A culinary graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta, Chef Joy Crump began her home-based business, FOODE in 2009. By 2011, Chef Crump partnered with Beth Black, transitioning FOODE to a brick and mortar in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 2014, the duo opened their second restaurant Mercantile, also in Fredericksburg. In May of 2017 they added microbrewery 6 Bears & A Goat. Chef Crump is an executive chef, restaurateur and property owner with over 15 years experience in the Culinary Industry. Chef Crump has had the honor of appearing as a chef-testant on “Top Chef,” cooking at the James Beard House, and is actively involved in the James Beard Foundation’s Impact Programs for Food Policy, Chef Advocacy and Change.