Danny Bowien

Danny Bowien
Born James Daniel Bowien
1982 (age 35–36)
Korea
Nationality American
Occupation Chef

Danny Bowien (born James Daniel Bowien in 1982) is a chef and co founder of Mission Chinese Food and the Mission Burger in San Francisco, California. He is a 2013 James Beard Award winner[1] and won the Pesto World Championship in 2008.[2]

Bowien currently appears as the main subject of the sixth season of the television series The Mind of a Chef. It premiered on November 14, 2017 on Facebook Watch.

Biography

Bowien was born in South Korea and raised in Moore, Oklahoma and attended Westmoore High School. He began his culinary career in New York City, at Sumile, later he moved to San Francisco, where he worked at Blowfish Sushi, Slow Club and Tsunami, before working at Farina, when he won the Pesto World Championship.

Career

Bowien originally wanted to be an optometrist, then a fine dining chef, and at 26, was considering quitting restaurant work when he tasted Szechuan[3] food at Spices II[4][5] in the Richmond District.

Bowien worked at Mission Street Food with Anthony Myint, and Mission Burger. He started Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco, CA. Mission Chinese Food was named the second Best New Restaurant in America by Bon Appetit Magazine.[6] and fourth Best New Restaurant in America by GQ Magazine.[7] In 2012 Bowien launched Mission Chinese Food in New York City.[8] In 2013, he opened a Mexican restaurant, called Mission Cantina, in New York.[9] Mission Cantina was closed 3 years later.[10]

He was nominated a 2011 Rising Star Chef by the San Francisco Chronicle,[11] and he is also a 2012 and 2013 James Beard Finalist.[12] Bowien was nominated for other titles too, as Food and Wine, 40 Big Thinkers under 40,[13] and People best New Chef for California .[14] San Francisco Chronicle named him one of the Bay Area 30 under 30.[15]

In May 2013, Bowien was awarded the prestigious "Rising Star Chef" by the James Beard Foundation for his work in the Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York City.[1]

In 2017, Bowien was chosen to be the main subject of the sixth season of the popular food and travel show The Mind of a Chef. It premiered on November 14, 2017 on Facebook Watch.

In 2018, Bowien will open a new Mission Chinese Food location in Bushwick, Brooklyn in front of the independent music venue Elsewhere. [16]

Personal life

Bowien currently lives in New York City, New York with his son Mino.

References

  1. 1 2 2013 James Beard Foundation : Restaurant and chef Awards : Rising Star Chef of the Year : A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come. Danny Bowien Mission Chinese Food San Francisco and NYC
  2. ↑ "2008 Championship". Pestochampionship.it. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  3. ↑ Late Night with Seth Meyers (14 November 2017). "Danny Bowien Cooks Up Some Spicy Chicken Wings for Seth" – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Spices II - CLOSED - Inner Richmond - San Francisco, CA". Yelp.
  5. ↑ "Spices - Inner Richmond - San Francisco, CA". Yelp.
  6. ↑ "The Best New Restaurants in America, 2011: In the Magazine". bonappetit.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  7. ↑ Thursday, February 16, 2012, by Carolyn Alburger (2012-02-16). "GQ's Alan Richman Names Mission Chinese Food Among Ten Best New Restaurants of 2011". Sf.eater.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  8. ↑ Fabricant, Florence (2012-02-13). "Mission Chinese Food Is Coming to New York — NYTimes.com". San Francisco (Calif): Dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  9. ↑ Fabricant, Florence (2013-10-28). "Danny Bowien's Mission Cantina Opens Soon". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ Dai, Serena (December 8, 2016). "Danny Bowien's Mission Cantina Closes After Three Years Of Shapeshifting". Eater NY.
  11. ↑ Hu, Janny (2011-03-13). "Danny Bowien: 2011 Rising Star Chef". SFGate. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  12. ↑ Carey Jones (2012-03-19). "James Beard Foundation Announces 2012 Finalists". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  13. ↑ "Anthony Myint & Danny Bowien: Charitable Chefs | Food & Wine". Foodandwine.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  14. ↑ "The People's Best New Chef: California | Food & Wine". Foodandwine.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  15. ↑ "Inside Scoop SF » Zagat unveils its Bay Area contingent of 30 Under 30". Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  16. ↑ "Danny Bowien Says He Will Open a Mission Chinese Food in Bushwick". GrubStreet. 2018-10-06.
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