Joey Altman
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| Born | United States |
| Education | Sullivan County Community College |
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| Website | http://www.joeyaltman.com/ |
Joey Altman is an American chef, restaurateur, television host and writer.[1]
Personal history
Altman grew up in the Catskills in New York, where his mother worked at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel. As a child he wanted to be a magician, a stunt man, musician or an actor.[2] He earned a degree in hotel and restaurant management at the Sullivan County Community College in New York. He attended classes at California Culinary Academy in San Francisco with Mario Batali and John Bentley.[3]
Altman is an avid blues guitarist, performing with the all-chef band "Back Burner Blues" for charity events.[4] He is married, has three children, and lives in San Francisco, California.[citation needed]
Career
He trained under Chef Bernard Constantin at the Hotel Larivoire in Lyon, France, and with Jean Brouilly at Tarare in Britany, France.[2] He worked at the Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1985 he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to work for Emeril Lagasse at Commander's Palace.[2]
In San Francisco he worked for Jeremiah Tower at Stars and at Taxi, and as a private chef at music promoter Bill Graham's concert venues. He gained prominence as the opening chef at Miss Pearl's Jam House, a restaurant at the Phoenix Hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. He owned and ran the Wild Hare Restaurant in Menlo Park, California from 1999–2003.[4] Beginning in 2002, Altman was spokesman for Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, a wine division of Diageo.
Television career
At Food Network, Altman hosted "Appetite for Adventure", which demonstrated outdoor travel cooking, and "Tasting Napa", a travelogue.[4] He was the host of "What's Cooking with Joey Altman" on Shop at Home Network. In 1998 he launched the long-running "Bay Cafe", which features on-location and in-studio cooking demonstrations with guest chefs from around the San Francisco Bay Area.[5]
Awards
- James Beard Foundation Award broadcast media awards for "Best Local Television Cooking Series" in: 2000, 2001, 2006.[6]
Bibliography
- Without Reservations, (2008) co-authored with Jennie Schacht, photography by Frankie Frankeny[7]
References
- ^ "Cook's Night Out: JOEY ALTMAN". SFGate. July 24, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Chef Joey Altman". The Reluctant Gourmet. August 19, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "John Bentley closing out career in restaurant business". The Almanac News. December 4, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Joey Altman". Food Network. Archived from the original on May 16, 2006.
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- ^ "Primary Source".
- ^ Altman, Joey; Schacht, Jennie (2008). Without Reservations. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470130452.
External links
- joeyaltman.com – official site
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