Jody Adams (chef)

Jody Adams is a James Beard Foundation Award winning[1] (Perrier-Jouet Best Chef Award, Northeast, 1997)[2] chef and restaurateur in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She ran Rialto in Harvard Square for over 20 years.[1]

In July 2016, she opened Porto in Boston’s Back Bay.[3]

Biography

Adams attended Brown University and graduated with a degree in Anthropology.[1]

Adams trained under Lydia Shire and Gordon Hamersley. She became executive chef at Michaela's in East Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990 where she stayed until she opened Rialto in 1994.[2]

Adams was a contestant on the second season of Top Chef Masters.[2] and received the James Beard Award in 1997.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Debaise, Colleen (June 12, 2014). "Women Who Belong in the Kitchen: Jody Adams". The NY Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chef Jody Adams of Rialto - Biography". Star Chefs. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Toussaint, Kristin (July 11, 2016). "It's a fresh seafood spectacular at the now open Back Bay restaurant from chef Jody Adams". Boston.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jody Adams". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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