He worked closely with his friend and mentor James Beard and his consultants Joe Baum and Barbara Kafka, and was promoted to executive chef within six months.

Ogden says the greatest influence on his cooking came from his early exposure to fresh Native American foods.

[2] In 2003, Ogden moved to Las Vegas and opened his restaurant in Caesars Palace with his son Bryan, who is also a chef.

[5] As of 2023, Chef Ogden was brought on as Culinary Director at Marché Bacchus, a French-inspired Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[citation needed] He has three sons; Bryan, Chad (also a chef at a Macau resort) and Cory who is a doctor in Woodland Hills, California.