{{short description|American chef}} {{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox chef/doc --> | name = Jeffrey Buben | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|8}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | style = | education = | prevrests = Vidalia, Woodward Table, Bistro Bis | television = | awards = 1999 James Beard Foundation Award, Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic | website = }} '''Jeffrey Buben''' is a chef and restaurateur in Washington D.C.
Buben was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the son of a former FBI agent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carman |first1=Tim |title=Obsessive Chef Disorder |url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/13036518/obsessive-chef-disorder |date=November 7, 2008}}</ref> He graduated from The Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and worked in several restaurants in New York City before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1984.<ref name="kevineats">{{cite web |title=Vidalia |url=http://www.kevineats.com/2013/09/vidalia-washington-dc.html |website=kevin Eats |date=September 27, 2013}}</ref>
In D.C., Buben cooked at Nicholas in the Mayflower Hotel and the Occidental Grill in the Willard Hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Phyllis |title=The Occidental' Rising Star |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1987/02/15/the-occidental-rising-star/3672d941-8360-478b-89d8-530e464a14d3/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 15, 1987}}</ref> In 1993, he opened his own restaurant with his wife, Sallie, ''Vidalia'', in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.<ref name="richman">{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Phyllis |title=Sweet, Sweet Vidalia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1993/06/20/sweet-sweet-vidalia/b0d1c8ad-1e34-43b9-a9e9-8fde2d46970a/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 20, 1993}}</ref> ''Vidalia'' earned rave views for its Southern food, including a corn bread recipe from Sallie's grandmother.<ref name="richman" /> ''Bon Appétit'' named it one of the nations' "Best New Restaurants."<ref name="kevineats" />
In 1999, Buben won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.<ref>{{cite web |title=1999 James Beard Foundation Awards Winners |url=https://www.starchefs.com/JBeard/99BeardWin.html |website=StarChefs |accessdate=25 January 2019 |date=1999}}</ref>
In September 1998, the Bubens opened their second restaurant, ''Bistro Bis'', serving French bistro cuisine in the George Hotel near Washington Union Station.<ref name="moms">{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Julia |title=Restaurant Moms |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/2003/05/07/restaurant-moms/096b1bd3-0e54-4c4a-b620-c7298f6de162/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=May 7, 2003}}</ref> In November 2012, the Bubens opened a third restaurant, ''Woodward Table'', located downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sietsema |first1=Tom |title=Tried, true and new at Woodward Table |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/tried-true-and-new-at-woodward-table/2012/11/26/076ad16e-3337-11e2-bb9b-288a310849ee_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> ''Vidalia'' closed in 2016, after more than two decades.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krystal |first1=Becky |title=After more than two decades in Washington, Vidalia is closing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/11/29/after-more-than-two-decades-in-washington-vidalia-is-closing/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
Jeffrey and Sallie Buben have three children: Sarah, Alex, and Mac.<ref name="moms" />
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== External links == *[http://bistrobis.com/info/chef-jeffrey-buben Bistro Bis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061155/http://bistrobis.com/info/chef-jeffrey-buben |date=2019-01-26 }} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130202001359/http://woodwardtable.com/info/chef-jeffrey-buben Woodward Table]}}
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