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When last year’s stay-at-home warrants brought the three grandsons of KC Masterpiece founder Dr. Rich Davis back to southwest Missouri, it seemed obvious they would be spending a lot of time cooking. . James Beard Award nominee Calvin Davis and Davis’ middle brother was the obvious chef, followed by Alex, who studied culinary arts at Ozarks Technical Community College. While being quarantined together at a bed and breakfast in their hometown of Stockton, Calvin, Alex and Joe all found themselves cooking together.
All this time spent together led the brothers to develop and launch Cook Camp, a growing operation of culinary workshops and private pop-up dinners offered in and around Springfield, Columbia, St. Louis and St. Petersburg, Florida, last February. While Joe, 23, is credited with much of the cold calling and initial networking that got their business started, he jokes that Calvin and Alex – affectionately known as Al and Cal – are “really the stars.” from the Serie “.
Calvin, 30, is executive chef at Cook Camp, while Alex, 34, is general manager and chef. Joe, a former managing director, accepted a job with investment banking in New York City and has since retired from the company.
With varying sources of inspiration and culinary training levels, each Davis brother brought their own flair and expertise to Cook Camp, though they share a bond and love for the food culture of 417-land.
Alex enjoys incorporating his favorite French technique into the food he cooks, Joe considers himself a “recovering Thai food addict†and Calvin enjoys feeling connected to the food he cooks. “I want to bake my own bread,†Calvin says. “(I want to) make my own pasta, catch my own fish, find my own mushrooms.”
They have already given lessons on Moroccan chicken, fresh pasta and Thai cuisine at the Best of Luck Beer Hall (313-B S. Jefferson Ave., Springfield, 417-522-9009) in Springfield, and they plan to continue to introduce new courses.
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