Melissa Kelly Biography

Melissa Kelly attended the Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park NY and graduated first in her class. Melissa's post-graduate education took place in some of the top restaurant kitchens in the country. With a resume that includes the posh Greenbrier Hotel West Virginia; Bluebeards Castle St. Thomas USVI and An American Place in New York; Melissa began her career. Continuing to broaden her culinary skills Melissa moved west to work with Reed Heron of restaurant Lulu and the legendary Alice Waters of Chez Panisse Melissa says I didn't have a style when I got there. Melissa has spent time in the southwest working with Melvin Masters in Denver Colorado. Her travels have taken her to Barbados and the south of France to create culinary feasts for private families as well as to Japan where she assisted in the opening of a satellite An American Place. Chef Kelly was named one of the upcoming chefs of the 90's by Food & Wine magazine. Nation's Restaurant News Bon Appetit Gourmet Chocolatier The New York Times The Boston Globe Travel and Leisure Conde Nast Traveler Town & Country and New York Magazine among others have all recognized her culinary talents. With Melissa at the helm of the kitchen The Old Chatham Sheepherding Company Inn was named one of The Best New Restaurants by Esquire magazine and both Gourmet Retreat of the Year and a Grand Winner by Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report. The Inn located in Old Chatham New York was a Relais & Chateaux property and a Mobil Four-Star Award winner.

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