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Featured Recipe
Chef Missy Robbins formerly of Spiaggia – Chicago, IL
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 Missy Robbins
executive chef, A Voce, New York, NY
Culinary Arts 1995
After she became addicted to the restaurant world from her first job at 1789 Restaurant in Washington, DC, Robbins moved to Manhattan in 1994, where she studied at ICE’s Culinary Arts program. On furthering her career, Robbins states “ICE was particularly helpful when it came time to go on externship. The school made it possible to get hooked into exactly the restaurant I wanted and things just took off from there.” Robbins completed her externship with renowned chef Wayne Nish at March and to this day still counts him as a primary mentor. Robbins credits learning “all of (her) techniques” from Nish.
Spending the next few years with Nish and chef Anne Rosenzweig at Arcadia, Robbins then embarked on an excursion to northern Italy where she worked in three small family-run kitchens throughout different regions at small, family-run restaurants. As she became intimate with Italian products and cooking, Robbins grew to love the ingredient-driven, simple and regionally inspired food. Upon returning to the states, she became the sous chef and then chef de cuisine at the boutique SoHo Grand Hotel. In 2003, she was lured to Chicago by the opportunity to work at one of the nation’s few four-star Italian restaurants, Spiaggia, where she worked with highly acclaimed Chef Tony Mantuano. At Spiaggia, Robbins found the perfect opportunity to bring her ardor for Italian cooking to life. In October 2005, Robbins won the coveted William R. Rice Most Promising Chef Award at the Chicago Wine and Food Festival as well as the StarChefs.com Rising Star Award. In October 2008, Robbins made the leap to New York City, where she continues her focus on regional Italian cuisine as the executive chef at A Voce Restaurant.
Chef Missy Robbins' Guinea Hen Wrapped in Pancetta with Creamy Yukon Gold Potatoes and Umbrian Black Truffle Sauce >>
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