lemaire Restaurant, the AAA Four Diamond restaurant inside The Jefferson Hotel.

In this March 2019 episode of Eat It, Virginia! Jenkins talks about his service style, the advice he gives hotel guests visiting Richmond, and how he is working to make one of Virginia's finest restaurants more accessible to the community it serves. He also discusses his alter ego, the rapper Mr. Chance Fischer.