Jason Inniss was born and raised in Barbados. After finishing high school at age 16, he moved to Canada and attended St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario. From St. Andrew's, Jason went on to study history at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. He then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he attended chef school at the Dubrulle French Culinary Institute.

Jason began his culinary career working as a private chef on a yacht that travelled from the Queen Charlotte Islands on the west coast of North America to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. He has worked and trained under Pino Posteraro at Cioppino's in Vancouver, and Marc Thuet at Centro and The Fifth in Toronto. In 2005, Jason partnered up with Bertrand Alépée to open Amuse-Bouche Restaurant, where they received numerous awards and accolades for their cuisine. Amuse-Bouche received 4 stars from The Toronto Star and was rated 20th in James Chatto's 2006 Toronto Life's Best Restaurants in Toronto.

Jason is also a founding member of Cross Town Kitchens and is a member of Slow Food Canada. Jason strongly believes in using local and sustainable products.