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===Early Years=== |
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Pellegrini was born in [[Sparkill, New York]] to photographer [[Roger Pellegrini]] and actress [[Maureen Mooney]]. She received a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]], then attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City. She went on to cook in restaurants in New York and France.<ref>http://www.georgiapellegrini.com/about_me.html</ref> |
Pellegrini was born in [[Sparkill, New York]] to photographer [[Roger Pellegrini]] and actress [[Maureen Mooney]]. She received a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]], then attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City. She went on to cook in restaurants in New York and France, including [[Blue Hill at Stone Barns]], [[Gramercy Tavern]], and Michelin starred restaurant in Provence, [[La Chassagnette]].<ref>http://www.georgiapellegrini.com/about_me.html</ref> |
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===Books=== |
===Books=== |
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In [http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Hunter-Revolutionizing-Hunt-Time/dp/0738214663 Girl Hunter], Pellegrini writes about the experience of traveling around the U.S. and abroad to hunter her own meat, in order to step outside the industrial food system. She writes from the perspective of a classically trained chef, who didn't grow up hunting, and includes close to 100 recipes and vivid detail on the characters she meets along the way. ''Girl Hunter'' was named a Best Book of the Month by [[Amazon]], given a starred review by [[Publishers Weekly]] and lauded in a review by the [[Wall Street Journal]] |
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<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Hunter-Revolutionizing-Hunt-Time/dp/0738214663</ref> <ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000753021</ref><ref>http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/cooking/article/49596-a-walk-in-the-woods-with-girl-hunter-georgia-pellegrini.html</ref><ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204553904577103000695029594.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In her first book [http://www.amazon.com/Food-Heroes-Culinary-Preserving-Tradition/dp/1584798548 Food Heroes], Pellegrini tells the story of 16 food artisans around the world who are fighting to preserve their traditions. This book is an extension of Pellegrini’s 'retro-locavore' food philosophy that harkens back to 'Grandma’s kitchen.' She believes that true culinary satisfaction comes when there is a sense of place behind a meal. ''Food Heroes'' was nominated for an IACP award for best culinary writing with recipes.<ref>http://forthemodernman.com/lifestyle/girl-hunter-gourmet-chef-hunts-kills-and-cooks.html</ref><ref>http://eater.com/archives/2011/03/07/iacp-announces-2011-food-writing-nominations.php</ref> |
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===Other Work=== |
===Other Work=== |
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Pellegrini has a popular website and blog in which she chronicles her adventures hunting and cooking her ingredients. She also profiles the artisans she meets |
Pellegrini has a popular website and blog in which she chronicles her adventures hunting and cooking her ingredients, as well as tutorials on what she calls "pioneer skills". She also profiles the artisans she meets in her travels and offers recipes with step-by-step photographs. Her site was nominated for a 2010 Bloggie Award.<ref>http://video.foxnews.com/v/3987532/georgia-pellegrini-chats-about-food-and-her-techniques-/?playlist_id=87889</ref> |
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In September 2011, Pellegrini was the second woman ever to appear on the cover of [[Shooting Sportsman Magazine]].<ref>http://georgiapellegrini.com/2011/10/04/press-and-media/print-shooting-sportsman/</ref> |
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In December 2011, a ''Girl Hunter'' trailer was released in which Pellegrini talks about her food philosophy as a chef and hunter.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdNCNj98FlE</ref> |
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In January 2012, Pellegrini was seen cooking and being interviewed on the Today Show with Matt Lauer.<ref>http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45869312#45869312</ref> |
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In March 2012, Pellegrini landed on a Forbes list of top female entrepreneurs.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/kirstenbischoff/2012/02/06/five-successful-female-entrepreneurs-who-pivoted-out-of-the-finance-industry/3/</ref> |
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===Bibliography=== |
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Pellegrini also has a platform on ESPNOutdoors.com called The Kitchen, in which she features wild game and fish recipes.<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/kitchen/index</ref><ref>http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?id=4964717&autoplay=1&callsign=ESPNRADIO</ref> |
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==Essays== |
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgia-pellegrini/girl-hunter-female-hunting-women_b_1142544.html | title=Why I Hunt: 'I Found Myself Thinking, This Can't Be All There Is' | work=Huffington Post | date=December, 2011}} |
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/22/why-eat-squirrel-really/ | title=Why I Eat Squirrel, Really | work=Fox News | date=January, 2012}} |
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/03/10/im-girl-and-hunt/ | title=I'm a Girl, and I Hunt | work=Fox News | date=March, 2012}} |
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*{{cite news|url=http://georgiapellegrini.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Shooting-Sportsman-Articlev02.pdf | title=Hunting in Hill Country | work=Shooting Sportsman | date=October, 2011}} |
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==Interviews & Commentary== |
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Pellegrini is in pre-production on a television show called Girl Hunter.<ref>http://video.foxnews.com/v/3987532/georgia-pellegrini-chats-about-food-and-her-techniques-/?playlist_id=87889</ref> |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=A Chef Learns to Hunt | url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/22/midmorning2/ | format=audio | program='Minnesota Public Radio'' | date=December 22, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | interviewer=Leonard Lopate | title='Girl Hunter' | url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2012/jan/05/girl-hunter/ | format=audio | program=''NPR: The Leonard Lopate Show'' | date=January 5, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=Fun and Game in the Kitchen with 'Girl Hunter' | url=http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45869312#45869312 | format=video | program=''Today Show'' | date=January 5, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=From Wall Street to Wilderness | url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/1369822079001/fox-flash-from-wall-street-to-wilderness | format=video | program=''Fox & Friends'' | date=January 6, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=Revolutionizing the Way I Eat | url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/1370652369001/revolutionizing-the-way-we-eat | format=video | program=''Fox News'' | date=January 6, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | interviewer=Eric Bolling | title=Investment Banker Turned Chef/Hunter |url=http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1375710629001/investment-banker-turned-chefhunter | format=video | program=''Fox Follow the Money'' | date=January 9, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=Killer Cuisine: Can hunting make us make better food choices? | url=http://grist.org/food/girl-hunter-hunting-help-us-make-better-food-choices/ | format=print | program=''Grist'' | date=March 15, 2012}} |
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* {{cite interview | subject=Georgia Pellegrini | title=The Hunger Games Bucks Hunter Stereotypes | url=http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/03/16/the-hunger-games-bucks-hunter-stereotypes/ | format=print | program=''CNN Eatocracy'' | date=March 16, 2012}} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.georgiapellegrini.com Official Site of Chef Georgia Pellegrini] |
*[http://www.georgiapellegrini.com Official Site of Chef Georgia Pellegrini] |
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*[http://www.nwwildcountry.com/kitchen.html Northwest Wild Country Radio Interview] |
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Revision as of 20:17, 20 March 2012
Georgia Pellegrini is an American author, food blogger, chef, hunter, and TV personality.
Biography
Early Years
Pellegrini was born in Sparkill, New York to photographer Roger Pellegrini and actress Maureen Mooney. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College, then attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City. She went on to cook in restaurants in New York and France, including Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Gramercy Tavern, and Michelin starred restaurant in Provence, La Chassagnette.[1]
Books
In Girl Hunter, Pellegrini writes about the experience of traveling around the U.S. and abroad to hunter her own meat, in order to step outside the industrial food system. She writes from the perspective of a classically trained chef, who didn't grow up hunting, and includes close to 100 recipes and vivid detail on the characters she meets along the way. Girl Hunter was named a Best Book of the Month by Amazon, given a starred review by Publishers Weekly and lauded in a review by the Wall Street Journal [2] [3][4][5]
In her first book Food Heroes, Pellegrini tells the story of 16 food artisans around the world who are fighting to preserve their traditions. This book is an extension of Pellegrini’s 'retro-locavore' food philosophy that harkens back to 'Grandma’s kitchen.' She believes that true culinary satisfaction comes when there is a sense of place behind a meal. Food Heroes was nominated for an IACP award for best culinary writing with recipes.[6][7]
Other Work
Pellegrini has a popular website and blog in which she chronicles her adventures hunting and cooking her ingredients, as well as tutorials on what she calls "pioneer skills". She also profiles the artisans she meets in her travels and offers recipes with step-by-step photographs. Her site was nominated for a 2010 Bloggie Award.[8]
In September 2011, Pellegrini was the second woman ever to appear on the cover of Shooting Sportsman Magazine.[9]
In December 2011, a Girl Hunter trailer was released in which Pellegrini talks about her food philosophy as a chef and hunter.[10]
In January 2012, Pellegrini was seen cooking and being interviewed on the Today Show with Matt Lauer.[11]
In March 2012, Pellegrini landed on a Forbes list of top female entrepreneurs.[12]
Bibliography
Essays
- "Why I Hunt: 'I Found Myself Thinking, This Can't Be All There Is'". Huffington Post. December, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Why I Eat Squirrel, Really". Fox News. January, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "I'm a Girl, and I Hunt". Fox News. March, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Hunting in Hill Country" (PDF). Shooting Sportsman. October, 2011.
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Interviews & Commentary
- Georgia Pellegrini (December 22, 2012). "A Chef Learns to Hunt" (audio) (Interview).
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (January 5, 2012). "'Girl Hunter'" (audio) (Interview). Interviewed by Leonard Lopate.
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (January 5, 2012). "Fun and Game in the Kitchen with 'Girl Hunter'" (video) (Interview).
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (January 6, 2012). "From Wall Street to Wilderness" (video) (Interview).
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (January 6, 2012). "Revolutionizing the Way I Eat" (video) (Interview).
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (January 9, 2012). "Investment Banker Turned Chef/Hunter" (video) (Interview). Interviewed by Eric Bolling.
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (March 15, 2012). "Killer Cuisine: Can hunting make us make better food choices?" (print) (Interview).
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Georgia Pellegrini (March 16, 2012). "The Hunger Games Bucks Hunter Stereotypes" (print) (Interview).
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References
- ^ http://www.georgiapellegrini.com/about_me.html
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Hunter-Revolutionizing-Hunt-Time/dp/0738214663
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000753021
- ^ http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/cooking/article/49596-a-walk-in-the-woods-with-girl-hunter-georgia-pellegrini.html
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204553904577103000695029594.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
- ^ http://forthemodernman.com/lifestyle/girl-hunter-gourmet-chef-hunts-kills-and-cooks.html
- ^ http://eater.com/archives/2011/03/07/iacp-announces-2011-food-writing-nominations.php
- ^ http://video.foxnews.com/v/3987532/georgia-pellegrini-chats-about-food-and-her-techniques-/?playlist_id=87889
- ^ http://georgiapellegrini.com/2011/10/04/press-and-media/print-shooting-sportsman/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdNCNj98FlE
- ^ http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45869312#45869312
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/kirstenbischoff/2012/02/06/five-successful-female-entrepreneurs-who-pivoted-out-of-the-finance-industry/3/