Suzanne Goin

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Suzanne Goin (born 25 September 1966) is an American chef and restaurateur from Los Angeles, California. She was named one of Food & Wine magazine's "best new chefs of 1999" [1] and won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef in 2016. [2] In 2006, Goin won the Beard Award for Best Chef: California and one for her cookbook, Sunday Suppers at Lucques. [3]

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Career

When Goin was a high school senior at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, she interned at Ma Maison restaurant just after the departure of Wolfgang Puck. After graduation, she enrolled in Brown University where she graduated with honors. Goin then worked at a series of restaurants, including Alice Water's Chez Panisse and Todd English's Olives. [4] In the early 1990s, she traveled to France. She worked with Alain Passard at his three Michelin-star Arpege, along with stints at Didier Oudill's two-star Pain and Patisserie Christian Pottier. After returning to Los Angeles in 1995, she spent two years at Mark Peel’s restaurant Campanile ending up as executive chef. Goin has won or been nominated for a total of 11 James Beard Foundation Awards. [5]

Restaurants

In 1998, Suzanne Goin opened Lucques, which was recognized by Food & Wine and Gourmet magazines. [6] In 2002, she opened A.O.C., which won 3 stars from the Los Angeles Times. Her third restaurant, The Hungry Cat, opened in Hollywood in 2005. [7]

Media

Goin's cookbook, Sunday Suppers at Lucques, was published in late 2005. The next year the book received the James Beard Foundation's award for "Best Cookbook From a Professional Viewpoint." [8] She has also made several television appearances including PBS's series Chef's Story and New York Times food critic Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Best New Chefs – 1999 – Suzanne Goin | Food & Wine
  2. ↑ Forbes.com
  3. ↑ "2006 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION RESTAURANT and CHEF AWARDS". www.jamesbeard.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17.
  4. ↑ How to Cook Everything :: Suzanne Goin
  5. ↑ "The James Beard Foundation Awards: Award Search". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  6. ↑ "2006 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION RESTAURANT and CHEF AWARDS". www.jamesbeard.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17.
  7. ↑ 2008 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Archived 2008-02-12 at archive.today
  8. ↑ National authors to appear at local fest: Printer-friendly version
  9. ↑ Chef's Story: Chef's Story: Suzanne Goin » TV Programs on Iowa Public Television
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