Eater

How I Got My Job: Making Knives for Top Chefs

In How I Got My Job, folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Quintin Middleton. In 2008, after six years ...
Post and Courier

Acclaimed knife-maker to open first brick-and-mortar store in North Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON — Quintin Middleton has always dreamed of opening a store to sell his handcrafted knives. More than a decade after launching Middleton Made Knives, that goal has become a reality. “I ...
Entrepreneur

For Years, This Black Founder Learned an Uncommon But Essential Craft on the Side. Now His Creations Are Beloved By Celebrity Chefs — and Can Sell for More Than $1,000.

Middleton was interested in blade-making from a young age thanks to 1980s fantasy movies. He apprenticed with bladesmith Jason Knight for six years — then realized chef’s knives were his calling. He ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Spotlight shines on the Taylors custom made knives

Top quality knives created with the highest grade steel get their hand-made start in a metal building beside clear flowing Flint Creek in Springtown. That's where Chris and Mandi Taylor build fixed ...
WCIV on MSN

Middleton Made Knives Black Artisan Market returns to North Charleston for second year

The Middleton Made Knives Black Artisan Market will return for a second year later this month, highlighting the work of Black ...