Michelle Bernstein

Co-Owner/Head Chef, Michy's and Crumb on Parchment

Her sunny smile brightens up TV screens across the country; her charisma is undeniable and her cuisine sublime.Chef Michelle Bernstein, a Miami native of Jewish and Latin descent, has dazzled diners and critics alike.“My food isn’t heavy handed or unnecessarily complicated,” says Bernstein, a James Beard Award winner (Best Chef South 2008) and author of Cuisine a Latina (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2008).“You don’t need heavy handed technique and over the top presentations to make a dish work. To me it’s all about the amazing ingredients I’ve loved most of my life, layered flavors and simplicity.My style of cooking is based on the honest, soulful cooking I remember from my childhood.I cook food I love and believe that love translates to the diners.”

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