Chris Fischer
{{short description|American chef}}
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Chris Fischer is an American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He is the husband of stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer.
Biography
A native of Martha's Vineyard, Fischer grew up on a farm and learned about food from his father, Albert, a former commercial fisherman, who taught him how to hunt, fish and farm.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/travel/on-marthas-vineyard-celebrating-the-local-bounty.html|work=The New York Times|title=On Martha's Vineyard, Celebrating the Local Bounty|last=Pergament|first=Danielle|date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2018}} Fischer spent much of his boyhood on Martha's Vineyard and went to a two-room schoolhouse that has since been converted into a police station.{{Cite news|url= https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2015/06/04/family-food-and-farming-choice-ingredients-live|title=Family, Food and Farming: Choice Ingredients to Live By|last=Floyd|first=Alex|date=June 4, 2015|work=The Vineyard Gazette|location=Martha's Vineyard|language=en|access-date=April 9, 2019|archivedate=February 12, 2018|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180212075629/https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2015/06/04/family-food-and-farming-choice-ingredients-live|url-status=live}}
When he became a chef, he worked under Mario Batali at Babbo while living in Manhattan.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a18194585/who-is-amy-schumer-husband-chris-fischer/|title=Who Is Amy Schumer's Husband, Chris Fischer??????????|last1=Tang|first1=Estelle|last2=Morrill|first2=Hannah|date=February 15, 2018|magazine=Elle|language=en-US|access-date=April 9, 2019}} He also cooked in Europe, working at the American Academy in Rome and London's The River Cafe before returning to Martha's Vineyard to work there full-time in 2007.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2015/06/30/chris-fischer/14lnlJLVDYD2Wvf62Tu89M/story.html|title=Q & A: Chris Fischer|work=The Boston Globe|first=Michael|last=Floreak|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2019| archivedate=July 4, 2015|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150704235156/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2015/06/30/chris-fischer/14lnlJLVDYD2Wvf62Tu89M/story.html|url-status=dead}}
Fischer ran his family farm, Beetlebung Farm, a five-acre property that his grandfather purchased in the 1950s{{Cite news|url=https://www.voxcreative.com/sponsored/8833041/the-nourished-life-island-farmer-chef-and-author-chris-fischer|title=Farmer, chef, and Author Chris Fischer: Eating Together Matters More Than the Food|publisher=VoxCreative.com|access-date=October 24, 2018|archivedate= February 12, 2018|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180212184139/https://www.voxcreative.com/sponsored/8833041/the-nourished-life-island-farmer-chef-and-author-chris-fischer|url-status=dead}} or in 1961. He was the executive chef at the Beach Plum Inn & Restaurant for several years and was awarded the 2014 StarChefs.com Coastal New England Rising Stars Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/chris-fischer|title=Rising Star Chef Chris Fischer of The Beach Plum – Biography|publisher= StarChefs.com|access-date=October 24, 2018|archivedate=October 24, 2018| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024113012/https://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/chris-fischer|url-status=live}} In 2016, he was awarded with the James Beard Award for his book The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook, which he wrote with co-author Catherine Young. He was also a part-time instructor at Boston University's Metropolitan College Programs in Food & Wine.https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/2016/chris-fischer-beetlebung-farm/ from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
Personal life
Fischer married comedian and actress Amy Schumer on February 13, 2018, in Malibu, California.{{cite news|last1=Melas|first1=Chloe|title=Amy Schumer marries chef Chris Fischer|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/15/entertainment/amy-schumer-married-chris-fischer/index.html|access-date=February 16, 2018|work=CNN|date=February 15, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Conrad|first1=Marissa|title=Amy Schumer Just Married a Farmer! Here Are 11 Make-You-Happy Facts About Chris Fischer|url=https://modernfarmer.com/2018/02/amy-schumer-married-chris-fischer-chef-farmer-beetlebung-farm/|accessdate=February 23, 2018|work=Modern Farmer|date=February 15, 2018}} On May 5, 2019, Schumer gave birth to their son, Gene.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-schumer-welcomes-first-child-1196538|title=Amy Schumer Gives Birth to First Child|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Lindsay|last=Weinberg|date=May 6, 2019|accessdate=May 6, 2019}} Gene was initially given the middle name "Attell" as a nod to Dave Attell, but on April 14, 2020, Schumer announced in a podcast that his middle name had been changed to "David" after they realized "Gene Attell" sounded like "genital".{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/14/amy-schumer-changes-son-gene-attells-name-hilarious-reason/2992664001/|title=Amy Schumer changes son Gene Attell's name after realizing first attempt sounded NSFW|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 14, 2020|accessdate=April 14, 2020}} Schumer revealed in her Netflix special Amy Schumer Growing that Chris Fischer is on the autism spectrum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-schumer-says-husband-chris-fischer-has-autism-spectrum-disorder|title=Amy Schumer reveals husband Chris Fischer has autism spectrum disorder|last=Joyce|first=Kathleen|date=March 19, 2019|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=March 20, 2019}}
Filmography
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| 2020
| A cooking show during the COVID-19 pandemic, filmed while quarantined at home. | Chris teaches his wife Amy, also featuring son Gene, and nanny Jane. |
Awards
His cookbook, The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook, which memorialized a year of cooking and living on Martha's Vineyard, won the 2016 James Beard Award for American Cooking.{{Cite news|url=https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2016/04/27/beetlebung-farm-cookbook-wins-james-beard-award|title=Beetlebung Farm Cookbook Wins James Beard Award|first=Bill|last=Eville|date=April 27, 2016|work=The Vineyard Gazette|location= Martha's Vineyard|access-date=October 24, 2018|archivedate=October 24, 2018|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20181024113140/https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2016/04/27/beetlebung-farm-cookbook-wins-james-beard-award|url-status=live}}
References
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Category:James Beard Foundation Award winners
Category:People from Martha's Vineyard