Michelle Bernstein
{{Short description|American chef}}
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| education = Johnson & Wales University
| spouse = David Martinez
| style = Latin cuisine
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| restaurants = {{plainlist|
- Cafe la Trova (2018-)
- Sweet Liberty (2015-)
- La Cañita (2021-)
- Little Liberty (2022-)
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| prevrests = {{plainlist|
- Azul (2001–2005)
- Michy's (2005–2018)
- SRA (2008–2011)
- Crumb on Parchment (2011–2018)
- Seagrape (2015–2017)
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- Melting Pot
- Check, Please! South Florida
- SoFlo Taste (2015–)
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| awards = {{plainlist|
- James Beard Foundation Award – 2008
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| website = {{URL|http://www.chefmichellebernstein.com}}
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Michelle Bernstein is an American chef from Miami, Florida. She is a James Beard Foundation Award recipient and cooks in a Latin American style.{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32866581/ns/today-today_food_and_wine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922232339/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32866581/ns/today-today_food_and_wine|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2009|title=Try home-cooked, hearty pork chop 'schnitzel' Chef Michelle Bernstein shares her secrets to a potential family favorite|date= September 16, 2009|work=Today|publisher=msnbc.com|accessdate=15 January 2010}}
Early life
The daughter of an Argentine-Jewish mother and a father with Russian-Jewish heritage,[https://www.jwmag.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=829 Jewish Women's International: "Michelle Bernstein Cooking Up Inspired Fusion Cuisine Susan" by Susan Josephs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222053129/https://www.jwmag.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=829 |date=2017-02-22 }} retrieved February 21, 2017 Bernstein graduated from high school at 16 and moved to New York City to study dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/broward/fl-jjbs-chef-0224-20160222-story.html "Chef Michelle Bernstein Michelle Bernstein to discuss her Jewish roots" by Marvin Glassman] retrieved February 21, 2017 She later studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University.
Career
In 2001 she opened the restaurant Azul at the Mandarin Oriental.[http://www.chefmichellebernstein.com/about.html chefmichellebernstein.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622172204/http://www.chefmichellebernstein.com/about.html |date=2009-06-22 }} Accessed on September 24, 2009 She was a co-host of the Food Network series Melting Pot and was once won a battle on Iron Chef America versus Bobby Flay. She has appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef. She has hosted a PBS weekly television series, Check, Please! South Florida.
In 2005, Bernstein and her husband, David Martinez, became business partners and left Azul to open Michy's in Miami.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
In May 2006, Bernstein became a consulting chef for Delta Air Lines.{{cite web |url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=303 |title=News Release: Delta's New Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein Spices Up International Dining Experience for BusinessElite Customers |date=2006-05-04 |work=news.delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines |location=Atlanta |accessdate=2012-03-12}}{{cite web |url=http://www.delta.com/traveling_checkin/inflight_services/business_elite/dining.jsp |title=In-flight Services: BusinessElite Dining |work=delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines |accessdate=2012-03-12}}{{cite web |url=http://www.delta.com/traveling_checkin/inflight_services/first_class/dining.jsp |title=In-flight Services: First Class Dining |work=delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
Bernstein won the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef in the South in 2008. Bernstein's third restaurant arrived in 2008, called SRA. Martinez, a tapas restaurant in the Miami Design District.{{Cn|date=December 2024}} Bernstein operates a Miami chapter of Common Threads.{{cite news|url=http://www.aventurabiz.com/abj/michellebernstein-abj.shtml|title=Michelle Bernstein Included on List of South Florida's Best & Brightest (May 2011)|date=May 1, 2011|work=Aventura Business Monthly|accessdate=21 May 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430001508/http://www.aventurabiz.com/abj/michellebernstein-abj.shtml|archivedate=30 April 2011}}
In 2011, Bernstein opened Crumb on Parchment, a café in the Miami Design District.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
In April 2015, she debuted her TV show "SoFlo Taste."{{cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/station/local-10-to-debut-soflo-taste-featuring-chef-michelle-bernstein/31965228 |title=Local 10 to debut 'SoFlo Taste' featuring chef Michelle Bernstein|publisher=local10.com|date=2015-03-23 |accessdate=2015-11-25}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.chefmichellebernstein.com/}}
- [http://omphoy.com/indulge/michelle-bernsteins/ Michelle Bernstein at the Omphoy]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110430001508/http://www.aventurabiz.com/abj/michellebernstein-abj.shtml Michelle Bernstein Profile on Aventura Business Monthly]}}
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Category:Johnson & Wales University alumni
Category:Latin American cuisine
Category:American people of Argentine-Jewish descent
Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Category:James Beard Foundation Award winners
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)