Jessica Largey

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Jessica Largey
Born
Fillmore, California
EducationCalifornia School of Culinary Arts
Culinary career
Cooking style American cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • None
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Simone
    • Manresa
Award(s) won

Jessica Largey is an American chef, who was named the Rising Star Chef of the Year at the James Beard Foundation Awards in 2015. She was the opening head chef at restaurant, Simone, in Los Angeles.

Career

Jessica Largey was raised in Fillmore, California, and trained at the California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena. [1] During her early career, Largey worked in several fine dining restaurants, such as Providence, Bastide and The Fat Duck. In 2013, Zagat named her as one of their "30 under 30" list for San Francisco, and was won rising star chefs from StarChefs.com and Eater . [2] Largey was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2014, while working as chef de cuisine at the three Michelin star restaurant Manresa in Los Gatos, California under head chef David Kinch. [3] [4] She was re-nominated again the following year, when she won the award. [5]

Following the James Beard Foundation Award, she collaborated on a joint menu later that year at the rotating chef restaurant Intro in Chicago. She returned to the restaurant as the fifth chef-in-residence in February 2016, following her departure from Manresa. [3] It was announced in mid 2016, that Largey was opening her first restaurant as head chef later that year. [6] Named Simone, it was located in the Arts District, Los Angeles. [4] Simone opened 9/20/18 [7] but closed just 6 months later to be reopened under a new name and new head chef. [8] Largey opened the restaurant with the backing of film director Joe Russo and Bruno Bagbeni, who financed Bastide. [4] Largey named the restaurant after singer Nina Simone, after being inspired by her music one evening. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Zavoral, Linda (January 13, 2017). "Manresa alum Largey opening her own Los Angeles restaurant". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jessica Largey Announced as Fifth Chef-in-Residence at Intro". Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. March 3, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. 1 2 North-Kelly, Elena (April 24, 2014). "Interview with JBF Award Nominee Jessica Largey of Manresa". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Elliott, Farley (April 27, 2016). "Ex-Manresa Chef Jessica Largey Opening Seasonal Restaurant Simone in LA's Arts District". Eater. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ Fritsche, Sarah (May 4, 2015). "James Beard Award winners 2015: A16 and Jessica Largey of Manresa among winners". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Vettel, Phil (August 8, 2016). "Jessica Largey joins Lula Cafe for one-night collaboration dinner". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jessica Largey's striking modern art deco dining room, Simone, opens this month in Arts District". 12 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Arts District restaurant Simone to undergo complete overhaul after just six months". 5 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Harris, Jenn (April 27, 2016). "Manresa alum to open Simone in the Arts District downtown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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