# Jamie Bissonnette

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**Jamie Bissonnette** is an American restaurateur and chef. He and [Ken Oringer](/source/Ken_Oringer) were joint owners of a number of restaurants under “JK Food Group” [Greater Boston](/source/Greater_Boston) area.[1] He is a recipient of the 2014 Best Chef Northeast for the [James Beard Foundation Awards](/source/James_Beard_Foundation_Award), a prestigious culinary award. He was nominated for the award in 2012 and 2013.[2]

## Early life

Before he found success as a chef, he was described as a CTHC, "Connecticut punk-rock kid, [straight-edge](/source/Straight_edge) and [vegetarian](/source/Vegetarian)."[3] After culinary school he travelled and staged and at one point "his boss threatened to fire him if he didn't start eating animals."[3]

## Career

He earned a Culinary Arts degree from [The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale](/source/The_Art_Institute_of_Fort_Lauderdale) at age 19.[4] He travelled and staged, landing in Hartford, before settling in Boston. He has worked in Peking Tom's, Pigalle, Andy Husband's Tremont 647, and Eastern Standard.[4] In 2007, Oringer hired him to "head up the kitchen" at KO Prime. His work was noticed and "[the Improper Bostonian](/source/The_Improper_Bostonian) named Bissonnette “Rising Star Chef” and KO Prime “Best New Restaurant.”"[4] In 2014 his first book, *The New Charcuterie Cookbook: Exceptional Cured Meats to Make and Serve at Home*, was published by Page Street Publishing.[5]

## Awards and honors

- 2014 Best Chef Northeast for the [James Beard Foundation Awards](/source/James_Beard_Foundation_Award), considered to be the Oscars of the culinary world; nominated in 2012 and 2013.[2]
- [Food & Wine](/source/Food_%26_Wine) People's Best New Chef award,[3][6] He was the first to win that award.[4]
- He won $10,000 on The [Food Network](/source/Food_Network) show *Chopped*[7]

## References

1. In 2023, Jamie sold his half of the business and co-founded BCB3 Hospitality LLC with Babak Bina and Andy Cartin.["Jamie Bissonnette on Winning a James Beard Award"](http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2014/05/09/qa-jamie-bissonnette/)

1. ["Boston Chefs Barbara Lynch, Jamie Bissonnette Win James Beard Awards"](https://www.boston.com/culture/restaurants/2014/05/06/boston-chefs-barbara-lynch-jamie-bissonnette-win-james-beard-awards/)

1. Feldmar, Jamie (January 28, 2013). ["The 8 Dishes That Made My Career: Jamie Bissonnette"](http://firstwefeast.com/eat/the-8-dishes-that-made-my-career-jamie-bissonnette/). [First We Feast](/source/Complex_(magazine)). Retrieved May 16, 2016.

1. ["Rising Star Chef Jamie Bissonnette of Toro - Biography"](http://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/jamie-bissonnette)

1. ["Page Street Publishing"](http://www.pagestreetpublishing.com/#!charcuterie/cp3l)

1. ["Jamie Bissonnette: From straight-edge vegan to nose-to-tail cook"](http://behindthepass.com/2012/06/19/jamie-bissonnette-from-straight-edge-vegan-to-nose-to-tail-cook/)

1. [An Interview with Chef Jamie Bissonnette](http://www.allthingsnewengland.com/new-england-food-and-wine/new-england-cuisine/459-interview-with-jamie-bissonnette.html)

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