Jasper White

For the British photographer, see Jasper White (photographer).

Jasper White (born 1954, New Jersey)[1] is a "chef, restaurateur and cookbook author who is recognized as one of the leading authorities on New England food and its history, in particular seafood."[2]

Early Life and Education

White credits his Italian grandmother for his interest in food.

He enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America in June 1975 and graduated in 1976.[3] In 1979, he met Lydia Shire, another aspiring chef. They worked together at many of the respected hotel dining rooms in Boston such as The Copley Plaza, The Parker House, and The Bostonian Hotel.[4] Shire considers White to be her mentor,[5][6] and "her best cook friend in the world."[7][8]

Restaurants

In 1983 he opened Jasper's, a restaurant on Boston's waterfront. It was here that he "carved out a niche in the local food scene deconstructing classics on his haute cuisine menu."[9] It has been described as "a Boston, MA landmark famous for seafood and other New England specialties ... (leading) people who thought he was inextricably linked with upscale cuisine." He proved that image wrong when he opened Jasper White's Summer Shack in May 2000 in the Alewife section of Cambridge. The restaurant now has locations at Mohegan Sun,[10] Boston's Back Bay and Dedham, Massachusetts.[11][12] There is a seasonal location on Spectacle Island in the Boston Harbor.[13] The Summer Shack allowed him to "return to his culinary true love of hearty family-style cuisine: authentic and flavorful–not fussy (and) embrace his unpretentious roots."[14] Even though it is meant to be like a seaside clam shack, one gourmet dish from Jasper's is on the menu and it is the one for which he is most famous - pan roasted lobster.,[15][16]

Jasper's closed in 1995. For three years afterwards, he was a consultant to Legal Seafoods.[17]

Cookbooks

Awards and Honors

Personal life

Jasper and his wife Nancy, a graphic designer, live in the Boston area.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Jasper White ’76, Chef and Owner of Summer Shack Restaurants — The Culinary Institute of America
  2. ↑ Cookstr- Jasper White
  3. ↑ Jasper White ’76, Chef and Owner of Summer Shack Restaurants — The Culinary Institute of America
  4. ↑ Jasper White ’76, Chef and Owner of Summer Shack Restaurants — The Culinary Institute of America
  5. ↑ Favorites
  6. ↑ Retrospective: Lydia Shire and Jasper White
  7. ↑ Top of Mind: Lydia Shire
  8. ↑ Simple Seafood | recipes from Jasper White
  9. ↑ Featured Chefs of In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
  10. ↑ A La Carte, The Hartford Courant
  11. ↑ Cookstr- Jasper White
  12. ↑ Jasper White ’76, Chef and Owner of Summer Shack Restaurants — The Culinary Institute of America
  13. ↑ Jasper White’s Summer Shack Partners with Boston Harbor Island Alliance
  14. ↑ Featured Chefs of In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
  15. ↑ Boston: Jasper's Pan-Roasted Lobster with Chervil and Chives
  16. ↑ SUMMER SHACK’S FAMOUS PAN ROASTED LOBSTER
  17. ↑ Simple Seafood | recipes from Jasper White
  18. ↑ Jasper White’s ‘The Summer Shack Cookbook’ aims to make summer cooking stress-free - The Boston Globe
  19. ↑ Retrospective: Lydia Shire and Jasper White
  20. ↑ Jasper's-1991-334 | James Beard Foundation
  21. ↑ Cooking with Jasper White
  22. ↑ A La Carte, The Hartford Courant
  23. ↑ CIA Bio
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