Guide To Celebrity Chef Restaurants in Greater Boston

January 1, 2011 8:40 AM

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Their creative cooking talents have earned them some of the most prestigious culinary awards in the world. With the rise in popularity of culinary TV, some of Boston’s best chefs have become household names. As Boston area diners, we are fortunate to have their restaurants in our midst.

Guide To Celebrity Chef Restaurants in Greater Boston

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Blue Ginger

Website: www.ming.com
Location: Wellesley
Cuisine: East-West
Celebrity Chef: Ming Tsai |Bio
Opened: 1998
Gayot Review: 14/20
Urbanspoon Reviews: www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 4 of 5 stars

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Jasper White’s Summer Shack

Website: www.summershackrestaurant.com
Locations: Alewife, Cambridge; Back Bay, Boson
Cuisine: Casual Seafood
Celebrity Chef: Jasper White | Bio
Opened: 2000
Gayot Review: 12/20
Urbanspoon Reviews:www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 3 of 5 stars

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Olive’s

Website: www.toddenglish.com
Location: Charlestown
Cuisine: Rustic Mediterranean
Celebrity Chef: Todd English | Bio
Opened: 1989
Gayot Review: 13/20
Urbanspoon Reviews: www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 4 of 5 stars

Note: A fire shut down Olives in May, 2010. After renovations, it was expected to re-open in early 2012.

Todd English also owns Figs, Bonfire’s and Kingfish Hall in the Boston area

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Hamersley’s Bistro

Website:www.hamersleysbistro.com
Location: South End, Boston
Cuisine: French-American
Celebrity Chef: Gordon Hamersley | Bio
Opened: 1987
Gayot Review: 15/20
Urbanspoon Reviews: www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 4 of 5 stars

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Clio

Website: www.cliorestaurant.com
Location: Back Bay, Boston
Cuisine: French-American
Celebrity Chef: Ken Oringer | Bio
Opened: 1997
Gayot Review:16/20
Urbanspoon Reviews:www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 4 of 5 stars

Ken Oringer also owns Toro, KO Prime and Coppa in Boston

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Rialto

Website:www.rialto-restaurant.com
Location: Harvard Square, Cambridge
Cuisine: Regional Italian
Celebrity Chef: Jody Adams | Bio
Opened: 1994
Gayot Review: 16/20
Urbanspoon Reviews:www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 3.5 of 5 stars

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No. 9 Park

Website:www.barbaralynch.com
Location: 9 Park St., Boston
Cuisine: Blend of Regional Italian & French
Celebrity Chef: Barbara Lynch | Bio
Opened: 1998
Gayot Review: 16/20
Urbanspoon Reviews:www.Urbanspoon.com
Yelp Reviews: 4 of 5 stars

Lynch also runs B&G Oysters, The Butcher Shop, Stir, Drink, Menton, and Sportello.