Chef Joey Altman
Chef Joey Altman
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Chef Joey Altman, My World My Wine's chef spokesperson, one of the foremost American chefs specializing in multi-cultural cuisine, is Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines’ ambassador of “perfect pairings”.
Chef Joey Altman has a dedicated Bay Area following among viewers of the local cooking show Bay Café on KRON Channel 4, a three-time winner of the James Beard Foundation award. Nationally, Joey made a splash with his TV Food network’s series Appetite for Adventure, an outdoor sport and adventure show demonstrating how people can enjoy gourmet food in the great outdoors and Tasting Napa, a travelogue showcasing the best of food wine and places of northern California’s wine country. Look for Joey’s first book No Reservations, by Wiley Publishing, to debut in May 2008.
One of the foremost American chefs specializing in multi-cultural cuisine, Chef Joey Altman began his culinary training at the age of sixteen. Altman graduated and received the Chef de Cuisine Award from Sullivan County Community College in the Catskills, where he grew up. He later traveled to Lyons, France, to train under his mentor, Chef Bernard Constantin, before relocating to Boston, where he worked at the renowned Harvest restaurant in Cambridge. In January 1985 Altman moved to New Orleans and worked with Emeril Lagasse at Commander’s Palace.
In 1989, Altman opened Miss Pearl’s Jam House in San Francisco, garnering three and four star reviews for his tropical dishes inspired by Caribbean, Cajun, Creole and Pacific Rim cuisine. From 1998 to September 2002 Joey Altman was owner and executive chef of Wild Hare in Menlo Park. Critics have described Altman’s cooking as “bold,” “colorful,” and “sophisticated yet whimsical,” with “layers of flavors.”
Joey Altman was born in Miami, Florida, raised in the Catskill Mountains of N.Y. and currently resides in San Francisco with his wife and three children.My World My Wine encourages responsible drinking.
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