During his time at Disney World, Gill had an epiphany. He worked in the restaurant kitchens and dining rooms and also performed in musical productions such as “Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue” and “The Lion King” (playing the part of Rafiki). Gill dived into two different internships at Disney World: one in food and beverage and the other in entertainment. “I was planning on just a one-semester internship, but I was gone for three-and-a-half years,” he said. He chose to major in theater in college and had been at Northern Kentucky University for only a year when an internship with Disney lured him away. When he was in third grade, he was accepted into the School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he majored in theater and visual arts from fourth through 10th grades. Gill grew up in a Baptist church where his love for music and theater developed early as a member of the children’s choir. “Food is the glue for my family,” he said. Gill made himself useful in the kitchen and washed dishes at an early age. His aunts loved cooking, too, so much so they house-hopped over the holidays because everyone wanted to cook. “My grandmother, my mom – they cooked all the time,” he said. He also was very close to his grandparents, who, along with his mom, were “always there for him.” She worked multiple jobs and went to school for a degree in communications, media and marketing.”Īccording to Gill, he was a “super imaginative” kid who did a lot of reading and creative writing.

His next big (ad)venture will be taking the culinary helm at Boomtown Biscuit Bar, a restaurant in Pendleton specializing in biscuits and other food items of 19th-century pioneers. In early February, he beat his culinary peers in Food Fight, a local cooking contest at Maribelle’s eat + drink, adding yet another distinction to his list of accomplishments. CINCINNATI - Christian Gill is not your typical chef: The 28-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, native with striking blue hair and a big personality is also a singer, sound engineer and bass guitarist, too.

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