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THE MIND BEHIND THE CARDS

JUSTIN
WARNER

Justin Warner
Bokujo Ramen · Rapid City, SD
WHO IS JUSTIN WARNER

THE NERD CHEF

Justin Warner is a walking encyclopedia of food knowledge — a self-taught chef who decided to understand cooking at the molecular level and never stopped. No culinary school. No shortcuts. Just 15 years of obsessive research, field study in professional kitchens, and thousands of hours on the floor of Tournament of Champions watching America's greatest chefs work under pressure.

He holds secrets that most chefs never share openly — the chemistry behind techniques, the science explaining why rules exist, and exactly how to break them when you understand them well enough. His book The Cards of Cooking: And How to Break Them scratched the surface. 52 Cards goes the rest of the way.

He's the Season 8 winner of Food Network Star, a 3x cookbook author, the host of Marvel's Eat the Universe, and the owner of Bokujo Ramen and BB's Natural in Rapid City, SD. He has been present for every single battle in Tournament of Champions history — clipboard in hand, absorbing everything.

Justin Warner — Tournament of Champions
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS · FOOD NETWORK
FOOD NETWORK STAR S8 WINNERTOC · ALL 7 SEASONSMARVEL EAT THE UNIVERSE3× COOKBOOK AUTHORRAPID CITY, SD
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WHAT DRIVES HIM

OBSESSIONS &
PASSIONS

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Japanese Cuisine

Japanese food culture, technique, and philosophy runs through everything Justin does — from ramen broth to koji fermentation to the obsessive precision of washoku.

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Food Science

He approaches every dish like a scientist. Why does fat carry flavor? Why does acid brighten? Understanding the card is how you break it.

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Fly Fishing

On the rivers of the Black Hills and beyond, Justin disappears with a fly rod. The patience, the reading of water — it feeds back into how he thinks about food.

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Nerdom & Pachinko

Comics, gaming, kaiju, pinball, pachinko machines, sci-fi — Justin fuses nerd culture with food like nobody else.

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The Cards

The Cards of Cooking: And How to Break Them is the foundation. 52 Cards is the living sequel — one new card every week, compounding year after year.

FIND HIM IN THE REAL WORLD

HIS RESTAURANTS

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
BOKUJO RAMEN

Justin's flagship ramen restaurant. Authentic Japanese ramen fused with local South Dakota ingredients — bison, regional produce, and the legendary Cowju kaiju mascot. As seen on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
BB'S NATURAL
NATURAL WINE BAR · 512 MOUNT RUSHMORE RD

Justin and Brooke's natural wine bar in downtown Rapid City. Small-producer bottles, thoughtful small plates, and the kind of atmosphere that makes you stay far longer than you planned.