Matthew Lightner
Born1980
Norfolk, Nebraska
Culinary career
Cooking styleContemporary American
Rating(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
Websiteateranyc.com

Matthew Lightner is the former executive chef of Atera in New York City, a recipient of two Michelin stars. In 2010, Lightner was named one of the "Best New Chefs in America" by Food & Wine.[1][2][3]

Career

Lightner was born in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1980. Lightner graduated with high honors from Portland's Western Culinary Institute[4] in 2001. He trained at Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark until 2009, before moving back to the U.S.[3][5][6]

In 2009, he began working at Castagna in Portland, Oregon. He returned to Portland in 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Michelin Star Recipients - 2013". OpenTable. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Lightner". Atera. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Platt, Adam (April 27, 2012). "A Feast in Disguise". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rising Star Chef Matt Lightner of Atera - Biography". StarChefs. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Introducing: Matthew Lightner". New York Magazine. March 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Matt Lightner". Best New Chefs. Food & Wine. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Brooks, Karen (November 20, 2018). "Celebrated Chef Matt Lightner to Star at Holiday's Plant-Based Pop-Up Dinner Series". The Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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