At CTRL Kitchen, our mission is to provide quality cooking of various international cuisines. We pride ourselves on our exquisite flavors and excellent service.
Our founder and Head Chef, Jamy Franklin, teamed up with Pastry Chef, Taj Savage in 2016 to provide clients with nutrient-rich catering and meal options.
Chef Jamy exhibited a love for culinary arts when he was just a young boy at the early age of 10. With the privilege of training alongside his brother, Chef Henry Franklin, Jay’s love for food and exquisite flavors continued to grow. H e always dreamt that one day his dishes would make people happy and deeply satisfied. As a young Chef
As a young chef, Jamy became an extraordinary force in international cuisine under Chef Erwin Dreger. Furthering his culinary career, Chef Jamy continued to delight with his flavorful cuisines as Head Chef at Sunbeam trade shows, Marriott hotels, and the Shedd Aquarium. Today, Chef Jamy is the Co-Owner and Head Chef of CTRL Kitchen in Chicago, IL.
Tajuana Savage (Chef Taj) born and raised in Chicago, IL. Coming into the culinary industry with Nigerian and Southern Roots grew a love for food at a very early age of 6 years old while helping her mother, grandmother, and aunt cook for the holidays and family functions. But what was intriguing for her was baking cakes with her mom to sell at her job.
Chef Taj then went on to start her own business (TJ’s Heavenly Sweets) at the early age of 15 while in high school making cheesecakes and butter cookies to sell at basketball games and in school hallways, which landed her to be featured in Crain’s Chicago Newspaper for young Entrepreneurs (Teen Spirits Edition).
Chef Taj attended Washburn Culinary Institute which then landed her a job at her old alma mater Simeon Career Academy as a Chef Mentor. She has had a journey in the Culinary world, working for large corporations like Walt Disney World, Horseshoe Casino, Chicago Public Schools, and as Head Pastry Chef at the Shedd Aquarium, where she met Chef Jamy in 2016. Also in the year of 2016, Chef Taj was awarded with the Angel Award of the year.
Chef Taj is now the Co-Owner of TJ’s Sweets Bar, CTRL Kitchen, and J-Spice, with the ultimate goal of providing each and every customer with undeniable culinary experience that will keep them coming back every time.