After 10-plus years, Ed Lowery, the ska godfather of Tampa, found his way back to Skipper's Smokehouse as the music-venue-meets-restaurant's new executive chef and kitchen manager.
Lowery first hustled in the Skipper's kitchen when he was starting out in the restaurant industry, according to a newsletter announcement, and he's also worked under The Refinery/Fodder & Shine's Greg Baker.
American fusion is Lowery's specialty, which he will bring to the Skipper's menu that features famed Floribbean items like the grouper Reuben sandwich.
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2015.