Jennifer Jasinski

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Jennifer Jasinski
Born
Santa Barbara, California
Education The Culinary Institute of America
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Rioja
    • Bistro Vendome
    • Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen
    • Stoic & Genuine
    • Ultreia
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Panzano
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
Website www.jenniferjasinski.com

Jennifer Jasinski is an American chef and restaurateur who has owned and operated several restaurants in Denver, Colorado. She won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Southwest Chef in 2013.

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Early life and education

Jennifer Jasinski was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. [1] [2] She and her two siblings took turns cooking dinner while their mother was a single parent. [3] Jasinski played clarinet, oboe, and flute, but a high school class in culinary arts attracted her to working as a chef. [3]

Jasinski attended culinary classes at Santa Barbara City College and then at The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, graduating in 1989. [3] [4] [5]

Career

She worked first in kitchens in New York City, including at the Rainbow Room, before moving to Los Angeles, California, where she worked under Wolfgang Puck. [3] In 2000, she moved to Denver, Colorado, where she became head chef at the Panzano restaurant within Hotel Monaco. She stayed for five years, until together with Beth Gruitch, she opened her own restaurant, Rioja, within the same city. [1]

She opened several other restaurants in Denver including Euclid Hall, Bistro Vendome and Stoic & Genuine. A further location opened in late 2017 at Denver Union Station, entitled Ultreia, which was based on the Iberian pinxtos style of dining. [6] The new restaurant was located near to the existing Stoic & Genuine, which serves a seafood based menu. [7]

In 2010 Jasinski published The Perfect Bite. [4] In 2013 she participated in the fifth season of Top Chef Masters, reaching the finals. [8] [9]

In 2024 Jasinski and Gruitch closed Stoic & Genuine and stepped back from day-to-day operations of Ultreia and Bistro Vendôme. [10]

Recognition

Jasinski won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Southwest Chef in 2013. [2] In 2021 she was inducted into Nation's Restaurant News ' MenuMasters Hall of Fame. [5]

Personal life

Jasinski married Max MacKissock. [9]

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Jennifer Jasinski to be inducted into MenuMasters Hall of Fame". Nation's Restaurant News . 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Colleen (August 1, 2016). "James Beard award-winning chef opening restaurant at Union Station" . Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Zeppelin, Andra (November 8, 2013). "Chef Jennifer Jasinski Will Open S&G Fish, a Seafood-Centric Restaurant, in Union Station". Eater Denver. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ Midson, Lori. "Chef Jennifer Jasinski weighs in on her battle to win Top Chef Masters". Westword . Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  9. 1 2 Sweeney, Daniel (2014-01-21). "Colorado's Top Chef". Cowboys and Indians Magazine . Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  10. ↑ Thorn, Bret (2024-08-05). "Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch hand management of two restaurants to a new generation". Nation's Restaurant News . Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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