Jean-Marie Josselin is a renowned chef who was one of the pioneers of Hawaii regional cuisine. He authored A Taste of Hawaii.[1]
Jean-Marie Josselin | |
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| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Hawaii regional cuisine and American |
Current restaurant(s)
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| Website | Jo2 |
Early life
editJosselin was born in Chamonix, France. After an apprenticeship at a local bistro, he decided to move to Paris and train as a chef. He studied at the Lycee Hotelier de Paris and worked at the Montorgueuil until he was approached by an American businessman to work in a restaurant in the United States.[2]
Career
editHe began working in St. Louis, Missouri in 1982, then moved from restaurant to restaurant.[3] Josselin moved to Hawaii and began making food that fused the cuisines of Hawaii's many ethnic groups in 1985.[4] In 1990 Josselin opened a restaurant in Kapaa, Kauai. He opened several other restaurants, then suddenly sold all of his restaurants and went on hiatus.[4] By 2015, he had opened three restaurants in Kauai and a restaurant in Las Vegas.[5]
References
edit- ^ Original HRC Chef Profiles Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Honolulu Magazine
- ^ "Jean-Maarie Josselin". tableagent.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "Jean-Marie Josselin & JO2". Great Chefs. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ a b Zickos, Coco (2015-11-25). "Born To Cook". MidWeek Kaua'i. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ Moriki, Darin (May 19, 2015). "Chef Jean-Marie Josselin to run the Coco Palms' Seashell Restaurant on Kauai". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.