Chef Ricky P, Head Chef Roux Tampa - The Wake.Show with Fisher and Jonny Torres
Channel: The Wake.Show
Date: 2017-12-05

Chef "Ricky P" Parsons has joined forces with restaurateurs Suzanne and Roger Perry (Datz, Dough, the soon-to-open Dr. BBQ's, etc.) by taking over the kitchen at their upscale New Orleans South Tampa restaurant, Roux. According to the Tampa Bay Times, his first objective is to bring back Roux's lunch menu, featuring the po' boys he made popular in St. Petersburg. His second objective? To come on "The Wake.Show" and make our mouths water! Read more @ http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/dining/chef-behind-ricky-ps-is-taking-over-the-kitchen-at-tampas-roux/2340725

About Roux
Nestled on an unassuming stretch of residential South MacDill, Roux courts its guests with distinctly elegant, yet approachable surroundings and a menu that is both inventive and down to earth.
 
Roux’s signature cuisine has become the darling of regional food aficionados, and for good reason. The highly approachable menu blends comfortable, new Southern classics with the iconic Fresh Creole and Cajun dishes of Louisiana. Think new adaptations of familiar favorites like Crab Beignets and Seafood Gumbo sharing a table with Andouille Crusted Wahoo, Southern Fried Chicken and Bread Pudding with Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce.
 
Come for the $1 Chargrilled Oysters at happy hour and quintessential craft cocktails. Stay for the thoughtful presentations, warm hospitality and intimate French Quarter ambiance. The perfect choice for date night and every night alike.
 
It’s the story of New Orleans meets South Tampa, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.
 
Bienvenue a Roux!

About The Wake.Show
The Wake.Show is a Tampa Bay-based morning show featuring radio personalities Chris "Fisher" and Jonny Torres. The show covers  the day's headlines, pop culture, local news and newsmakers.

About Fisher
 Chris Fisher, known to his radio fans simply as "Fisher", has been entertaining the masses since childhood. With over 20 years of radio broadcast experience, his first exposure to announcing came at the age of 7, when he won the part of Narrator of his church's Christmas play, "It was an amazing feeling, standing at the preacher's podium and knocking that shit out of the park! I'll never forget it." He started his own mobile entertainment/Dj business at 16 and procured a spot on Orlando's number one rated "Doc and Johnny Morning Show" as "College Boy" by the time he was 20. From there Fisher traversed the state honing his very limited skills in Tallahassee, Daytona Beach when he finally landed in Tampa in 1998. 

Currently the voice of The Best Damn Race series, Fisher represented 97X (WSUN-FM) in Tampa for over 11 years as the face of the station, primary host at station events, and lead the station in endorsement and live- remote revenue. He hosted the Raymond James Stadium Miller Lite Party Deck for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and USF Bulls home games during the 2006 and 2007 football seasons and conducted hundreds of interviews with people in the news, local characters/personalities, and celebrities including, but not limited to: Natalie Portman, Matt Damon, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Jared Leto, Louis C.K., John Stewart, and Gwyneth Paltrow. 
For over 20 years businesses, organizations, and people heave trusted Fisher with their events and their brands. He's been a paid endorser for such brands as Apple, Miller Lite, The Tampa Bay Times, AT&T, and dozens more. 

About Jonny Torres
Jonathan Torres is a born and raised Floridian, and the first in his family to be born in the United States. His career started in 2001 as a radio personality and production director overseeing radio station branding and messaging producing hundreds of commercials and branding elements. Jonathan has lived in Tampa Bay since 2006, where he turned his career to focus on marketing and advertising and has been heavily involved in the community's business and political circles. While working as a marketing coordinator in the homebuilding industry during the housing crisis that began in 2007, Jonathan turned to social media as a cost-effective and groundbreaking initiative. As competition, industry leaders and publications began to take notice, Jonathan maintained his focus on this emerging industry. In 2012, he was tapped to be the first Director of Digital Integration for the 2012 Republican National Convention. He's currently the Director of Communications at Bake More Pies, where he hosts a variety of online programs and can often be seen on English and Spanish language television stations discussing politics.