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'''Johanne Killeen''', |
'''Johanne Killeen''' is an American chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author. Together with her husband, the late George Germon, she founded [[Al Forno]] Restaurant in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], which is considered the birthplace of flatbread pizza.<ref name="Canavan">{{cite news |last1=Canavan |first1=Hilary Dixler |title=The Grilled Pizza Margarita at Al Forno in Providence. |url=https://www.eater.com/2014/3/19/6266361/the-grilled-pizza-margarita-at-al-forno-in-providence |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Eater |date=March 19, 2014}}</ref> She is also the author of two cookbooks: ''Cucina Simpatica: Robust Trattoria Cooking from Al Forno'' (1991)<ref name="Ian">{{cite news |last1=Donnis |first1=Ian |title=Simple beauty Al Forno's Johanne Killeen and George Germon mine the essence of Italian food |url=https://providencephoenix.com/archive/features/00/03/23/ALFORNO.html |access-date=15 October 2022 |publisher=Providence Phoenix |date=March 23, 2000}}</ref> and ''On Top of Spaghetti... Macaroni, Linguine, Penne, and Pasta of Every Kind.'' |
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Killeen and Germon were both artists, graduates of the [[Rhode Island School of Design]] RISD),<ref name="Oset">{{cite news |last1=Babür-Winter |first1=Oset |title=This Restaurant Veteran Has the Secrets to Survival (and Success) |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/johanne-killeen-al-forno-restaurant-survival-tips |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Food&Wine |date=August 6, 2020}}</ref> and looking for a way to supplement their income which led them to open Al Forno in 1980.<ref name="Germon obit">{{cite news |last1=Bidgood |first1=Jess |title=George Germon, Founder of Rhode Island Dining Gem, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/us/george-germon-founder-of-rhode-island-dining-gem-dies-at-70.html |accessdate=12 February 2019 |work=New York Times |date=October 14, 2022}}</ref> At the time they came up with the idea, Killeen had been working at a restaurant outside [[Florence]], [[Italy]] while George taught at RISD in Rome.<ref name="GC">{{cite web |title=Johanne Killeen & George Germon of Al Forno's – Providence, RI |url=https://greatchefs.com/chef/johanne-killeen/ |website=GreatChefs |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> |
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She and her husband appeared on an episode of ''[[In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs]]'', where they prepared dirty steak with hot Fanny sauce.<ref name="Julia">{{cite web |title=Johanne Killeen, George Germon, And Christopher Gross - In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs |url=https://nhpbs.org/schedule/summary.aspx?progId=InJuliasKitchenwithMasterChefs130 |website=PBS |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> |
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==Honors and |
==Honors and awards== |
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''[[Food & Wine]]'' instituted an annual Best New Chef honor in 1988. Killeen Was in the first group and was the only woman in the group chosen.<ref name="Best">{{cite news |title=Every Food & Wine Best New Chef Ever, Since 1988 |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/every-fw-best-new-chef-winner-list |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Food&Wine |date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Along with her husband, she won the Best Chef of the Northeast [[James Beard Foundation Award: 1990s|James Beard Award]] |
''[[Food & Wine]]'' instituted an annual Best New Chef honor in 1988. Killeen Was in the first group and was the only woman in the group chosen.<ref name="Best">{{cite news |title=Every Food & Wine Best New Chef Ever, Since 1988 |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/every-fw-best-new-chef-winner-list |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Food&Wine |date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Along with her husband, she won the Best Chef of the Northeast [[James Beard Foundation Award: 1990s|James Beard Award]]. In 2018, she was a semifinalist for the Outstanding Chef award.<ref name="Oset" /> |
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 23 August 2024
Johanne Killeen is an American chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author. Together with her husband, the late George Germon, she founded Al Forno Restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, which is considered the birthplace of flatbread pizza.[1] She is also the author of two cookbooks: Cucina Simpatica: Robust Trattoria Cooking from Al Forno (1991)[2] and On Top of Spaghetti... Macaroni, Linguine, Penne, and Pasta of Every Kind.
Killeen and Germon were both artists, graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design RISD),[3] and looking for a way to supplement their income which led them to open Al Forno in 1980.[4] At the time they came up with the idea, Killeen had been working at a restaurant outside Florence, Italy while George taught at RISD in Rome.[5]
She and her husband appeared on an episode of In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs, where they prepared dirty steak with hot Fanny sauce.[6]
Honors and awards
[edit]Food & Wine instituted an annual Best New Chef honor in 1988. Killeen Was in the first group and was the only woman in the group chosen.[7] Along with her husband, she won the Best Chef of the Northeast James Beard Award. In 2018, she was a semifinalist for the Outstanding Chef award.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Donnis, Ian (March 23, 2000). "Simple beauty Al Forno's Johanne Killeen and George Germon mine the essence of Italian food". Providence Phoenix. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b Babür-Winter, Oset (August 6, 2020). "This Restaurant Veteran Has the Secrets to Survival (and Success)". Food&Wine. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Bidgood, Jess (October 14, 2022). "George Germon, Founder of Rhode Island Dining Gem, Dies at 70". New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Johanne Killeen & George Germon of Al Forno's – Providence, RI". GreatChefs. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Johanne Killeen, George Germon, And Christopher Gross - In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs". PBS. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Every Food & Wine Best New Chef Ever, Since 1988". Food&Wine. May 12, 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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