“Cooking was always a celebrated thing in my household,” Carter said.
After studying at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, Carter worked his way from intern to executive sous chef at Moto Restaurant, the Michelin-starred molecular gastronomy restaurant in the Fulton River District that closed in 2016. There, he met his wife, Heather Bublick, who worked as a chef.
Now, over ten years later, the Evanston Chamber of Commerce is honoring Carter and Bublick as Businessperson of the Year for their entrepreneurship at Feast & Imbibe, the catering company they began in 2013. The couple also owns and operates Soul & Smoke, established in 2015, which is a more casual dining experience known for its barbeque.