Creative Talent

Johnny Spero

Raised in Maryland, Spero began his culinary career at the young age of 16. Early on, he had the opportunity to work alongside award-winning Chef Johnny Monis.Two years later, Spero was staging at Noma in Copenhagen, which revolutionized his understanding of sourcing and preparing high-quality ingredients. Upon returning to the U.S Spero worked at Chef John Shields’ restaurant, Town House, before finding a role as the Executive Chef at José Andrés’ Minibar in D.C. Never one to stop learning, Spero then returned to Europe to stage at Mugaritz, whose playful presentation and creativity inspired Johnny to begin planning a restaurant of his own. Opened in October 2018, Reverie is the result of more than ten years of daydreaming.