Katie Button

Katie Button (born in 1984) is an American chef and restaurateur. She holds the title of Executive Chef and CEO of the restaurant group Katie Button Restaurants which includes Cúrate, Button & Co. Bagels, and Nightbell, all located in Asheville, North Carolina.[1][2]

Career

Button was born in Conway, South Carolina, and moved to New Jersey when she was a little girl.[3][4] Button earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and earned her master's degree in biomedical engineering at École Centrale Paris. [5] Professional training in food and restaurants took place in Europe and the United States under industry names like José Andrés and Jean-Georges and Adrià at El Bulli.[6]

Button has appeared as the host of the National Geographic Channel series The World's Best Chefs, as a guest star on FYI Network's Scraps, and a guest chef on CBS This Morning Saturday's The Dish.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Button is married to Félix Meana. They have two children.

Awards and Nominations

Semi-finalist for James Beard Rising Star Chef award from 2012-2013.[10]

James Beard finalist for Rising Star Chef award, 2014.[11]

Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2015.

Semi-finalist for James Beard Best Chefs in America, 2015.[12]

James Beard nominee for Best Chefs in America, 2018 and 2019.[13]

Advocacy

In response to the PPP loan under the CARES Act, Katie Button has been a strong advocate to extend benefits to independent restaurants under the Independent Restaurant Coalition.[14]

Bibliography
  • Button, Katie; Ko, Genevieve (2016). Cúrate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen. ISBN 9781250059444.

References
  1. Lunsford, Mackensy. "Chef Katie Button of Cúrate is Asheville's James Beard award finalist for 2019". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. Button, Katie, author. Cúrate : authentic Spanish food from an American kitchen. ISBN 978-1-250-05944-4. OCLC 967680973.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Chefs of the Mountains: Course 2". 1 May 2013.
  4. Trip, Culture. "An Interview With Asheville's Chef Katie Button". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. Pogacar, June 2020 Charlie. "Why Katie Button's White House Snub Isn't Stopping Her". FSR magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. Abend, Lisa, author. (2012). The sorcerer's apprentices : a season in the kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli. Free Press. ISBN 978-1-4516-1174-8. OCLC 893130970.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Get Access". Citizen Times.
  8. "World's Best Chefs". National Geographic - Videos, TV Shows & Photos - Asia.
  9. "The Dish: Katie Button".
  10. "Katie Button | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  11. "Katie Button | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  12. "Katie Button | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  13. "Katie Button | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  14. Carman, Tim (May 18, 2020). "Independent and chain restaurants press Trump on relief efforts at White House meeting". Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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