- Alfred Portale
Infobox Chef
name = Alfred Portale
caption = Alfred Portale at Tutto Italia in NYC2007
birthdate = July 5
birthplace = Buffalo, New York
deathdate =
deathplace =
style = New American Cuisine
education = Culinary Institute of America
ratings = 3 Stars New York Times, 1 Michelin Star, 27 Food Ranking in Zagat.
restaurants = Gotham Bar and Grill
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television =Top Chef (season 3)
awards = 2006 James Beard Award for Best Chef, 2002 James Beard Award for Most Outstanding Restaurant
website = http://www.gothambarandgrill.comAlfred Portale is the chef and owner of "Gotham Bar and Grill" in
Manhattan . Gotham Bar and Grill opened in 1984, Portale became Chef in 1985 taking the restaurant to new heights with his beautiful plating and his insistence on high quality ingredients. He is part of the New American Cuisine movement.Opening in October of 2008, Gotham Steak at the Fountainebleau in Miami.
He appeared as a guest judge on the episode of
Top Chef originally broadcast onJune 27 ,2007 .Portale's first sous-chef at Gotham was
Tom Valenti . Notable chefs who have worked at Gotham: Bill Telepan, Wiley Dufresne, Tom Colicchio and Christopher Lee. Current Chef de Cuisine is Adam LongworthCookbooks
* Alfred Portale Simple Pleasures : Home Cooking from the Gotham Bar and Grill's Acclaimed Chef (2004) ISBN 0-06-053502-4
* Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook (1997) ISBN 0-385-48210-8
* Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook : A Month-by-Month Guide to the Best There is to Eat (2000) ISBN-10: 0767906063External links
* [http://www.gothambarandgrill.com Gotham Bar and Grill Official Website]
* [http://www.opentable.com/rest_profile.aspx?rid=6200 Gotham on-line reservations at OpenTable.com]
* [http://www.savorynewyork.com/wiki/Gotham_Bar_and_Grill Gotham Profile with video at SavoryNewYork.com]
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