Celebrity Chef Todd English Collaborates with Bentley
Florida- Acclaimed Las Vegas Food & Wine “2022 Chef of the Year” TODD ENGLISH (@ChefToddEnglish, 480K followers) is on a roll, has joinied forces with luxury car brand Bentley to open a resident-only private restaurant in the brand new Bentley Residences in Miami, Florida and has several other new restaurants in the works and ready to open in 2024. As one of the longest working and most versatile restauranteurs in an industry that can be mostly unforgiving and short lived for most chefs, English has managed to carve a unique path that has kept his ventures fresh and trendsetting for over 30 years.
One thing the most enduring and relevant chefs have in common is that they are early risers who never shy away from staying as late as necessary to ensure their game is on point, every order is consistent, and their kitchen team puts in a cohesive effort. This is certainly true of Todd English, who entered his first professional kitchen at age 15 and became a star student at the Culinary Institute of America, graduating with honors. Armed with that experience, the young chef refined his craft at New York’s La Côte Basque under the tutelage of chef Jean-Jacques Rachou. From there, English dug deeper into his ancestral roots by apprenticing at Dal Pescatore in Canneto sull’Oglio and Paracucchi in Locanda dell’Angelo, two of Italy’s most esteemed restaurants. And all before the age of 25.
Upon his return from Italy, English began a three-year run as executive chef of Michela’s in Cambridge, Mass., renowned for its Northern Italian cuisine, before opening Olives in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood. His bold approach to simple, rustic cuisine did more than delight selective diners. The James Beard Foundation named him its “National Rising Star Chef” and “Best Chef in the Northeast.” Nation’s Restaurant News named English one of the Top 50 Tastemakers. It can be argued that English became the prototype of the modern celebrity chef in 2001, garnering the titles of Bon Appetit’s “Restaurateur of the Year” and one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.” English’s lifetime membership in the league of culinary rock stars is secure, and it is underscored with his inclusion in the James Beard Foundation’s “Who’s Who in Food and Beverage”; restaurants along the Eastern Seaboard as well as Las Vegas, Florida, and the Philippines; a cookware collection; cookbooks; and his own PBS culinary travel show, Food Trip With Todd English.
English is also a celebrated philanthropist, often hosting and acting as Chef for high-profile entertainment and charity events. He has been the Executive Celebrity Chef for MTV's Video Music Awards and has hosted events for The Superbowl, Sundance Film Festival, Fashion Week, The Tony Awards, NASCAR, The Masters, US Open, and Dinner in White. He is also very involved with several local and national charities, including Susan G. Komen, Big Brothers of America, the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation, Community Servings, Share Our Strength, Boys, and Girls Clubs, Volunteers of America, Food Bank of NYC, Make a Wish, Autism Speaks, City Harvest, Keep Memory Alive, Family Reach, Men with Heart, YMCA, NECAT, American Red Cross, Maureen's Haven Shelters, and Bakes for Breast Cancer where he is an honorary board member. Most recently, Todd formed The Wendy English Breast Cancer Research Foundation in honor of his sister.
