{{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox chef/doc --> | name = Glenn Lindgren | image = Food Writer and TV Chef Glenn Lindgren (cropped).jpg | caption = Glenn Lindgren on the set of ''Tyler's Ultimate'' by Tyler Florence in Miami, 2002 | birth_date = February 9, 1955 | birth_place = Minneapolis, MN | death_date = September 16, 2017 | death_place = Minnesota | style = Cuban, Latin American, Spanish, Swedish | education = | ratings = <!-- Michelin stars {{Rating|0|3}}<br>AAA Motor Club {{Rating|0|5}}<br>Mobil {{Rating|0|5}}<br>Good Food Guide {{Rating|0|10}} --> | restaurants = | prevrests = | television = Food Network, "Tyler's Ultimate," The Travel Channel, Miami Public Television | awards = | website = }} '''Glenn Lindgren''' (born '''Glenn Michael Lindgren'''; February 9, 1955 - September 16, 2017) was a chef, food writer, and frequent guest on television and radio. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1977. Lindgren was involved in the food, restaurant, and travel industries through the creation and management of four popular websites, as well as his establishment of Three Guys From Miami, an entertainment partnership promoting Cuban food and culture.<ref>Miami Herald, “The Three Amigos” November 3, 2002.</ref>

Lindgren is the author of two popular cookbooks: ''Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban'' and ''Three Guys From Miami Celebrate Cuban''.

==Professional career==

===Television=== Lindgren was featured in ''Keith Famie's Adventures: Miami and South Beach'' on the Food Network in 2002 and in ''Tyler's Ultimate: The Ultimate Paella'' on the Food Network in 2003. He also appeared in ''Christmas in America: Miami Noche Buena'' on the Food Network, which originally aired December 14, 2003. Lindgren also appeared on ''CBS Sunday Morning'' in 2005 and was featured in a Public television documentary, ''La Cocina Cubana: Secretos de Mi Abuela -- The Cuban Kitchen: My Grandmother's Secrets'', which aired May 26, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://icuban.com/media.html|title=Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Three Guys from Miami!|access-date=2015-03-21|archive-date=2015-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321020723/http://icuban.com/media.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *''Taste of America on the Travel Channel: Cuban Tamales.'' Original air date: June 21, 2005 *''Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban'' a cooking show on WPBT Public Television Miami *''Despierta América: Camarones con Arroz Amarillo'' Original air date: October 7, 2005

===Radio=== *''The Splendid Table'' on National Public Radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.splendidtable.org/episode/294|title=Error &#124; the Splendid Table|access-date=2015-03-21|archive-date=2015-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135658/http://www.splendidtable.org/episode/294|url-status=live}}</ref> *''All Things Considered'' on National Public Radio.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7131708|title = 'Three Guys' Bowl Pick? Sloppy Joes, Cuban Style|newspaper = NPR.org|access-date = 2018-04-04|archive-date = 2016-11-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161122032448/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7131708|url-status = live}}</ref> *Several Appearances on ''Food & Wine Talk'' on WDNA Radio Miami

==Personal life==

Lindgren grew up in Minneapolis and first came to Miami in 1984, where he began his studies in Cuban and Latin cuisine.<ref>Minneapolis Star Tribune, “iCuban site got party guys cooking” October 18, 2005.</ref> He died while hiking in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/217417/?fullname=glenn-michael-lindgren|title=Obituary for Glenn Michael Lindgren|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>

==Books== *''Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban'', 2004, {{ISBN|1-58685-433-X}} *''Three Guys From Miami Celebrate Cuban'', 2006, {{ISBN|1-4236-0063-0}}

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