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TIMELINE
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 1958: Born on December 18th in Concord, California
1974: Worked at McDonald's in Concord
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1977: Fought forest fires for the State of California
1978: Cooked at the Holiday Inn in Cody, Wyoming
1979: Worked in salmon fishery in Clam Gulch, Alaska
1985: Moved to Boston
1987: Worked at the East Coast Grill in Cambridge
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1988: Featured in CV magazine article on aspiring chefs
1989: Worked on opening team of Lydia Shire's Biba
1989: Co-founded Feed*Boston to feed homeless
1990: Catered for Boston's leading art galleries
1990: Taught continuing ed cooking classes
1990: Married Karen Page on August 25th
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1990: Ran Montreal International Marathon on honeymoon
1991: Spoke on panel of dual-career couples at Harvard BS
1992: Moved to New York City
1992: Cooked with Anne Rosenzweig at Arcadia
1992: Assisted with cooking classes at Peter Kump's
1992: Selected to attend the School for American Chefs
1992: Landed 1st book contract to write BECOMING A CHEF
1995: Co-hosted one of the first culinary programs on AOL
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1995: Co-authored BECOMING A CHEF
1995: Established Becoming a Chef Scholarship Fund
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1995: Interviewed by Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show
1995: BAC cited in Restaurant Hospitality as "a must-read"
1995: Spoke at IACP National Conference
1996: Won James Beard Book Award - Best Writing on Food
1996: BAC featured in NYT article for "charitable intentions"
1996: Spoke at commencement at Academy of Culinary Arts
1996: Hosted Julia Child for her first-ever online chat on AOL
1996: AOL chat with Julia reported in LA Times, USA Today
1996: BAC featured in New York Times' Business section
1996: Featured in Molly O'Neill's column in the NYT magazine
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1996: Co-authored CULINARY ARTISTRY
1996: Cited as half of "brightest young author team" on NPR
1996: CA cited as one of the year's best books in Time Out
1996: CA cited as one of the year's best by Cody's Books
1996: CA cited as one of the year's best by Chicago Tribune
1998: Ran New York City Marathon
1998: BAC cited as key book in history of culinary education
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1998: Co-authored DINING OUT
1998: DO received lead starred review in Publishers Weekly
1998: DO received "A-" review in Entertainment Weekly
1998: Cooked at James Beard House
1998: DO won World Cookbook Fair Award for Gastronomy
1998: Moderated panel of food critics at the 92nd Street Y
1998: Featured in U.S. News and World Report
1998: DO cited as "fascinating" in NY Times Book Review
1999: Named to America's Elite 1000 for catering company
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1999: Featured in Delta Shuttle Sheet as a caterer
1999: Spoke on panel at the Smithsonian Institute
1999: Spoke on panel at Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library
1999: DO a Finalist for Julia Child/IACP Cookbook Award
1999: DO a Finalist for James Beard Book Award
1999: Ran New York City Marathon
2000: Earned certificate from Sommelier Society of America
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2001: Co-authored CHEF'S NIGHT OUT
2001: Established Chef's Night Out Dinership Fund
2001: CNO cited as "indispensable" in Bon Appetit
2001: CNO cited as "inspired" in Business Week
2001: Spoke at Symposium for Professional Food Writers
2001: Featured at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
2001: Featured at Smithsonian Institute
2001: Featured as "foremost experts" on field on Amazon
2001: Books featured in The New Yorker
2001: CNO named #1 book of 2001 by FabulousFoods.com
2001: BAC cited in the book French Food
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2002: Co-hosted "Chef's Night Out" show on TaxiVu
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2002: Ran Chicago Marathon in 3:23:13
2002: CA cited in Brazilian book Passaporte para o sabor
2003: DO called "best book on the field" by Washington Post
2003: Featured as a notable dyslexic on Dyslexia.tv
2003: Featured guests of a Q&A on eGullet.com
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2003: Co-authored THE NEW AMERICAN CHEF
2003: Co-authored 2nd edition of BECOMING A CHEF
2003: Celebrated 100,000th copy of BAC
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2003: Featured in Avenue mag as a leading NYC "Foodie"
2003: CA featured in The Washington Post as "a godsend"
2003: NAC featured in Restaurant Hospitality as "a godsend"
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2003: Featured on the cover of the New York Resident
2003: NAC named #2 book of 2003 by FabulousFoods.com
2003: NAC cited as a top culinary book of 2003 by the media
2003: CA cited in The Portable Postmodernist
2003: BAC cited in Globalization: Critical Concepts in Soc.
2004: Cited as "the Jane Goodalls of the chef world"
2004: NAC named a Finalist for IACP Cookbook Award
2004: Essay on dyslexia featured on GlobalChefs.com
2004: Featured as a notable alumnus of McDonald's
2004: BAC cited as "a cult classic" in R&I magazine
2004: Moderated panel discussion for Relais Gourmands
2004: Co-keynoted Cascadia Culinary Arts conference
2004: CA cited by top bookseller as having a "cult following"
2004: Co-hosted Fleet Week's "Best Chow" competition
2004: Started Blog at BecomingAChef.com
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2004: Invited to Spain as guests of the Spanish government
2004: Keynoted Women Chefs & Restaurateurs conference
2004: CA inspired op-ed by minister in Charlotte Observer
2004: "Dyslexic Chefs of America, Untie" on ChefTalk.com
2004: "Dyslexic Chefs of America, Untie" on GlobalChefs.com
2004: Cited on Schwab Web site as successful dyslexic chef
2004: CA cited among COPIA curator's favorites
2004: CA cited among British Columbian chefs' favorites
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2004: NAC and BAC2 featured at Nat'l Press Club Book Fair
2004: BAC featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education
2004: Cited as U.S.' "leading experts on flavor development"
2004: BAC cited in U of Chicago book Accounting for Taste
2004: CA cited in MIT Press book Eating Architecture
2005: Spoke at the Medill School of Journalism at NU
2005: Keynoted FENI conference in New Orleans
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2005: Ran NYRR Grete's Gallop Half-Marathon
2005: e-Newsletter cited as best by Manhattan User's Guide
2005: Named to MUG's "The 400," top NYC Web sites
2005: CA cited in psychologist Dr. Larry M. Leitner's paper
2006: CA cited in Janssens/Brett cultural intelligence article
2006: Original recipe featured in The Kellogg's Cookbook
2006: Named to GourmetFood.About.com's Top 10 Blogs
2006: Ran the NYRR Frostbite 10-Mile race in Central Park
2006: Ran the Manhattan Half-Marathon in Central Park
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2006: Co-delivered commencement speech at the CIA
2006: Ran the NYRR Brooklyn Half-Marathon
2006: Co-hosted first Live Blog from James Beard Awards
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2006: Co-wrote WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT
2006: WTD "highly recommended" by Publishers Weekly
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2006: Ran the inaugural New York City Half-Marathon
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2006: Featured on cover of 50th Anniversary issue of Chef
2006: BAC (1995) cited as a key 50-year "milestone" in Chef
2006: CA cited as the most-used book of Gourmet's #1 chef
2006: Named to FoodReference.com's "Who's Who in Food"
2006: Spoke at Faulkner Society's Words & Music Festival
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2006: WTD named Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year
2006: WTD won 2006 Gourmand World Cookbook Award
2007: Wrote chapter for annual Peterson's Culinary Schools
2007: WTD named #1 Book of 2006 by FabulousFoods.com
2007: Named one of McDonald's most famous alumni - AOL
2007: Mentioned as McD's alum on "Live with Regis & Kelly"
2007: WTD named Finalist for 2007 IACP Cookbook Award
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2007: Named wine columnist for The Washington Post
2007: Named member of the Wine Century Club
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2007: WTD won IACP Award: Best on Wine, Beer or Spirits
2007: WTD named 2007 IACP "Cookbook of the Year"
2007: Named to MUG's "The 400," top 400 NYC Web sites
2007: Column on Virginia wines cited in The Week
2007: Column on intuition cited in Wine Review Weekly
2007: Keynote speaker at The Flavor Experience
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2007: Completed the Grete's Great Gallop Half-Marathon
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2007: Featured at National Press Club Book Fair
2007: Served as judge of Oyster Riot wine competition
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2007: Taped wine series for "Good Morning America Now"
2008: Delivered keynote at Purdue Black-Tie Dinner
2008: Panelist at Gastronomy by the Seine in Paris
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2008: Co-wrote THE FLAVOR BIBLE
2008: TFB named Newsweek's "Book Pick of the Week"
2008: TFB received starred reviews from PW and LJ
2008: TFB named on NPR one of 19 favorite food books
2008: TFB one of year's 11 best on "Good Morning America"
2009: Co-keynoted global food pairing event in Belgium
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2009: TFB won James Beard Book Award
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2009: Co-hosted Fleet Week's "Best Chow" competition
2009: Featured speaker at Gastronomy by the Seine in Paris
2009: Featured author at East Hampton Authors Night event
2009: Judged "Oyster Riot" wine competition in DC
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2009: TFB cited on "Today" as one of the year's best books
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2010: Featured at the World's Largest Wine Book Signing
2010: Kick-off speakers at the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando
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2010: Featured speakers at the IACP Conference in Portland
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2010: Live blogged the 2010 James Beard Awards
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2010: TFB won the 2010 Nautilus Book Award
Key:
BAC: Becoming a Chef
CA: Culinary Artistry
DO: Dining Out
CNO: Chef's Night Out
NAC: The New American Chef
WTD: What to Drink with What You Eat
TFB: The Flavor Bible
James Beard Book Award for Best Writing on Food: "The James Beard Foundation Awards recognize culinary professionals for excellence and achievement in their field."
Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award: "Presented to the year's most notable wine book, winners are selected for their
ability to 'illuminate the subject of wine for both the beginner and the connoisseur'."
IACP Cookbook of the Year Award: "The call for entries is sent out in September every year and generates over 400 entries, including cookbooks from Canada, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. The submissions are judged by an independent panel of 36 food and beverage professionals."
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