Max Hardy

Maxcel Hardy (December 5, 1983 – March 4, 2024) was an American chef and restaurateur.

Max Hardy
Born
Maxcel Hardy

(1983-12-05)December 5, 1983
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 40)
Occupation(s)Chef, restaurateur

Life and career

Maxcel Hardy was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 5, 1983.[1] He moved to Florida when he was a teenager.[2]

Hardy was a personal chef to NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire for five years.[3][4]

In 2017, Hardy was ranked eighth as one of the "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America" by The New York Times.[5][6] The next year, his restaurant was ranked tenth as one of the "Best New Restaurants in Metro Detroit" by the Detroit Free Press.[7]

Hardy died on March 4, 2024, at the age of 40.[1][8]

References
  1. Risen, Clay (March 8, 2024). "Max Hardy, 40, Dies; Helped Bring Chef-Driven Cuisine to Detroit". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. Kurlyandchik, Mark (July 17, 2019). "2 Detroit chefs make list of black chefs changing food in America". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. Kurlyandchik, Mark (July 12, 2017). "'Chef to the stars' Max Hardy to open three Detroit restaurants – and doors for more black chefs". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. Selasky, Susan; Talley, Scott (March 2024). "Max Hardy, Detroit chef, restaurateur and community advocate, dies at 40". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via MSN.
  5. Eligon, John; Moskin, Julia (July 16, 2019). "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. Kurlyandchik, Mark (March 12, 2021). "Food fighter: Detroit-born chef Max Hardy never wavered in commitment to feed hungry". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. Kurlyandchik, Mark (February 12, 2018). "Best New Restaurant #10: River Bistro, Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. "Detroit community mourns passing of beloved chef Max Hardy". WDIV-TV. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.


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