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Adrianne Calvo

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Adrianne Calvo
Born1984 (age 39–40)
EducationJohnson & Wales University
Culinary career
Cooking styleAmerican
Current restaurant(s)
    • Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar (2007–)
    • Cracked Eatery (2019–)
Websitewww.adriannecalvo.com

Adrianne Calvo (born 1984)[1] is an American chef and television personality.

Early life

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Calvo was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1984.[2]

Career

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In 2002, Calvo enrolled at the culinary school Johnson & Wales University. Receiving first place in some culinary competitions gave her the opportunity to cater the 2003 World Series for the champions Florida Marlins.[3]

In 2004, Calvo started to work at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, where she worked with chef Patrick Lassaque. After working at Mandarin Oriental,[4] Calvo worked with Thomas Keller and Cindy Pawlcyn.

Calvo has participated in the Food Network's South Beach Wine and Food Festival[5] for the past four years as well as events such as Dali Miami[6] and Miami Beach International Fashion Week.[7]

Restaurants

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In April 2007, Calvo opened her restaurant, Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar in Miami.[8] In August 2019, Calvo turned her food truck into a brick-and-mortar restaurant called the Cracked Eatery in Miami.[9]

Awards

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In 2013, Calvo won the Master Holiday Chef Challenge[10]

In 2015 "Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar" was selected as one of the 17 most important restaurants in Miami by Thrillist.[11] It was also named one of the U.S.'s 15 most unique restaurants by Zagat in 2016[12]

In 2018, Calvo was named Miami's Best Chef by the New Times.[13]

Books

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  • Maximum Flavor (2005)[14]
  • Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor, Fueled by Fire (2008)[15]
  • MaximumFlavorSocial (2014)[16]
  • Play With Fire (2015)[17]
  • The A-List (2018)[18]

References

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  1. ^ "About". Chef Adrianne's. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ Maximum Flavor[permanent dead link] Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire, ABC Local Archived May 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Published January 15, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Adrianne Calvo: Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, SOBEWFF Archived May 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Culinary Stars and Stilettos in the Sand: South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2013, Huffington Post Published March 1, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. ^ New Exhibit: Dali Miami, Ocean Drive Published March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Chef Adrianne Calvo Teams Up with Miami Beach International Fashion Week for a Star-Studded Night Hosted by Dionne Warwick, Miami Fashion Week Archived May 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Ballantine, Tiffany Savinon and Joshua. "Dine in the Dark with Chef Adrianne". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Doss, Laine (2019-08-08). "Chef Adrianne Calvo's Cracked Opening in No Name Chinese Space". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  10. ^ "Chef Adrianne strives to make 'everything incredibly delicious'". Sun Sentinel. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  11. ^ Meltzer, Matt. "Miami's 17 Most Important Restaurants". Thrillist.
  12. ^ "Zagat". www.zagat.com.
  13. ^ "Best Chef: Adrianne Calvo (Chef Adrianne's) | Best of Miami® 2018: Your Key to the City". Miami New Times.
  14. ^ Maximum Flavor. 23 August 2005.
  15. ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire|Paperback". Barnes & Noble.
  16. ^ #MaximumFlavorSocial: Food, Family & Followers. 17 November 2014.
  17. ^ Play with Fire: Images and Ingredients That Ignite. 26 January 2015.
  18. ^ Noble, Barnes &. "The A-List: Chef Adrianne's Finest, Vol. I|Paperback". Barnes & Noble.
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