Kendall Wayne Ross was a chef from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Among the chefs he worked with are Adam Reed, Corey Siegel, Hannah Cupples and Sam Hart.

Aside from cooking, Ross also enjoyed reading about personal finance and real estate. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From August 2012 to August 2013, he was a chef de partie at Lulu in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2. From August 2013 to May 2016, he attended Red Rocks Community College in Arvada, Colorado, USA where he earned his associate’s degree in culinary arts. In the same period, he was a line cook at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
3. In May 2015, ServSafe certified him as a food protection manager.
4. In June 2015, he visited Gasparilla Island in Florida, USA.
5. From September 2016 to December 2016, he was a chef de partie at The Dinex Group in New York City, New York, USA.
6. From July 2017 to August 2017, he was one of the chefs on Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper‘s joint summer tour.
7. In February 2018, ServSafe certified and registered him as an instructor and proctor for food safety and handling.
8. From April 2018 to November 2018, he was one of the chefs on Ed Sheeran‘s world concert tour titled “÷ Tour“.
9. In April 2019, he visited Augusta, Georgia, USA.
10. In August 2019, he visited Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
11. In December 2020, he visited Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
12. In 2022, he married Lillian Hennes.
13. On March 18, 2023, he was killed in a car crash on Central Avenue in Charlotte while he was driving a 2012 Hyundai Genesis with Hennes in the passenger’s seat. She was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died at age 29.