Susan Regis
Susan Regis is a chef and restaurateur in the Boston area. She is a New Hampshire native.[1]
Career
Regis’s first culinary job was at the restaurant Seasons in the Bostonian Hotel. When Lydia Shire opened Biba, she was there as sous-chef for four years.[2] While at Biba, Regis was named Best Chef in the Northeast, 1998 by James Beard. She went on to work at Upstairs On the Square in Harvard Square. With René Becker, she opened Shepard, also in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was nominated for two more James Beard Best Chef Northeast awards.[3][4]
Regis also worked with Shire at the Los Angeles Four Seasons Hotel in the 1980s.[5]
She appeared on a 2017 episode of Simply Ming.[6]
Regis, speaking of Shepard, has said, "If it weren’t for Julia Child, we wouldn’t be here."[7]
References
- ^ Byrne, Kerry (October 15, 2008). "Regis returns UpStairs". Boston Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ O’Neill, Molly (October 21, 1992). "Understudies By Choice: Chefs Who Really Do The Cooking". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Susan Regis-Shepard & Shepard". Great Chefs. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, Jeff. "Female Chef-Restaurateurs Light Up the Boston Culinary Scene". Meetings Today. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Colman (September 6, 1987). "SHIRE AND ASSOCIATES TO LEAVE FOUR SEASONS". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "SIMPLY MING: Season 14: Susan Regis". KPBS. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Christopher (May 13, 2013). "A Look Inside Susan Regis' Shepard". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.