Awards & Recognition
★2016 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef: New York City
★Named in Esquire magazine's list of most influential Americans
★Pioneer recognition for bringing California cuisine to New York
Notable Facts
→Pioneer chef credited with bringing California cuisine to New York in the 1980s
→Chef/owner of multiple acclaimed restaurants including Barbuto, Jams, and Bar Tizio
→Author of three cookbooks including The Barbuto Cookbook and Italian, My Way
→Trained at La Varenne Cooking School in Paris and worked at Chez Panisse with Alice Waters
→Regular television judge and personality with 155K Instagram followers
→Active in charitable work including Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and Citymeals on Wheels