Joe George -chef, culinary educator and writer- is a graduate
of The Culinary Institute Of America and The School
For American Chefs. He has also studied at The New School For Social Research in New York City and
Le Cordon Bleu, in both Ottawa and Paris.
He is the past co-owner of the acclaimed Café Cosmos, in Buffalo, New York and has been chef at numerous Buffalo area restaurants. Since 1994 Joe has written a bi-weekly food column in Artvoice, and writes a bi-monthly column in Buffalo Spree. His work has also appeared in other local and national publications, including Chef Magazine, Sally's Place, Cheftalk and The National Culinary Review.
Formerly a part-time instructor in the culinary department of Erie Community College, Joe currently teaches private cooking classes and is employed as chef at the Twentieth Century Club. He lives in Buffalo with his son Isaac George.
A couple interviews with Joe:
A 1993 interview writtem by Janice Okun, the Buffalo News Food Editor
A 1997 interview written by Lois Baker, writer for the Buffalo News Sunday Magazine
Reviews of a few of the restaurants where Joe was at the stove:
Café Cosmos
Café Cosmos
The Calumet Arts Café
The Park Lane
View a sampling of Joe's work on-line at the following addresses:
ChefTalk.com
Creative Loafing
amazon.com
Sally's Place
San José Metro
Sanoma County Independent
Georgia Tech
