Jenny Dorsey

Location: Los Angeles, California

Expertise: Research & development, Social justice, Food/cultural identity, Fine dining, Soup

Jenny is a professional chef, author and speaker specializing in interdisciplinary storytelling fusing food with social good.
She leads a nonprofit named Studio ATAO and runs her own culinary consulting business.
Her food and work has been featured in outlets such as Food Network, Oxygen TV, Eater, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, among others.

Experience

Jenny is a professional chef, author and speaker specializing in multi-platform storytelling fusing food with social good. She leads a nonprofit community think tank named Studio ATAO and runs her own culinary consulting business.

Jenny is a former management consultant and Columbia MBA who decided to completely pivot her career and pursue the world of food; she worked at various Michelin-starred restaurants in NYC and SF as well as corporate food R&D before finding her voice in food as a form of social activism. She most recently gave her first TEDx Talk titled "How Food Can Be A Source of Identity, Intimacy and Vulnerability."

Jenny's Desert Island Food: "I guess it would be hot on a desert island, so I would say ice cream. I love mint ice cream, specifically from Smitten in SF, no pesky chocolate chips though."

Awards:

2020 Thrillist Local Heroes
2020 IACP Best Personal/Editorial Photograph
2019 Regional Finalist (North America), San Pellegrino Young Chefs
2019 The Art of Plating "On the Rise" Honoree
2019 James Beard House Featured Chef
2018 Finalist, Future of Storytelling "Bridging the Divide" Award
2017 Les Dames D'Escoffier Legacy Awards
2016 Winner, Beat Bobby Flay on Food Network
2016 James Beard Foundation Jean Louis Palladin Professional Work/Study Grant
2015 Bocuse d'or Ment'or Continuing Education Grant
2012 Les Dames D'Escoffier New York Culinary Arts Scholarship

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