Adrianne Calvo
Born1984 (age 3940)
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

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

Career

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

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

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

  • 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

  1. "About". Chef Adrianne's. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Maximum Flavor 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. 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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