Christopher Kostow
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Christopher Kostow 1976 Highland Park, Illinois |
| Education | Apprenticeship |
| Spouse(s) | Martina Kostow |
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Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | California, French, and New American |
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Current restaurant(s)
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Christopher Kostow (born 1976) is Executive Chef at The Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley, California. Under Chef Kostow, The Restaurant was awarded three stars from the Michelin Guide in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2013, Chef Kostow was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for “Best Chef: West.”
Life & career
Chef Kostow grew up in Highland Park, Illinois, and earned a degree in philosophy from Hamilton College in New York. He worked under Trey Foshee at Georges at the Cove in San Diego before moving to France to immerse himself in French cuisine through apprenticeships, after which he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. In San Francisco, Chef Kostow worked under Daniel Patterson at Elizabeth Daniel and Daniel Humm at Campton Place Restaurant before accepting his first executive position at Chez TJ in Mountain View. Chef Kostow has been at The Restaurant at Meadowood since 2008.
Restaurants
- The Restaurant at Meadowood, Napa Valley, CA
- Chez TJ, Mountain View, CA
- Campton Place Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
- Elizabeth Daniel, San Francisco, CA
- La Terrasse, Côte d’Azur, France
- Chez Georges, Paris, France
- Le Jardin des Sens, Montpellier, France
- Georges at the Cove, La Jolla, CA
Awards
- 2013 “Best Chef: West,” James Beard Foundation Award
- 2013 Three Michelin Stars, The Restaurant at Meadowood, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2013[1]
- 2013 #2 on Bon Appétit magazine’s “The 20 Most Important Restaurants in America”[2]
- 2012 Three Michelin Stars, The Restaurant at Meadowood, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2012[3]
- 2012 “Regional Champion,” Time Magazine[4]
- 2012 “Chef of the Year,” Eater SF Awards 2012[5]
- 2011 Three Michelin Stars, The Restaurant at Meadowood, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2011[6]
- 2010 Four Stars, San Francisco Chronicle[7]
- 2010 Two Michelin Stars, The Restaurant at Meadowood, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2010[8]
- 2009 “Best New Chefs,” Food & Wine[9]
- 2009 Two Michelin Stars, The Restaurant at Meadowood, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2009[10]
- 2008 Two Michelin Stars, Chez TJ, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2008[11]
- 2007 One Michelin Star, Chez TJ, Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2007[12]
Television appearances
- 2010 Iron Chef America[13] vs. Cat Cora in “Battle Oatmeal,” on the Food Network, Episode IA0820H[14]
- 2010 Food(ography), on the Cooking Channel Season 1, Episode 14
References
- ↑ 2013 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ "The 20 Most Important Restaurants in America"
- ↑ 2012 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ Time Magazine
- ↑ Eater SF Awards 2012
- ↑ Lucchesi, Paolo (October 26, 2010) 2011 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ Bauer, Michael (February 18, 2010) Four-Star SF Chronicle Review
- ↑ 2010 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ F&W Best New Chefs 2009
- ↑ 2009 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ 2008 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ 2007 Michelin star recipients (Bay Area)
- ↑ Iron Chef America Season 8
- ↑ Video of Iron Chef America: Cora vs. Kostow, "Battle Oatmeal"