# Ken Oringer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Oringer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Oringer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Oringer > Source revision: 1346785925 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Ken Oringer** (born 1965 in [Paramus, New Jersey](/source/Paramus,_New_Jersey)) is a Boston-based chef[1] who is a business partner of [Jamie Bissonnette](/source/Jamie_Bissonnette).[2] ## Education Oringer studied restaurant management at [Bryant College](/source/Bryant_College) in [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island) (class of 1987)[3] followed by a degree from the [Culinary Institute of America](/source/Culinary_Institute_of_America) in [Hyde Park, New York](/source/Hyde_Park,_New_York).[4] His classmates voted him Most Likely to Succeed [5] ## Career His first job after graduation was at River Café in New York, followed by a [pastry chef](/source/Pastry_chef) position at [Al Forno](/source/Al_Forno) in [Providence, Rhode Island](/source/Providence,_Rhode_Island) and as sous chef under [Jean-Georges Vongerichten](/source/Jean-Georges_Vongerichten) at the Marquis de Lafayette in Boston. Next, he briefly operated Terra Ristorante Italiano, founded by restaurateur [Paul Ardaji](/source/Paul_Ardaji) in [Greenwich, Connecticut](/source/Greenwich,_Connecticut), which won three stars from The NY Times.[6] In 1992, Oringer moved to San Francisco and became chef de cuisine at Silks in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Conde' Nast Traveler magazine listed Silks as "one of the top 20 restaurants in America." Raves followed in Gourmet.[7] In 1995, Oringer returned to [Boston](/source/Boston), and won praise for his work at [Tosca](/source/Tosca) in suburban Hingham. Within a year, the restaurant was dubbed "Best on the South Shore," and Oringer was profiled on [CNN](/source/CNN). In 1997, he opened Clio in Boston's Eliot Hotel.[8] Clio has been a Gourmet magazine Top Table. Oringer has also appeared on several [Food Network](/source/Food_Network) shows, as guest, cook and winning contestant.[9][10][11] Clio was closed in 2015. Other restaurants include the Japanese-fusion restaurant, Uni - which was expanded, taking over the space formerly occupied by Clio, tapas restaurant Toro, Mexican taqueria La Verdad, and the enoteca Coppa, organic restaurant Earth at Hidden Pond opened in [Kennebunkport](/source/Kennebunkport),[12] in 2011, and a second Toro outpost in New York.[13] In 2016, Oringer and his partner [Jamie Bissonnette](/source/Jamie_Bissonnette) opened up a "global tapas" restaurant, called Little Donkey, in [Cambridge, Massachusetts](/source/Cambridge,_Massachusetts).[14] ## Awards and honors After nominations in 1998 and 1999, he won The [James Beard Foundation](/source/James_Beard_Foundation)'s Best Chef — Northeast Award in 2001.[15][16] In 2002, he was one of *[People Magazine](/source/People_(magazine))'s* Hottest Bachelors.[17] ## Personal life Married to wife Celine, he has two children.[18] ## References 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Ken Oringer of Toro"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141114234434/http://firstwefeast.com/eat/ken-oringer-toro-10-career-changing-dishes/). *First We Feast*. Archived from [the original](http://firstwefeast.com/eat/ken-oringer-toro-10-career-changing-dishes/) on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. ["The alumni leadership Weekend celebrates five years!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043121/http://www.bryant.edu/resources/files/test/alumni_bulletin_01-11.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://www.bryant.edu/resources/files/test/alumni_bulletin_01-11.pdf) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-18. 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["Our Team"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052848/http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/). *Earth at Hidden Pond*. Archived from [the original](http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Ken Oringer of Toro"](http://firstwefeast.com/eat/ken-oringer-toro-10-career-changing-dishes/). *First We Feast*[dead link] 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["Our Team"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052848/http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/). *Earth at Hidden Pond*. Archived from [the original](http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. ["French Restaurants Boston"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141108173310/http://www.eliothotel.com/french-restaurants-boston-en.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.eliothotel.com/french-restaurants-boston-en.html) on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. ["Our Team"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052848/http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/). *Earth at Hidden Pond*. Archived from [the original](http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. ["The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Ken Oringer of Toro"](http://firstwefeast.com/eat/ken-oringer-toro-10-career-changing-dishes/). *First We Feast*[dead link] 1. ["Lirrle Donkey"](http://www.littledonkeybos.com/). *Little Donkey*. Retrieved 16 February 2018. 1. ["Chef Ken Oringer at Clio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061219/http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonchefs.com/restaurant/Clio/chef/ken-oringer/) on 2014-11-29. 1. ["French Restaurants Boston"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141108173310/http://www.eliothotel.com/french-restaurants-boston-en.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.eliothotel.com/french-restaurants-boston-en.html) on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 1. [The Bachelors - Hottest Bachelors, Ben Affleck, Carson Daly, Chris Kattan, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Blaine, Donnie Yen, Enrique Iglesias, Esai Morales, Ethan Zohn, George Clooney, George Eads, Jay McGraw, John Miller, Joshua Jackson, Kevin Fitzgerald, Matthew Von Ertfelda, Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Vartan, Sam Page, Steve Harris, Tobey Maguire, Travis Fimmel, Ty Pennington, Wilmer Valderrama, Zach Braff](http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137377,00.html) 1. ["Our Team"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052848/http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/). *Earth at Hidden Pond*. Archived from [the original](http://www.earthathiddenpond.com/our-chefs/) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ken Oringer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Oringer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Oringer?action=history)). 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