Jason Stanhope

Jason Stanhope is Chef and Partner at Sullivan’s Fish Camp on Sullivan’s Island in Charleston, SC. From culinary school in San Francisco to apprenticing with Chef Michael Raas in Peru, he fell in love with the restaurant industry quickly after a stint playing collegiate football. Stanhope returned to Kansas in 2005 and joined Chef Debbie Gold at 40 Sardines as Chef de Cuisine.

Stanhope joined chef Mike Lata and his team at FIG in 2008. He was named Executive Chef in 2012 and later earned the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Southeast in 2015.

After 16 years, Stanhope left FIG in 2023 and announced his partnership with Method Co. to helm the Southern Tavern, Lowland. In March 2025, he joined Sullivan’s Fish Camp in what he called “a homecoming,” stepping into a chef/partner role that allows him to work with a team that showcases the Lowcountry’s best farmers and fishermen.

When he’s not working, Stanhope supports several nonprofits and spends time with his wife and fishing with his sons.