Johanne Killeen

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Johanne Killeen, along with her late husband, George Germon, is a chef and owner of Al Forno Restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, which is considered the birthplace of flatbread pizza. [1] She is also the author of two cookbooks: Cucina Simpatica: Robust Trattoria Cooking from Al Forno (1991) [2] and On Top of Spaghetti... Macaroni, Linguine, Penne, and Pasta of Every Kind.

They were both artists, graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design RISD), [3] and looking for a way to supplement their income which led them to open Al Forno in 1980. [4] At the time they came up with the idea, Killeen had been working at a restaurant outside Florence, Italy while George taught at RISD in Rome. [5]

She and her husband appeared on an episode of In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs , where they prepared dirty steak with hot Fanny sauce. [6]

Honors and awards

Food & Wine instituted an annual Best New Chef honor in 1988. Killeen Was in the first group and was the only woman in the group chosen. [7] Along with her husband, she won the Best Chef of the Northeast James Beard Award. In 2018, she was a semifinalist for the Outstanding Chef award. [3]

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References

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