Warm enough to care. Disciplined enough to lead the room.
Meet the founders behind Urban Phoenix: chefs with heart, high culinary standards, and the production discipline you want behind a serious event.
Keri
Founder | Chief Culinary Architect
Keri Frazier is the operator you want in the room when the stakes are high. A Phoenix-born chef, caterer, and event production director, she brings food-truck grit, large-event discipline, a calm obsession with details, and uncompromising culinary standards to every production. After founding Left Coast Burrito Co. and competing on Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, Keri built Urban Phoenix around one standard: food should be personal, service should be sharp, and no guest should ever feel like an afterthought. She leads with heart, timing, and the kind of hospitality that lets clients relax — because the details are already handled.
Steven
Founder | Director of Operations
California-born and Phoenix-raised, Steven Contreras is a chef and artist whose cooking blends classic technique, Chicano roots, street culture, and fine-dining discipline. His food moves easily from polished plated dinners to street tacos, always with bold flavor, sharp presentation, and a perfectionist’s eye. As co-owner of Urban Phoenix, Steven brings the fire, the plating, and the creative edge that makes the food feel alive.
Keri
Founder | Chief Culinary Architect
Keri Frazier is the operator you want in the room when the stakes are high. A Phoenix-born chef, caterer, and event production director, she brings food-truck grit, large-event discipline, a calm obsession with details, and uncompromising culinary standards to every production. After founding Left Coast Burrito Co. and competing on Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, Keri built Urban Phoenix around one standard: food should be personal, service should be sharp, and no guest should ever feel like an afterthought. She leads with heart, timing, and the kind of hospitality that lets clients relax — because the details are already handled.
Steven
Founder | Director of Operations
California-born and Phoenix-raised, Steven Contreras is a chef and artist whose cooking blends classic technique, Chicano roots, street culture, and fine-dining discipline. His food moves easily from polished plated dinners to street tacos, always with bold flavor, sharp presentation, and a perfectionist’s eye. As co-owner of Urban Phoenix, Steven brings the fire, the plating, and the creative edge that makes the food feel alive.