Jennifer Biesty
Jennifer Biesty is a chef and restaurateur (Shakewell+Oakland) who appeared on Top Chef: Chicago where she competed against her girlfriend Zoi Antonitsas.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Biesty is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She studied at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and was one of their youngest students. She interned in New Orleans at the Sazerac.[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from CIA, Biesty went to Manhattan to work with Marcus Samuelsson at Restaurant Aquavit. She then went to work with Loretta Keller in San Francisco and spent time in Europe working with various chefs.[1]
After competing on Top Chef, Biesty was executive chef at Scala’s Bistro[3] in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.[1]
Biesty also competed to Beat Bobby Flay and won on Chopped.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Jennifer Biesty". KQED. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Mosthof, Mariella (March 19, 2020). "'Top Chef' Gave Queer Women a Platform Before It Was Cool". Shondaland. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Top Chef Biographies" (PDF). luxesf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Bauter, Danielle (March 2, 2021). "One Year Into the Pandemic, an Oakland Chef Reflects on How Her Restaurant Has Survived". Fodor ‘s. Retrieved 22 November 2022.