The Josephine restaurant is hiring key staff in preparation to open early in the fall, possibly September, at 3563 St. Johns Ave. in Avondale.
Owner Joshua Floyd hired Zach Preece as executive chef and John Magsino as chef de cuisine. Emily Scott is the general manager.
Preece has worked as a senior chef at London restaurants before coming to Jacksonville to work as executive chef at Hobnob in 2017 and then as executive chef at ABBQ in Atlantic Beach and Mesa near Avondale, according to his LinkedIn page.
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