[2] The food republic gave him the title as the "Grilling God"[3] and he has also been crowned as Miami's Hopchef at Brewery Omegang's Throwdown.
This Coloradoan began his career as a sous chef at Cliff Young's in Denver, working his way up the food chain until he landed on Lincoln Road in 2000.
"[5] Brasel was born in Colorado where he began as a sous chef at Cliff Young's in Denver.
He relocated into South Florida where he established Touch restaurant along with his business partner David Tornek.
Later on Brasel and Tornek sold that restaurant and focused on Meat Market, an American steakhouse.