His vision-executed led to CHARCUT's inclusion as one of the Top Ten 2010 New Restaurants in Canada by enRoute magazine, evidence that his talent in the kitchen has not gone unnoticed.

In 2005, Chef Jackson ventured to San Francisco as Executive Chef of the St. Regis Hotel. Opening this prestigious hotel and obtaining the Mobil 5-Star Award each year he was there were monumental occasions in Chef Jackson's career. While traveling through Europe in 2008 and 2009, Chef Jackson staged and trained at some of the world's top rated restaurants, including London's River Café, Le Jardin des Cygnes in Paris, and at a small local butcher shop in Italy's Marche region, perfecting his techniques by learning from the masters of the craft. In 2010, he opened CHARCUT Roast House.