James Koskiniemi
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James Koskiniemi | |
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| Born | February 16, 1977 Portland, Oregon |
| Education | California Culinary Academy, San Francisco 2005 Alumni |
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| Cooking style | French Californian |
Current restaurant(s)
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James Koskiniemi (born February 16, 1977) is an American chef and food writer. He is a writer for the Culinarian Magazine and is also the co-founder of The Pig and The Pickle. He previously served as the Executive Chef of The Bellevue Club and served two terms as President of the Board of Directors of the ACF.
Early life and education
[edit]When Koskiniemi was six years old, he won first place in a men's cooking competition and a culinary award from Alice Waters. At an early age, he was introduced to traditional French cooking by his father who studied under Master Chef Ken Wolfe, and baking from his mother.
Koskiniemi has an Associate of Occupational Studies in Le Cordon Bleu degree from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, California.
Career
[edit]In June 2007, Koskiniemi was invited by the Adopt-a-Ship Program as a Chef Instructor on the Navy's USS Boxer (LHD-4) to train traditional techniques and help oversee the production of over 1200 meals per day.
He appeared on the cover of the February 2008 issue of the Culinarian Magazine. He served as the youngest President and Director of the San Francisco Chefs Association.
In 2010, he was the recipient of the San Francisco Chefs Association Chef of the Year award. On October 17, 2010, Koskiniemi won first place for preparing at the 10th annual Crabby Chef competition held at Spengers Fish Grotto in Berkeley, California. He repeated his victory a year later at the final Crabby Chef competition with Crab and Corn Beignets with a Ginger Honey Ver Jus.
Chef James made an appearance on an episode of the Food Network Show Restaurant: Impossible.
He works with several local charities such as the Special Olympics, NFL Alumni For Kids, East Bay Agency for Children, and Raphael House. He was auctioned off in 2012 for over $30,000 at the Raphael House Gala in May 2012.
In September 2014, he became chef and co-founder of The Pig and The Pickle at Ale Industries Marketplace.
Publications
[edit]- Koskiniemi, James. Sip and a Tastehttp://sfchefs.org/august07.pdf.
- Koskiniemi, James. Sip and a Tastehttp://sfchefs.org/sept07.pdf.
- Koskiniemi, James. Presidents Pagehttp://sfchefs.org/Feb08.pdf.
- Koskiniemi, James. Presidents Pagehttp://sfchefs.org/Mar08.pdf.
- Koskiniemi, James. Presidents Pagehttp://sfchefs.org/Apr08.pdf.
References
[edit]- Burrell, Jackie. "http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_27337770/review-concords-pig-pickle-is-charmer".
- Koskiniemi, James. http://www.chefjamessf.com.
- Serda, Clyde. http://sfchefs.org//Jan08.pdf.
- Smith, Erin. http://sfchefs.org/Feb08.pdf.
- Harris, Robert. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30878.
- Harris, Robert. http://www.militarychef.com/1A/1_Sections/News/News_Navy/NewsNavy070730.html.
- Harrants, Michael. http://www.mageesbakeryfarm.com/articles/page.asp?articleid=7515.
- Cobb, Cassey. http://academiewines.com/content/chef-james-koskiniemi.
- Rufus, Anneli. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2010/10/17/croquettes-with-kiwifruit-foam-win-berkeley-cooking-contest.