Jenny Dorsey

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Jenny Dorsey
Born
Shanghai, China
Education Columbia University
Known forWinner of Beat Bobby Flay (2016)
Culinary career
Television show(s)
Website jennydorsey.co

Jenny Dorsey is a Chinese-born American chef, food writer and the founder of a nonprofit named Studio ATAO. Dorsey is also known for competing on Food Network's television shows Chopped , Beat Bobby Flay , and Cutthroat Kitchen . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2016, Dorsey won "Beat Bobby Flay" on Food Network.

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Early life

Dorsey was born in Shanghai, China and later attended Columbia Business School. [7] [8] Dorsey received her Diploma of Culinary Arts from the Institute of Culinary Education. [9] [10] Before Columbia, Dorsey attended the University of Washington through the Robinson Center for Young Scholars. [11]

Career

In 2018, Dorsey founded the nonprofit Studio ATAO in Los Angeles, and debuted her Asian in America dinner series. [12]

On March 6, 2020 Dorsey gave a TEDx Talk titled "How Food Can Be A Source of Intimacy, Identity, and Vulnerability". [13] [14] [15]

Dorsey has been recognized by Les Dames D'Escoffier (2017 Legacy Awards) and The Art of Plating (2019 'On the Rise' Honoree). She has been a featured chef at the James Beard House and was a 2019 Finalist for the San Pellegrino Young Chefs Competition. [16] [17] [18]

Reality television competitions

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