- Rick Tramonto
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name = Rick Tramonto
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1963|05|30
birthplace =Rochester, New York
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restaurants = Tru
Trio
Tramonto's Steak & Seafood
Osteria di Tramonto
Rt Lounge
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website = http://www.ricktramonto.comRick Tramonto is a
Chicago chef andcookbook author. He is executive chef and partner in Cenitare Restaurants, which include "Osteria di Tramonto, Tramonto's Steak & Seafood and RT Lounge" andTru , a fine-dining restaurant fromLettuce Entertain You Enterprises .Biography
In
1994 , Rick Tramonto was named among "Food & Wine's" Top Ten Best New Chefs. In2002 , he was named as the "Best Chef: Midwest Region" by The James Beard Foundation, Tramonto's Tru in Chicago, winner of the James Beard Foundation 2007 Outstanding Service Award. Winner of the Wine Spectator Grand Award.Tramonto has appeared on "Oprah", "Today", "CBS This Morning" and the Food Network. He has written and published four cookbooks.
In
2005 , he became embroiled in a controversy overfoie gras , which was ultimately banned by the Chicago city council. After ChefCharlie Trotter stated that he stopped serving foie gras in his restaurants (although he has since allowed guest chefs to prepare foie gras in his restaurants) Tramonto was quoted saying it was somewhat hypocritical for meat eaters to take an anti-foie-gras stance, and the two chefs carried on a very public debate over foie gras, which culminated when Alderman Joe Moore proposed an ordinance banning foie gras from Chicago restaurants. Tramonto's north shore Chicago suburban restaurants serve foie gras. [ [http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=64581&view=findpost&p=883199 Chicago Tribune, March 29, 2005] ]In
2006 he founded Cenitare Restaurants with culinary partner Gale Gand, which opened four new concepts, including "Tramonto's Steak & Seafood, Osteria di Tramonto and RT Lounge".In
2007 he became the national spokesperson for The US Duck Council. www.impresswithduck.comRestaurants
* "Tru": Tru's cuisine focuses on using ingredients presented on an array of surfaces in a contemporary dining room featuring original artworks. Collections, or tasting menus, are the framework of Tramonto and Gand’s culinary work.
* "Osteria di Tramonto"
* "Tramonto's Steak & Seafood"
* "RT Lounge"Books by Rick Tramonto
* "Butter, Sugar, Flour, Eggs" ISBN 0-609-60420-1
* "American Brasserie" ISBN 0-02-861630-8
* "Amuse-Bouche" ISBN 0-375-507-60-4
* "Tru" ISBN 1-4000-6061-3
* "Fantastico!" - release date November 6, 2007External links
* [http://www.ricktramonto.com/ RickTramonto.com]
* [http://www.cenitare.com Cenitare Restaurants]
* [http://www.trurestaurant.com Tru Restaurant]
* [http://www.tramontocuisine.com Tramonto Cuisine]References
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