Abe Conlon
Abraham Conlon is an American chef and a native of Lowell, Massachusetts, of Portuguese heritage.[1][2] Conlon is the winner of the 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes.[3][4][5]
Education
At the early age of 15, Conlon showed interest in cooking and gained knowledge of classic sensibilities.[6]
He studied classical training at the Culinary Institute of America with mentors Franc Giovanini and Jon Matheison.[7][2][8][9]
He studied fusion techniques under Norman Van Aken.[10][11]
Career
Conlon ran Chez Asian Bistro, a restaurant with a blend of Southeast Asian styles with local ingredients, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[7]
He became the youngest chef to win the AAA 4 Diamond Award for Augustine’s at Fredericksburg Square in Virginia.[12][7]
Conlon and his business partner, Adrienne Lo, founded X-marx, an underground supper club in Chicago that served seven to 12 courses, three to four times per week, without repeating dishes and no repetition of a dish to serve.[11][13][14]
In November 2012, Conlon and Lo opened their own fine-dining restaurant, Fat Rice, named after the home-style arroz gordo in Logan Square, Chicago.[15] Conlon is the Head Chef of Fat Rice.[16]
Awards
- James Beard Foundation Award 2018 – Best Chef: Great Lakes[17]
- StarChefs: “Rising Star” 2015[18]
- Four Diamond Award by AAA[19]
- Nominated in 2017 for a James Beard Award for Excellence in Cuisine[20]
Published Book
- The Adventures of Fat Rice: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau (Ten Speed Press)[21][22][23]
References
- ↑ "Chef Abe Conlon Gives Us The Skinny On Fat Rice". www.standardhotels.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McSweeney, Margaret (2018-12-17). "Abe Conlon: Best Chef of the Great Lakes". Kitchen Chat. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abe Conlon of Fat Rice only Chicago chef to win a 2018 James Beard Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "The 2018 James Beard Award Winners | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Chicago's Abraham Conlon emerges victorious at the 2018 James Beard Awards". Chicago Sun-Times. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "From Pandemic to Protests: How Food Businesses Are Responding". Bon Appétit. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dean, Jacob (2018-04-23). "Chef Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice, and the Search for Flavor". The Cook's Cook. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abraham Conlon". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Two local eateries celebrate their modest beginnings with big James Beard wins". Chicago Sun-Times. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Lambrecht, Catherine (2017-01-21). "What Makes Fat Rice Tick? Culinary Tell-All Behind Logan Square Eatery". Culinary Historians of Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cusack, Rachel (2018-10-01). "Introducing October's James Beard Award Winning Chefs: Abe Conlon & Adrienne Lo". Corporate Essentials. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abraham Conlon". Chicago Gourmet.
- ↑ Sula, Mike (2020-06-16). "A culinary confession". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abe Conlon Blurs the Lines Between Food and Drink". Plate. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Mai, Jeffy (2017-03-02). "How Fat Rice's Arroz Gordo Is a Chicago-Only Melting Pot of Cuisines". Eater Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Anderson, Brett (2020-04-28). "Fat Rice, an Acclaimed Chicago Restaurant, Shifts to Meal Kits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Olsen, Morgan. "Fat Rice chef Abraham Conlon honored with 2018 James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes award". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abraham Conlon". San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival®. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Abraham Conlon". Chicago Gourmet.
- ↑ "A guide to eating 2017 James Beard Award-winning food in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Conlon, Abraham; Lo, Adrienne (2016-10-25). The Adventures of Fat Rice: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau [A Cookbook]. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-1-60774-896-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Canavan, Hillary Dixler (2015-10-01). "How Fat Rice's Arroz Gordo Is a Chicago-Only Melting Pot of Cuisines". Eater. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Talks at Google | The Adventures of Fat Rice". gtalks-gs.appspot.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.[permanent dead link]
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