Bryan Voltaggio
{{short description|American chef}}
{{Infobox chef
| image =
| name = Bryan Voltaggio
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| birth_date ={{Birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
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| death_place =
| style = Modern American
| education = Culinary Institute of America
| restaurants = {{plainlist|* Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse, National Harbor, MD (2016),
- Showroom, Frederick, MD (2020)}}
| prevrests={{plainlist|* VOLT, Frederick, MD (2008–2020),
- Aggio, Baltimore, MD (2014–2018),
- Family Meal, Frederick, MD (2015–2016),
- STRFSH, Santa Monica, CA (2017–2021),
- Estuary, Washington, DC (2019–2022),
- Thacher & Rye, Frederick, MD (2020–2024),{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Ryan |date=2024-06-30 |title=Frederick's Thacher & Rye closes; new restaurant coming Friday |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/employment/fredericks-thacher-rye-closes-new-restaurant-coming-friday/article_a921af8f-ad3b-5c52-a72c-cceddcc0c1d9.html |website=The Frederick News-Post |language=en}}}}
| television = {{plainlist|
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Bryan Voltaggio (born 1976){{Cite web |title=Voltaggio, Bryan 1976- |url=https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2011185542/ |website=OCLC WorldCat Identities}} is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and author. He is a Top Chef television series alum; and he was a semi-finalist for the James Beard award.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-03 |title=One Top Chef Contestant Has Been Runner-Up Three Times - But Never Won |url=https://www.cbr.com/top-chef-bryan-voltaggio-wins/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Holl |first=Joel |date=November 20, 2014 |title=Life of Bryan |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/bryan-voltaggio-joins-baltimores-culinary-scene/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Baltimore Magazine |language=en-US}} His brother is celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-15 |title='Top Chef' favorites the Voltaggio brothers battle it out in new cooking competition |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/06/15/top-chef-favorites-the-voltaggio-brothers-battle-it-out-in-new-cooking-competition |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-11 |title='Top Chef' favorites the Voltaggio brothers battle it out in new cooking competition |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/06/11/top-chef-favorites-the-voltaggio-brothers-battle-it-out-in-new-cooking-competition |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}} He resides in Frederick, Maryland and is known for Mid-Atlantic cuisine.
Early life and education
Bryan Voltaggio was the oldest of three children, born to Sharon and John Voltaggio.{{Cite news |date=July 23, 2013 |title=Bryan Voltaggio: From a teenager 'amok' to 'Top Chef Masters' |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/bryan-voltaggio-from-a-teenager-amok-to-top-chef-masters/2013/07/22/682d35f8-ef04-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html}} At age 7, his parents divorced and the children initially lived with their mother, and later moved to their father's house. Starting in childhood, brothers Bryan and Michael were very close. He attended Governor Thomas Johnson High School.{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2015 |title=Family Style |url=https://www.baltimorestyle.com/family_style/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Baltimore Style |language=en-US}} He is married to Jennifer Covell, whom he met in high school; and together they have three children.
His first job was as a busboy at a Holiday Inn in Frederick, Maryland. He took a vocational culinary program at Frederick Community College while attending Governor Thomas Johnson High School and by age 15, he was given the role of cook.
Voltaggio received an AOS degree in culinary arts in 1999 from The Culinary Institute of America. He was mentored by chef Charlie Palmer and Gerry Hayden, while working at restaurant Aureole.{{cite web |title=Top Chef - Bios - Bryan Voltaggio | Bravo TV Official Site |url=http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/bryan-voltaggio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916091645/http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/bryan-voltaggio |archive-date=2010-09-16 |publisher=Bravo |access-date=2010-09-21}}{{Cite web |last=Ulla |first=Gabe |date=2011-07-05 |title=Bryan Voltaggio on the Importance of Balance in Cooking |url=https://www.eater.com/2011/7/5/6671719/bryan-voltaggio-on-the-importance-of-balance-in-cooking |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eater |language=en}}
Restaurant career
In 2003, Voltaggio worked as the head chef at Charlie Palmer Steak.
Bryan, along with brother Michael, opened STRFSH, a fast-casual fish sandwich shop in Santa Monica, open from October 2017 to 2021.{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Matthew |date=2017-10-31 |title=Michael and Bryan Voltaggio's STRFSH grills fish sandwiches in Santa Monica starting today |url=https://la.eater.com/2017/10/31/16587234/strfish-santa-monica-michael-bryan-voltaggio-opening-photos |access-date=2021-04-28 |website=Eater LA |language=en}} The Voltaggio brother had co-owned Estuary in Washington D.C., which operated under their leadership from 2019 until March 2022.{{Cite web |last=Plumb |first=Tierney |date=2022-03-22 |title=Estuary Returns With New Mid-Atlantic Delicacies — and No More Voltaggio Brothers |url=https://dc.eater.com/2022/3/22/22989503/estuary-mid-atlantic-reopenings-downtown-conrad-voltaggio-brothers |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eater DC |language=en}}
= Restaurants =
== Active ==
- Voltaggio Brothers Steak House, MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill (December 2016–present){{Cite news |last=Sietsema |first=Tom |date=April 12, 2017 |title=Voltaggio Brothers Steak House Review |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/voltaggio-brothers-steak-house-review-together-at-last-this-tag-team-antes-up/2017/04/11/65d096fa-10df-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html}}
- Showroom, Frederick (2020–present)
- Wye Oak Tavern at Visitation Hotel, Frederick (2024–present){{Cite web |title=Visitation Hotel |url=https://www.visitationhotel.com/}}
== Closed ==
{{Columns-list|
- Thacher & Rye, Frederick (2020–2024){{Cite web |title=Chef Bryan Voltaggio's Frederick restaurant Thacher & Rye to close; will become The Ordinary Hen|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/29/bryan-voltaggios-frederick-restaurant-thacher-and-rye-to-become-the-ordinary-hen/|access-date=2024-07-02|website=Baltimore Sun |date=29 June 2024 |language=en}}
- VOLT, Frederick (2008–2020){{Cite web |title=Bryan Voltaggio's Frederick restaurant Volt reopens as Thacher & Rye |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/food-drink/bs-fo-voltaggio-rebrands-thacher-rye-20201016-fl24ck5yvfbyfluyyemub2e2yu-story.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Baltimore Sun |date=16 October 2020 |language=en}}
- Aggio, Baltimore (2014–2018){{Cite web |last=Yeager |first=Amanda |date=December 20, 2018 |title=Court rules Bryan Voltaggio owes Cordish $3.1M over shuttered Baltimore restaurants |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/12/20/court-rules-bryan-voltaggio-owes-cordish-3-1m-over.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Bizjournals.com}}
- Family Meal, Baltimore (2015–August 2016)
- STRFSH, Santa Monica (2017–2021){{Cite web |last=Saria |first=Lauren |date=2022-11-01 |title=The Voltaggio Brothers Are Opening an Italian Restaurant at This Upscale California Ski Resort |url=https://sf.eater.com/2022/11/1/23434901/voltaggio-brothers-new-restaurant-mammoth-lakes |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Eater SF |language=en}}
- Estuary, Washington D.C. (2019–March 2022){{Cite web |last=Plumb |first=Tierney |date=2022-03-22 |title=Estuary Returns With New Mid-Atlantic Delicacies — and No More Voltaggio Brothers |url=https://dc.eater.com/2022/3/22/22989503/estuary-mid-atlantic-reopenings-downtown-conrad-voltaggio-brothers |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eater DC |language=en}}
- Lunchbox, Frederick, MD
}}
Television appearances
Voltaggio was the runner-up of the sixth season of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show, placing second to his brother, Michael Voltaggio;{{Cite web |date=2021-07-02 |title='Top Chef' Winners: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/food/pictures/top-chef-winners-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}} subsequently he was also the runner-up on the fifth season of Top Chef Masters, and again runner-up to Melissa King on the seventeenth season of Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-19 |title=Who Won Top Chef All Stars: L.A.? |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1162637/who-won-top-chef-all-stars-l-a |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=E! Online}} He was the first chef to compete on both Top Chef and Top Chef Masters.{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Hillary Dixler |date=2013-09-26 |title=Douglas Keane: Winner of Top Chef Masters Season 5 |url=https://www.eater.com/2013/9/26/6364261/douglas-keane-winner-of-top-chef-masters-season-5 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eater |language=en}}
In 2022, both Voltaggio brothers appeared on season three of Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions on the Food Network.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Tournament of Champions III: Battle Recap – Week 6 |url=https://guiltyeats.com/2022/04/05/tournament-champions-iii-battle-recap-week-6/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Guilty Eats |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=2022-01-18 |title=Guy Fieri's 'Tournament Of Champions' Renewed For Season 3 At Food Network |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/guy-fieri-tournament-of-champions-renewed-season-3-food-network-1234914425/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Awards, nominations and accolades
- 2010 James Beard Foundation Award "Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic" Nominee{{cite web|title=James Beard Foundation search for Volt|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/search/site/volt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141017120755/http://www.jamesbeard.org/search/site/volt|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2014|publisher=James Beard Foundation|access-date=17 October 2014}}
- 2012 James Beard Foundation Award "Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic" Semi-finalist
Personal life
Voltaggio lives in Maryland with his wife Jennifer and their three children.{{cite web
|url = http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/the-dish/its-a-girl-for-bryan-voltaggio-and-wife
|title = It's a Girl For Bryan Voltaggio and Wife!
|publisher = Bravo
|date = 2013-07-13
|accessdate = 2013-10-01}}
Publications
- {{Cite book |last1=Voltaggio |first1=Bryan |title=VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers |last2=Voltaggio |first2=Michael |publisher=Weldon Owen |others=Ed Anderson (photographer), Charlie Palmer (foreword) |year=2011 |isbn=978-1616281618}}
- {{Cite book |last=Voltaggio |first=Bryan |title=Home: Recipes to Cook with Family and Friends |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |year=2015 |isbn=978-0316323888}}
- {{Cite book |title=The Eat Like a Man Guide to Feeding a Crowd: How to Cook for Family, Friends, and Spontaneous Parties |publisher=Chronicle Books |others=David Granger (introduction), Bryan Voltaggio (foreword), Mario Batali (foreword) |year=2015 |isbn=978-1452131849 |editor-last=D'Agostino |editor-first=Ryan}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bryanvoltaggio.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|id=nm3558467}}
- [http://www.showroomfrederick.com/ Showroom Restaurant website]
- [https://www.thacherandrye.com/ Thacher & Rye Restaurant website]
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