Adrianne Calvo Explained

Adrianne Calvo
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Style:	American
Education:	Johnson & Wales University
Restaurants:	Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar (2007–) Cracked Eatery (2019–)

Adrianne Calvo (born 1984)^[1] is an American chef and television personality.

Early life

Calvo was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1984.^[2]

Career

In 2002, Calvo enrolled at the culinary school Johnson & Wales University. Receiving first place in some culinary competitions gave her the opportunity to cater the 2003 World Series for the champions Florida Marlins.^[3]

In 2004, Calvo started to work at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, where she worked with chef Patrick Lassaque. After working at Mandarin Oriental,^[4] Calvo worked with Thomas Keller and Cindy Pawlcyn.

Calvo has participated in the Food Network's South Beach Wine and Food Festival^[5] for the past four years as well as events such as Dali Miami^[6] and Miami Beach International Fashion Week.^[7]

Restaurants

In April 2007, Calvo opened her restaurant, Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar in Miami.^[8] In August 2019, Calvo turned her food truck into a brick-and-mortar restaurant called the Cracked Eatery in Miami.^[9]

Awards

In 2013, Calvo won the Master Holiday Chef Challenge^[10]

In 2015 "Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar" was selected as one of the 17 most important restaurants in Miami by Thrillist.^[11] It was also named one of the U.S.'s 15 most unique restaurants by Zagat in 2016^[12]

In 2018, Calvo was named Miami's Best Chef by the New Times.^[13]

Books

• Maximum Flavor (2005)^[14]
• Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor, Fueled by Fire (2008)^[15]
• MaximumFlavorSocial (2014)^[16]
• Play With Fire (2015)^[17]
• The A-List (2018)^[18]

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . Chef Adrianne's . 27 April 2020 . 11 July 2014.
2. http://www.maximumflavor.com/aboutus.html/ Maximum Flavor
3. http://abclocal.go.com/story?section=resources&id=6601461 Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire, ABC Local
4. http://2014.sobefest.com/p/adrianne-calvo-281/ Adrianne Calvo: Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, SOBEWFF
5. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-solomon/south-beach-wine-and-food-2013_b_2768182.html/ Culinary Stars and Stilettos in the Sand: South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2013, Huffington Post
6. http://oceandrive.com/the-latest/homepage/postings/new-exhibit-dali-miami/ New Exhibit: Dali Miami, Ocean Drive
7. http://www.miamifashionweek.com/pressclipings/chef-adrianne-calvo-teams-miami-beach-international-fashion-week-star-studded-night-hosted-dionne-warwick-2/ Chef Adrianne Calvo Teams Up with Miami Beach International Fashion Week for a Star-Studded Night Hosted by Dionne Warwick, Miami Fashion Week
8. Web site: Dine in the Dark with Chef Adrianne. Tiffany Savinon and Joshua. Ballantine. Sun-Sentinel.com. October 15, 2019.
9. Web site: Chef Adrianne Calvo's Cracked Opening in No Name Chinese Space. Doss. Laine. 2019-08-08. Miami New Times. 2019-10-04.
10. Web site: Chef Adrianne strives to make 'everything incredibly delicious'. Sun Sentinel. October 9, 2013. May 28, 2014.
11. Web site: Miami's 17 Most Important Restaurants. Matt. Meltzer. Thrillist.
12. Web site: Zagat. www.zagat.com.
13. Web site: Best Chef: Adrianne Calvo (Chef Adrianne's) | Best of Miami® 2018: Your Key to the City. Miami New Times.
14. Book: Maximum Flavor. 23 August 2005.
15. Web site: Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire|Paperback. Barnes &. Noble. Barnes & Noble.
16. Book:
    1. MaximumFlavorSocial: Food, Family & Followers
    . 17 November 2014.
17. Book: Play with Fire: Images and Ingredients That Ignite. 26 January 2015.
18. Web site: The A-List: Chef Adrianne's Finest, Vol. I|Paperback. Barnes &. Noble. Barnes & Noble.