‘Chef V’ cooks soulfully elegant food

  • Friday, August 31th, 2012
    Alexander shows off his two arm tattoos that speak to his passion — Soulfully Elegant with an image of a skillet on his left forearm and crossed knives and a chef hat on his right.

    Alexander shows off his two arm tattoos that speak to his passion — Soulfully Elegant with an image of a skillet on his left forearm and crossed knives and a chef hat on his right.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, finished an entree of slice a stuffed chicken thigh which is placed on top of his personal sauce . Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, finished an entree of slice a stuffed chicken thigh which is placed on top of his personal sauce . Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, prepares to slice a stuffed chicken thigh which is placed on top of his personal sauce . Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, prepares to slice a stuffed chicken thigh which is placed on top of his personal sauce . Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, holds up finished plate of Blackened Salmon and Chicken in the kitchen. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, holds up finished plate of Blackened Salmon and Chicken in the kitchen. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, puts a slice of Red Velvet cake on a plate. Alexander's wife, Patricia, (back) has lots of requests from customers for her cakes. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, puts a slice of Red Velvet cake on a plate. Alexander's wife, Patricia, (back) has lots of requests from customers for her cakes. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, shows off his two arm tattoos that speak to his passion. Soulfully Elegant and an image of a skillet are on his left forearm. Crossed knives and a chef hat is on his left. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, shows off his two arm tattoos that speak to his passion. Soulfully Elegant and an image of a skillet are on his left forearm. Crossed knives and a chef hat is on his left. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, was inspired at a early age by his mother to cook. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Vernon Alexander, head chef at Ethos Resturant in Salisbury, was inspired at a early age by his mother to cook. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.