Renee Erickson (chef)
Renee Erickson (born 1972) is a Seattle-based chef who won the 2016 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest.[1]
Erickson is the owner and chef of a group of restaurants in Seattle, including Bar Melusine, Bateau,[2] Boat Street Cafe, The Whale Wins, Barnacle, and The Walrus and the Carpenter. Bon Appetit titled a 2016 profile of Erickson and her restaurants, "Why Seattle Is One of the Most Exciting Places to Eat in the Country," and compared Erickson to M.F.K. Fisher, Elizabeth David, and Julia Child in her generational significance as a chef.[3]
In 2014, Erickson published a cookbook called A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus.[4]
Erickson has been a prominent supporter of Seattle's minimum wage increase, adopting the $15 minimum hourly wage five years ahead of the legal mandate.[1]
References
- ^ a b NPR Staff (May 6, 2016). "Why This Seattle Chef Is Embracing A Higher Minimum Wage For Employees". NPR. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Varriano, Jackie (December 19, 2015). "A Peek Inside Renee Erickson's New Seattle Restaurants". Zagat. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Knowlton, Andrew (April 27, 2016). "Chef Renee Erickson Makes Us Want to Move to Seattle". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Ahern, Shauna James (26 December 2014). "Renee Erickson has four Seattle restaurants, and now a cookbook". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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