Michelle Bernstein

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Michelle Bernstein
Education Johnson & Wales University
SpouseDavid Martinez
Culinary career
Cooking style Latin cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • Cafe la Trova (2018-)
    • Sweet Liberty (2015-)
    • La Cañita (2021-)
    • Little Liberty (2022-)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Azul (2001–2005)
    • Michy's (2005–2018)
    • SRA (2008–2011)
    • Crumb on Parchment (2011–2018)
    • Seagrape (2015–2017)
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
Website www.chefmichellebernstein.com

Michelle Bernstein is an American chef from Miami, Florida. She is a James Beard Foundation Award recipient and cooks in a Latin American style. [1]

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Early life

The daughter of an Argentine-Jewish mother and a father with Russian-Jewish heritage, [2] Bernstein graduated from high school at 16 and moved to New York City to study dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. [3] She later studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University.

Career

In 2001 she opened the restaurant Azul at the Mandarin Oriental. [4] She was a co-host of the Food Network series Melting Pot and was once won a battle on Iron Chef America versus Bobby Flay. She has appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef . She has hosted a PBS weekly television series, Check, Please! South Florida.

In 2005, Bernstein and her husband, David Martinez, became business partners and left Azul to open Michy's in Miami.[ citation needed ]

In May 2006, Bernstein became a consulting chef for Delta Air Lines. [5] [6] [7]

Bernstein won the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef in the South in 2008. Bernstein's third restaurant arrived in 2008, called SRA. Martinez, a tapas restaurant in the Miami Design District.[ citation needed ] Bernstein operates a Miami chapter of Common Threads. [8]

In 2011, Bernstein opened Crumb on Parchment, a café in the Miami Design District.[ citation needed ]

In April 2015, she debuted her TV show "SoFlo Taste." [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Try home-cooked, hearty pork chop 'schnitzel' Chef Michelle Bernstein shares her secrets to a potential family favorite". Today. msnbc.com. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Jewish Women's International: "Michelle Bernstein Cooking Up Inspired Fusion Cuisine Susan" by Susan Josephs Archived 2017-02-22 at the Wayback Machine retrieved February 21, 2017
  3. ↑ "Chef Michelle Bernstein Michelle Bernstein to discuss her Jewish roots" by Marvin Glassman retrieved February 21, 2017
  4. ↑ chefmichellebernstein.com Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on September 24, 2009
  5. ↑ "News Release: Delta's New Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein Spices Up International Dining Experience for BusinessElite Customers". news.delta.com. Atlanta: Delta Air Lines. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  6. ↑ "In-flight Services: BusinessElite Dining". delta.com. Delta Air Lines. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  7. ↑ "In-flight Services: First Class Dining". delta.com. Delta Air Lines. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Michelle Bernstein Included on List of South Florida's Best & Brightest (May 2011)". Aventura Business Monthly. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Local 10 to debut 'SoFlo Taste' featuring chef Michelle Bernstein". local10.com. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
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