Ana Sortun
Oleana “Ana” Sortun is a chef, restaurateur and author in the Boston area.[1]
Biography[edit]
Sortun was born in Seattle.[1][2]
After she graduated from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine de Paris,[2] she came to Massachusetts to open Moncef Meddeb’s[3] Argo Bistro followed by stints, in the early 1990s, at 8 Holyoke and Casablanca, both in Harvard Square. The eponymous Oleana opened in 2001.[1]
Her husband, Chris Kurth, owns Siena Farms, named after their daughter.
Restaurants[edit]
In addition to Oleana, she opened Sofra Bakery with a partner Maura Kilpatrick in 2008. The idea behind Sofra was to have both a retail store and an "informal Middle Eastern café."[1] the farm supplies produce for Oleana. It is located in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and it is where they live.[4]
2013 was when she partnered with Chef de Cuisine Cassie Piuma to open a Meyhane named Sarma in Somerville, Massachusetts.[1]
Honors and awards[edit]
Sortun received the 2005 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast.[1]
Publications[edit]
- SPICE: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean 2006
- Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery[5]
TV appearances[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Chef Ana Sortun at Sarma in Somerville, MA". BostonChefs.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b Moskin, Julia (June 7, 2006). "THE CHEF: ANA SORTUN; A Mediterranean Style All Her Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (June 14, 2016). "THE CHEF: ANA SORTUN; Spices by the Handful, Not by the Pinch". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (June 21, 2006). "THE CHEF: ANA SORTUN; A Bazaar From the Hard Yankee Soil". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Ana Sortun". Oldways. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Ana Sortun". Top Chef Masters. Bravo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.