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"I'm
going to put a new and colorful
twist on southwestern cuisine," said
Bobby Flay, host of Food Network's
Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay,
FoodNation, and Boy Meets Grill,
just before the 1991 opening of the
now-celebrated Mesa Grill. Since
then the flame-haired man from
Manhattan has earned critical
acclaim, including Gael Greene's
choice of Mesa Grill as best
restaurant in 1992. Mesa Grill's
two-star review in The New York
Times reported that "the sassy fare
at Mesa Grill surpasses anything of
its kind elsewhere in New York."
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The
recognition that Bobby has gained at
Mesa Grill for his mouthwatering
dishes has built his reputation as a
major force not only in New York's
culinary scene but also nationwide.
In May 1993, Bobby was voted the
James Beard Foundation's Rising Star
Chef of the Year, an award that
honors the country's most
accomplished chef under the age of
30. The French Culinary Institute,
his alma mater, honored him in 1993
with its first-ever Outstanding
Graduate Award, which recognizes the
school's most accomplished alumni.
And his first book, Bobby Flay's
Bold American Food (Warner Books,
1994), won the 1995 International
Association of Culinary
Professionals award for design. Not
one to rest on laurels, Bobby has
authored three more cookbooks: From
My Kitchen to Your Table (Clarkson
Potter, 1998), Boy Meets Grill
(Hyperion, 1999) and Bobby Flay
Cooks American (Hyperion, 2001).
Bobby
fell into cooking at the age of 17
when he took a job at New York's Joe
Allen restaurant. Eventually, he so
impressed the management that Joe
Allen paid his tuition to the
prestigious French Culinary
Institute. But French cuisine was
not to be Bobby's destiny. After
restaurateur Jonathan Waxman
introduced him to southwestern
ingredients, Bobby -- instantly
drawn to indigenous American foods
such as black and white beans,
chiles and avocados -- was
determined to explore the
possibilities of southwestern
cuisine as an important and distinct
culinary style for America.
From
1988 to 1990, Bobby experimented
with his new culinary passion at New
York's Miracle Grill, where his
colorful southwestern creations
earned him something of a cult
following. When Bobby's own Mesa
Grill opened its doors in 1991, his
reputation as a major New York chef
was sealed. He continued to soar
with Bolo, his second New York
restaurant, which Bobby (Bo) and
partner Laurence Kretchmer (Lo)
opened in November 1993. Dedicated
to exploring Spanish cuisine,
Bobby's innovative menu at Bolo
dazzles adventurous palates daily.
Bobby's latest restaurant, Mesa
Grill Las Vegas, will open in summer
2004 in Caesar's Palace. His newest
cookbook, Boy Gets Grill, will
launch this spring.
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