Jason Liang (chef)

Jason Liang is a Taiwanese-American chef and James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the chef behind O by Brush, a Michelin-starred restaurant.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Liang was born in South Carolina.[4] He grew up in Taiwan but moved back to the United States in 2006.[4][5] Liang's wife and business partner is ChingYao Wang, a pastry chef who bakes pastries for many of their restaurants.[4][6][7] Liang and Wang first met during their internship at the Regent Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan.[7]

Career

After moving back to the United States in 2006, Liang worked as a sushi chef at One Sushi Plus in Brookhaven and later at Craft Izakaya in Krog Street Market.[4][5][8]

In April 2016, Jason opened his own restaurant located in Decatur called Brush Sushi Izakaya with business partner John Chen.[8] In 2017, Liang was named as one of StarChef's Rising Stars for his work at Brush Sushi Izakaya.[9] In 2018, Liang opened another restaurant, Momonoki ("peach tree"), in Midtown Atlanta, which specialized in tsukemen.[6][10][7]

In 2022, Liang was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award – Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV), for Brush sushi Izakaya.[3] Later that year, Liang and his business partner John Chen closed their restaurant Brush Sushi Izakaya; however, in 2023, they reopened Brush, now O by Brush, in Buckhead Village, Atlanta.[10]

In October 2024, O by Brush was awarded a Michelin Guide Star for its dry-aged fish omakase program.[2][11][12] In that same year, Liang's other restaurant Lucky Star, a Taiwanese cafe and cocktail bar located in West Midtown that opened on December 6, 2024, was added to the Michelin recommended list.[10][2][11][13]

In March 2025, Liang opened a sushi-style hand roll restaurant located in Dunwoody, Georgia called Cuddlefish with his business partner John Chen.[10][14] Before the 2025 opening of Cuddlefish, Liang and Chen had operated a previous restaurant called Cuddlefish in 2022 after briefly closing Brush but then closed Cuddlefish in 2023 to refocus on Brush.[10][15]

In November 2025, Liang's restaurant O by Brush retained its Michelin Guide Star status.[16]

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Carly (2025-06-09). "Chef Jason Liang shares his Taiwanese roots with family-style Ban-Dou meals at Lucky Star". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c Bakshi, Henna (2023-11-08). "Here Are Atlanta's 2025 Michelin-Starred Restaurants". Eater Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ^ a b "The 2022 James Beard Award Semifinalists". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  4. ^ a b c d "Review: Acclaimed chef Jason Liang's new Taiwanese restaurant Lucky Star shines bright". Atlanta Magazine. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  5. ^ a b Zyman, Jennifer (2017-03-08). "Review: Brush Sushi Izakaya chef Jason Liang is talented. He just needs an editor". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  6. ^ a b Townsend, Bob. "First Look: Chef Jason Liang brings dipping ramen and more to Midtown at Momonoki". Atlanta Restaurants & Food (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  7. ^ a b c Sedghi, Sarra (2018-09-21). "Momonoki's Pastry Chef Plays Up Matcha and Lychees in Her Desserts". Eater Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  8. ^ a b Townsend, Bob. "First Look: Brush Sushi Izakaya in Decatur". Atlanta Restaurants & Food (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  9. ^ "StarChefs – Rising Stars Awards Alumni". StarChefs. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  10. ^ a b c d e McKibben, Beth (2025-02-26). "Chef behind Michelin-starred Brush opens sushi hand roll restaurant in Dunwoody March 1". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  11. ^ a b "Atlanta's most acclaimed dining district gets a new restaurant from a Michelin-starred chef". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  12. ^ Cintron, Daniela (2024-10-28). "MICHELIN Guide Atlanta 2024 Awards". Discover Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  13. ^ McKibben, Beth (2024-12-02). "Taiwanese cafe and cocktail bar Lucky Star debuts Dec. 6 at Star Metals". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  14. ^ "Michelin-starred chef opens Cuddlefish restaurant in Dunwoody soon". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  15. ^ McKibben, Beth (2022-09-15). "Decatur Loses One Sushi Restaurant in Its Downtown District, But Gains Another Next Month". Eater Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  16. ^ Cintron, Daniela (2025-11-03). "MICHELIN Guide Atlanta 2025 Awards". Discover Atlanta. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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