Chef-Director, Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co., international restaurant
consultantscreators of the Rainbow Room, Windows on the World, and five of
New York's three-star restaurants
Consulting chef and co-owner of the Rainbow Room (1987-2000); consulting chef
to Windows on the World (1996-2001)
First chef, at age 24, to New York's Mayor Ed Koch at Gracie Mansion
Author of ten cookbooks, including the acclaimed "1-2-3 cookbook" series
Winner of four James Beard Awards
Winner of the Julia Child/IACP Book Award
Entertaining columnist for Bon Appetit Magazine
Has written and produced stories for The New York Times, Oprah, Gourmet,
Real Simple, Cooking Light, More, Gotham, FoodArts, M: The Montessori Magazine
Deemed a "Mover and Shaker" by Business Week
Named one of "America's Top Enlightened Chefs" by Cooking Light
Nominated "Innovator of the Year" by Chef magazine
Drexel University's Distinguished Visiting Professor (2000)
Frequent guest on national television: The Today Show; Good Morning America;
B. Smith with Style; Home Matters; Food Network; Our Home; QVC
Guest host on WOR-Radio and frequent guest on National Public Radio
Has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Cooking Light,
House Beautiful, New York Magazine, Business Week, Trumps, Redbook, Newsday,
The Daily News, Palm Beach Post
Past President of Les Dames d'Escoffier, New York
Sits on the Board of Directors of Arts Horizons; Greyston Bakery; Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
She is responsible for creating "Hudson River Cuisine" for the 3-star
Hudson River Club; "Med-Rim Cuisine" for New York's first pan-Mediterranean restaurant, Café Greco; and the trendsetting
"Little Meals" concept for the Rainbow Room
She is the creator of the acclaimed "Venetian Wine Cake" manufactured
by the Greyston Bakery, featured on "60 Minutes"
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