JONATHAN WAXMAN

CHEF, RESTAURATEUR,
TV PERSONALITY

“The wide spread exposure of our many cultural cuisines is nothing short of astounding. I see only better cooks, diners and fans who are all striving to make great food.”

Jonathan Waxman is a native Californian whose family taught him an appreciation for food arts from an early age. He received the Grand Diplôme from La Varenne School in Paris and mentored with Alice Waters at Berkeley’s legendary Chez Panisse before graduating to Executive Chef of Michael’s in Santa Monica. In 1984 Jonathan made his mark in New York with the iconic Jams, which he followed up with a string of successes in New York, London and Napa Valley. Today, Jonathan is chef and owner of Barbuto in Manhattan’s West Village and Jams in 1 Hotel Central Park.  In 2014, he opened his Nashville restaurant, Adele’s, and is a founding partner of Nashville’s Music City Food + Wine Festival.  Jonathan Waxman is the 2016 James Beard Award winner for “Best Chef, New York City”.  He was a judge on Bravo’s Recipe for Deception and has appeared on two seasons of Top Chef Masters.  He is the author of cookbooks, A Great American Cook and Italian, My Way.  Jonathan currently lives in Manhattan with his wife and three children.