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American chef
Michelle Bernstein
EducationJohnson & Wales University
SpouseDavid Martinez
Culinary career
Cooking styleLatin cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • Cafe la Trova (2018-)
    • Sweet Liberty (2015-)
    • La Cañita (2021-)
    • Little Liberty (2022-)


Previous restaurant(s)
    • Azul (2001–2005)
    • Michy's (2005–2018)
    • SRA (2008–2011)
    • Crumb on Parchment (2011–2018)
    • Seagrape (2015–2017)
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
Websitewww.chefmichellebernstein.com

Michelle Bernstein is an American chef from Miami, Florida. She is a James Beard Foundation Award recipient and cooks in a Latin American style.

Early life

The daughter of an Argentine-Jewish mother and a father with Russian-Jewish heritage, Bernstein graduated from high school at 16 and moved to New York City to study dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She later studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University.

Career

In 2001 she opened the restaurant Azul at the Mandarin Oriental. 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.

In May 2006, Bernstein became a consulting chef for Delta Air Lines.

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. Bernstein operates a Miami chapter of Common Threads.

In 2011, Bernstein opened Crumb on Parchment, a café in the Miami Design District.

In April 2015, she debuted her TV show "SoFlo Taste."

References

  1. "Try home-cooked, hearty pork chop 'schnitzel' Chef Michelle Bernstein shares her secrets to a potential family favorite". Today. msnbc.com. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. Jewish Women's International: "Michelle Bernstein Cooking Up Inspired Fusion Cuisine Susan" by Susan Josephs Archived 2017-02-22 at the Wayback Machine retrieved February 21, 2017
  3. "Chef Michelle Bernstein Michelle Bernstein to discuss her Jewish roots" by Marvin Glassman retrieved February 21, 2017
  4. chefmichellebernstein.com Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on September 24, 2009
  5. "News Release: Delta's New Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein Spices Up International Dining Experience for BusinessElite Customers". news.delta.com. Atlanta: Delta Air Lines. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  6. "In-flight Services: BusinessElite Dining". delta.com. Delta Air Lines. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  7. "In-flight Services: First Class Dining". delta.com. Delta Air Lines. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  8. "Michelle Bernstein Included on List of South Florida's Best & Brightest (May 2011)". Aventura Business Monthly. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. "Local 10 to debut 'SoFlo Taste' featuring chef Michelle Bernstein". local10.com. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

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