Jonathan Petruce, along with his brother, Justin, is the co-owner and co-Executive Chef of Petruce et al., an inviting kitchen and bar in Center City Philadelphia. The brothers, along with longtime friend and wine expert Tim Kweeder, opened the restaurant in December 2013.

At the restaurant, Jonathan oversees menu development. The menu focuses on the natural flavors of seasonal ingredients, with added depths of smokiness imparted by the kitchen’s centerpieces: a wood-burning oven and Argentine-style grill. A thoughtful beverage program completes the experience, which is at once casual and refined, set among the rustic exposed brick, wood and steel of the centuries-old building.

Prior to opening Petruce et al., Jonathan worked at Little Fish, which Travel + Leisure magazine named among the top 20 seafood restaurants in the country. With nearly 15 years of hospitality experience, including some time in the front-of-the-house, Jonathan brings a knack for creative, flavorful cooking to the restaurant.

Jonathan fell in love with wood-fired cooking while studying pizza in Naples, Italy; today, all of his dishes at Petruce et al. are cooked over natural wood fires. He currently resides in Philadelphia, PA.