Johnny Ortiz-Concha is a chef, artist, and the creator of /shed, an intimate, one-of-a-kind dinner project based in his hometown of Taos, New Mexico.

Johnny grew up on the Taos Pueblo and dropped out of college to pursue his dreams of a career devoted to cooking and food. After working in some of the United States’ most highly acclaimed restaurants for seven years, he returned to Taos and started /shed. Through the project’s small-scale dinners, Johnny provides his guests with a deeper, more meaningful connection to the land, food, and culture of northern New Mexico.

In this conversation, we discuss his fascinating path– from his family’s rich heritage and lineage, to the first time he connected with food as a boy, to his vision for the future of /shed. We talk a lot about the importance of finding purpose and meaning in one’s work, and his goal of building community through his /shed.

To learn more abou /shed, visit their website or Instagram.

Revist the article Johnny wrote in January 2022 for The Ranchlands Review, "Mastery."