Susan Spicer
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Susan Spicer is a New Orleans
-based chef, who owns several restaurant
s in that city, including a take-out food market which doubles as a bakery. She has received several awards, and appeared in the 2009 finale of the Bravo television program Top Chef
. Currently she has a partnership with Regina Keever, and together they opened Bayona in 1990, a four star restaurant.
In 1986, she opened the "Bistro at Maison de Ville" in the Hotel Maison de Ville. Four years later she formed a partnership with Regina Keever and opened Bayona in a 200-year-old cottage in the French Quarter. This restaurant soon became famous and has been featured in many national and international publications.
From 1997 through 1999, Spicer also owned Spice, Inc., which is a take-out food, bakery, and a cooking class. This became "Wild Flour Breads", which is co-owned with Sandy Whann.
In October 2000, Spicer and three other partners opened a casual bistro-style restaurant called Herbsaint
.
Spicer has appeared on several local and national television shows including Top Chef
, which is a popular national show on Bravo. She also devotes her time and talents to charities such as Share Our Strength's annual "Taste of the Nation" and the hunger-relief fundraiser "Taste of the NFL". On June 2010 she opened Mondo
in the Lakeview
neighborhood of New Orleans. The Lakeview neighborhood is near and dear to Spicer's heart, as it is where she has lived for 20 years.
Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America.
, a television series depicting post-Katrina New Orleans. Ms. Desautel is the owner of "Desautel's" which is a fictional Restaurant that is based in New Orleans.
for damages incurred by her restaurant, Bayona.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
-based chef, who owns several restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s in that city, including a take-out food market which doubles as a bakery. She has received several awards, and appeared in the 2009 finale of the Bravo television program Top Chef
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...
. Currently she has a partnership with Regina Keever, and together they opened Bayona in 1990, a four star restaurant.
Career
Spicer started her cooking career under the teachings of Chef Daniel Bonnot at the Louis XVI Restaurant in 1970. After spending four months in Paris at the Hotel Sofitel with Chef Roland Durand (Meilleur Oeuvrier de France), she traveled back to New Orleans and opened a 60-seat bistro named "Savior Faire" in the St. Charles Hotel. During 1985, she traveled repeatedly to California and Europe for 6 months, returning to work in New Orleans.In 1986, she opened the "Bistro at Maison de Ville" in the Hotel Maison de Ville. Four years later she formed a partnership with Regina Keever and opened Bayona in a 200-year-old cottage in the French Quarter. This restaurant soon became famous and has been featured in many national and international publications.
From 1997 through 1999, Spicer also owned Spice, Inc., which is a take-out food, bakery, and a cooking class. This became "Wild Flour Breads", which is co-owned with Sandy Whann.
In October 2000, Spicer and three other partners opened a casual bistro-style restaurant called Herbsaint
Herbsaint
Herbsaint is a brand name of anise-flavored liquor currently produced by the Sazerac Company and originally made in New Orleans, Louisiana.Herbsaint first appeared in 1934. It was the creation of J.M. Legendre and Reginald Parker of New Orleans, who learned how to make absinthe while in France...
.
Spicer has appeared on several local and national television shows including Top Chef
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...
, which is a popular national show on Bravo. She also devotes her time and talents to charities such as Share Our Strength's annual "Taste of the Nation" and the hunger-relief fundraiser "Taste of the NFL". On June 2010 she opened Mondo
Mondo
Mondo , may also refer to:-Currency:* Mondo , the possible name of a worldwide established currency-Culture and entertainment:Fictional characters* Mondo , a comic book character...
in the Lakeview
Lakeview
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neighborhood of New Orleans. The Lakeview neighborhood is near and dear to Spicer's heart, as it is where she has lived for 20 years.
Awards and Ratings
In May 1993 Spicer received the James Beard Award, and was also chosen for the Mondavi Culinary Excellence Award in 1995. Bayona, a restaurant she co-owns, received the Ivy Award and was also put into the Nations Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame in 1998. Bayona also was featured as one of the Top 5 restaurants in New Orleans and received "Five Beans," which is the highest rating from the New Orleans Times-Picayune. In 2010, Spicer was inducted into the James Beard Foundation'sJames Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and...
Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America.
Television appearances
Spicer appeared on Top Chef during the finale in 2009. She also was loosely the basis of Ms. Desautel, a character in the HBO series TremeTreme (TV series)
Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans...
, a television series depicting post-Katrina New Orleans. Ms. Desautel is the owner of "Desautel's" which is a fictional Restaurant that is based in New Orleans.
Book
Spicer wrote a cookbook, entitled Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New Orleans, and was recognized by the International Association of Culinary Professionals with a nomination for Best American Cookbook. It was also awarded Best New Cookbook by New Orleans Magazine. Spicer's book was included in the Best of the Best, as a selection of the top 25 cookbooks of the year.Gulf Oil Spill
On June 26, 2010, Spicer filed suit against BPBP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
for damages incurred by her restaurant, Bayona.
External links
- http://www.bayona.com/ - official site
- New York Times feature on Susan Spicer - Susan Spicer