eat local,
source local
Andre and I have spent years traveling through the country and working in fine dining restaurants. We’ve cooked at the Michelin level; we’ve cooked French, Italian, Spanish, and everything in between; but, what we’ve realized is that we constantly miss our grandma’s cooking.
That’s what Luke’s is all about for us- we want to try to invoke the nostalgia of grandmas house every day.
We want to create a spot that feels like Grandma would make us feel- safe, comfortable, relaxed. We believe that if we focus on embracing Texas products, heirloom grains, and local produce; and combine them with fine dining techniques we can begin to honor our grandmas- even if, let’s face it- we’ll never cook as well as them.
-Ivan
Meet the Team
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Luke Watkins
Pancake Quality Control
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Ivan Aguilar
Chef + Founder
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Andre Holmes
Head Chef
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Aguilar Family
Melanie: social media manager, part-time host, mom, superhero.
Samuel, Luke, and Mila.
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Ivan + Deya
Ivan: peepaw, jack of all trades
Deya: teacher, 'buela, the best cook in the building.
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Tamez Family
Bryan and Katya
Katya: teacher, community outreach, social media content, and part-time hosts
Bryan: uncle, hand model, quality control
Join the team
We’re nothing without our team. If you have a passion for cooking, we’d love to hear from you and we’d love to bring you on.