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Matt Lightner
Chef & Owner
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Two Michelin stars at Atera in New York City
Food & Wine Best New Chef 2010
James Beard Award Rising Star Chef nominee 2010 and 2011
James Beard Award Best Chef Northwest semifinalist 2024
James Beard Award Best New Restaurant semifinalist 2023 for ōkta
StarChefs.com Rising Star Chef 2013
Esquire Best New Restaurants 2022 for ōkta
Named to TIME's World's Greatest Places 2023
Notable Facts
Former executive chef of two Michelin-starred Atera in New York City
Born in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1980
Trained at Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark and Mugaritz in Spain
Founded ōkta restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon with dedicated farm and fermentation lab
Previously ran Ninebark in Napa Valley with AvroKO Hospitality Group
Has Wikipedia page documenting his culinary career
Recent restaurant ōkta closed in September 2024 after two-year run
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