Head Chef

Chef Timothy Meador began his culinary journey nearly 20 years ago, cooking in a local Italian kitchen adjacent to Indiana University to make some extra money while in school. After graduation, Chef Tim moved to rustic Bozeman, Montana to live the true mountain-man life, spending his days hiking, snowboarding, and furthering his knowledge of working kitchens at a favored local dive bar.

Additional adventures took him to stints at popular, well-regarded eateries in Louisville, Seattle and Indianapolis before he finally landed in Fort Collins in 2013. He started that year at the ever-popular Jax Fish House, where he quickly established himself as having a strong natural understanding of flavor composition.

Then in late 2014, with the knowledge that came from running the Jax Fish House Food Cart, Tim opened The Tramp About food truck, which went on to be one of the most beloved trucks on the Front Range, earning coveted weekly spots at New Belgium, Odell and of course, WeldWerks. When the pandemic hit, WeldWerks jumped at the opportunity to bring Tim under its roof as the brewery’s Head Chef to cook up intentionally crafted cuisines. And so, The Annex was born.