Art Smith (chef)

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Art Smith lives in Chicago and was born in Jasper, Florida. While attending Florida State University he completed culinary internships with Greenbrier resort and Walt Disney.^[1]He then worked for former Florida governor Bob Graham and is currently personal chef to Oprah Winfrey ^[2].

Contents 1 Publications 2 Projects 3 Events 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Publications

Smith has published two cookbooks and a 3rd is on the way. His books, Back to the Table and Kitchen Life, focus on home cooking and family life. He edits a monthly article on Oprah.com and contributes articles to O Magazine. ^[3]

[edit] Projects

Smith founded the non-profit charity Common Threads, which focuses on teaching children about different cultures through food and art. Currently, Common Threads has served over 750 children and served 2,000 healthy meals to children in 2006. He serves on the board of directors of “Kids Café,” a nutrition program, for children in Minneapolis. Smith owns and runs a highly successful restaurant in Chicago called TABLE fifty-two.^[4]

[edit] Events

Smith has cooked for many celebrities and heads of state. He was the chef for former the former Governor of Florida, Bob Graham, and has also cooked for Governor Jeb Bush, Romero Britto, film stars Ali Landry and Eduardo Verastegui amongst many otheres. ^[5]

[edit] Awards

• The 2002 James Beard Award for his cookbook, Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family (Hyperion, 2001).^[6]
• 2001 Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Category, “For Human Values.” .^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ Chef2Chef (Sept 19, 2007). Chef Art Smith. Chef2Chef. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
2. ^ Oprah.com (Sept 19, 2007). Cooking with Chef Art Smith. Oprah.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
3. ^ Oprah.com (Sept 19, 2007). "Art Smith Wants you". Oprah.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
4. ^ ABC Chicago (Sept 19, 2007). Chef Art Smith Opens New Restaurant in Chicago. ABC Chicago. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
5. ^ Aaron Glickman (March 13, 2007). Chef Art Smith Cooks for star studded crowd. SocialMiami.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
6. ^ ^{a b} Chef2Chef (2007). Chef Art Smith Wins James Beard Award. Chef2Chef. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.

[edit] External links

• Oprah (2007). Video of Oprah & Chef Art Smith. Oprah Winfrey Show. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
• Oprah Winfrey (2007). Oprah Cooking with Art Smith. Oprah Winfrey. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
• Oprah Winfrey (2007). Art's tricks of the trade on Oprah. Oprah Winfrey Show. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
• Oprah (2007). Oprah says "Art Smith Wants you". Oprah Winfrey Show. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
• Chef2Chef.com (2007). Chef Art Smith. Chef2Chef.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
• Chefs For Humanity (2007). Art Smith - Chef's Council for Chef's For Humanity. Chefs For Humanity. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.