Chefs | Rick Tramonto, Restaurant R'evolution (Pebble Beach Food & Wine

Appearances at Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2013:

Opening Night Reception (Thursday)On Thursday evening, Pebble Beach Food & Wine VI officially kicks off at the magnificent Inn at Spanish Bay for a night of unbridled indulgence. The entire property will be transformed into an epicurean paradise; stroll throughout the Inn to sample decadent bites from twenty-three of the weekend's top chefs. Sip slowly from a selection of over two hundred wines showcased by top domestic and international producers. Please Note: The bulk of this event is reserved for our Weekend Package Ticket Holders; individual tickets are extremely limited.

Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chefs Alumni Dinner (Friday)FOOD & WINE magazine's annual “Best New Chefs Awards” are designed to honor only the most exceptionally talented men and women who are pushing culinary boundaries in America. Instituted twenty-six years ago, this list of superstars consistently highlights the best and brightest at the beginning of their careers. Here at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, we're thrilled to welcome some of these very special alumni chefs who'll showcase the skills and drive that won them this coveted national accolade. This year's line-up includes greats like Rick Tramonto, Jason Franey and Susan Spicer.

Biography

For 11 years, Rick Tramonto was executive chef and founding partner at Chicago’s world-renowned four-star fine-dining restaurant Tru, in partnership with Rich Melman. Tramonto is culinary director of Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood, and RT Sushi Bar & Lounge. In 2010, Tramonto announced his partnership with Louisiana native Chef John Folse and the formation of a new restaurant company, Home on the Range. Tramonto and Folse have launched their first joint restaurant project, Restaurant R’evolution, in New Orleans’ renowned French Quarter in June, 2012.

Tramonto is a cookbook author with seven titles to his credit: American Brasserie (finalist for the Julia Child Cookbook Awards); Butter Sugar Flour Eggs (nominated for the 2000 James Beard Award for the “Best Cookbook in the Baking and Desserts” category); Amuse-Bouche; Tru; Fantastico!; Osteria; and his most recent book, Steak with Friends: At Home with Rick Tramonto. His memoir, Scars of a Chef, was published in 2011.

Tramonto has been featured in newspapers including USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and People magazine as well as Gourmet, Bon Appétit, Wine Spectator and Conde Nast Traveler. He has a history of television work as well, appearing on Oprah, Today, CBS This Morning, Simply Ming and Iron Chef America on Food Network. He was a judge on Bravo TV’s hit reality program Top Chef. Most recently he was a contestant on Season 2 of Top Chef Masters.