Chef allen susser biography meaning

Chef Susser graduated in 1976 at the top of his class from the New York City Technical College, Restaurant Management School. He received his Bachelors Degree in Hospitality, from Florida International University in 1978 (School of Hospitality Management, graduate with honors). He is also the recipient of the Ward Arbury Award and Alumni of the Year in 1993.

Chef Allen fulfilled an ambition and personal goal with tenure in the kitchens of Le Bristol Hotel in Paris and Le Cirque Restaurant in New York.

Allen immediately identified South Florida's natural resources as a fountainhead for unique culinary combinations. While working at the Turnberry Isle Resort, he invented and explored the possibilities of juxtaposing fresh local fish and tropical fruits. Adapting his training and technique in the creative inquisitive manner of a master and visionary, Chef Allen synthesized the essence of his adopted region. His dramatic translation of the bounty of South Florida's foodstuffs became NEW WORLD CUISINE, an innovative signature and important contribution to American Culinary craftsmanship.

Chef Allen's Restaurant has won accolades from local and national food writers: Food and Wine Magazine named Allen Susser as Best New Chef in America in 1991. Time Magazine called Allen's cuisine "a New World marvel". Bryan Miller of The New York Times named Allen Susser "the Ponce de Leon of New Floridian cooking" and notes that "Susser's background could be seen in his tightly focused cuisine".

The Miami Herald, gave Chef Allen's their highest rating of exceptional, in their current review and noted: "... Chef Allen remains a pinnacle, a summit..."

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