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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

James Kenji López-Alt, known as Kenji, is an American chef and food writer.[1][2][3][4]

Background

López-Alt graduated from MIT in 2002, where he majored in architecture. He is the son of Harvard geneticist and immunologist Frederick Alt, and on López-Alt's mother's side, the grandson of chemist Koji Nakanishi[5]. Upon marriage, López-Alt combined his birth surname, Alt, with that of his wife Adriana López, a PhD MIT graduate. As of 2019, Kenji resides in San Mateo, California, after previously living in New York City and Boston.[6]

Career

López-Alt worked with several Boston chefs including Barbara Lynch and Ken Oringer.[7] He went on to work as a test cook and editor at Cook's Illustrated magazine and America's Test Kitchen.[4] He was the Managing Culinary Director and is the Chief Culinary Consultant of "Serious Eats", a food blog,[8] where he authors the James Beard Award-nominated column "The Food Lab".[9] He is also a columnist for Cooking Light.[10]

Publishing

His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, was published in September 2015 by W. W. Norton & Company.[11] It was a New York Times Bestseller[12] and won the 2016 James Beard Foundation Award for General Cooking,[13] as well as the International Association of Culinary Professionals awards for Best American Cookbook and Cookbook of the Year.[14]

López-Alt is working on a follow-up to The Food Lab. He is also working with Gianna Ruggiero on a children’s picture book.[15]

Business

López-Alt opened the Wursthall Restaurant & Bierhaus in San Mateo, California, with partners Adam Simpson and Tyson Mao.[16] A second location, in San Jose, was announced in November 2018, and is expected to open in 2019.[17]

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.eater.com"Fall 2015's Best Cookbooks: Cooking Pros Bring It Home". Eater. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkwww.wired.comPearlstein, Joanna. "The Ultimate Book for Science Nerds Who Cook". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkwww.bostonglobe.com"A SIDE OF SCIENCE - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkportal.issn.orgKillingsworth, Silvia (2015-10-03). "Kenji López-Alt's Obsessive Kitchen Experiments". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linktwitter.comhttps://twitter.com/kenjilopezalt/status/1112158393576443904
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Citation Linkwww.sfchronicle.com"Mr. Wizard's Food Lab: J. Kenji López-Alt's unlikely path to stardom". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkslice.mit.edu"Alumnus Chef One-Ups (OK, Maybe Two-Ups) KFC". slice.mit.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkwww.seriouseats.com"Masthead". www.seriouseats.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.jamesbeard.org"The Complete 2015 JBF Award Nominees". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[10]
Citation Linksimmerandboil.cookinglight.com"Kenji Lopez-Alt". Cooking Light. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[11]
Citation Linkbooks.wwnorton.com"The Food Lab". books.wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - December 20, 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkwww.jamesbeard.org"The 2016 Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards: Complete Winner Recap". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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Citation Linkwww.iacp.com"Winners - IACP". IACP. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[15]
Citation Linkwww.kenjilopezalt.com"Website announcment". Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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[16]
Citation Linksf.eater.com"Internet Food Guru J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Opening Real Life Beer and Sausage Hall". Eater SF. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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[17]
Citation Linksf.eater.comPershan, Caleb. "A Second Beer Hall From Recipe Expert J. Kenji López-Alt Is on the Way". Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.kenjilopezalt.comOfficial website
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[19]
Citation Linkwww.eater.com"Fall 2015's Best Cookbooks: Cooking Pros Bring It Home"
Sep 24, 2019, 7:50 PM
[20]
Citation Linkwww.wired.com"The Ultimate Book for Science Nerds Who Cook"
Sep 24, 2019, 7:50 PM