Matthew Lightner

Matthew Lightner
Matthew Lightner
Born	1980; Norfolk, Nebraska
	Culinary career
Cooking style	Contemporary American
	Rating(s) Michelin stars ; ;
	Previous restaurant(s) L'Auberge Del Mar, Del Mar, California; Castagna, Portland, Oregon; Heathman Restaurant & Bar, Portland, Oregon; Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark; Mugaritz, Errenteria, Spain; ;
Website	ateranyc.com

Matthew Lightner is the former executive chef of Atera in New York City, a recipient of two Michelin stars. In 2010, Lightner was named one of the "Best New Chefs in America" by Food & Wine.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Lightner was born in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1980. Lightner graduated with high honors from Portland's Western Culinary Institute^[4] in 2001. He trained at Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark until 2009, before moving back to the U.S.^[3]^[5]^[6]

In 2009, he began working at Castagna in Portland, Oregon. He returned to Portland in 2018.^[7]

^ "Michelin Star Recipients - 2013". OpenTable. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^ "Matthew Lightner". Atera. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Platt, Adam (April 27, 2012). "A Feast in Disguise". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ "Rising Star Chef Matt Lightner of Atera - Biography". StarChefs. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "Introducing: Matthew Lightner". New York Magazine. March 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ "Matt Lightner". Best New Chefs. Food & Wine. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ Brooks, Karen (November 20, 2018). "Celebrated Chef Matt Lightner to Star at Holiday's Plant-Based Pop-Up Dinner Series". The Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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