Angie Mar

Angie Mar
Born
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
Television show(s)
Websiteangie-mar.com

Angie Mar (born c. 1982[1]) is an American chef and restaurateur. She owns and operates Les Trois Chevaux in New York City.

Career

Mar was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.[2] Before becoming a chef, she was based in Los Angeles as a real estate agent.[3] She moved to New York in 2010 and enrolled at the French Culinary Institute.[4] She subsequently worked at several restaurants in Brooklyn, including Reynard, Diner, and Marlow & Sons, before becoming sous-chef at The Spotted Pig.[5][6][7] In 2013, she became the fourth executive chef at The Beatrice Inn in Manhattan, owned by Vanity Fair writer Graydon Carter.[8] Mar appeared on Chopped in 2015, emerging as champion in its "Grill Masters" tournament and winning $50,000 in prize money.[4][9]

In 2016, she and her cousin Melissa Merrill Keary bought over The Beatrice Inn.[2] According to Mar, the idea of a takeover was suggested by Carter and his associates.[10] Having previously given the restaurant zero stars out of four, The New York Times critic Pete Wells praised Mar's ability to transform The Beatrice Inn into "one of the most celebratory restaurants in the city" and awarded it two stars, meaning "very good".[11] In December 2016, Thrillist named Mar "NYC Chef of the Year for 2016".[12] Food & Wine listed her among the year's "Best New Chefs" in 2017.[13] In 2018, the International Culinary Center in New York—which Mar had graduated from in 2011—awarded her the Outstanding Alumni Award for Excellence in Culinary Arts.[14] Mar appeared on a cooking segment of Late Night with Seth Meyers in August 2018.[15] In January 2019, a former bartender at The Beatrice Inn filed a lawsuit against Mar for alleged wage theft.[2] The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.[16] Mar's first cookbook, Butcher + Beast, was published on September 30, 2019.[17]

On May 11, 2020, Mar appeared on the telethon Rise Up New York! in support of New York residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] The Beatrice Inn closed in December 2020.[19] In July 2021, Mar opened a French restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, in Greenwich Village.[20]

Personal life

Mar's grandparents emigrated to the United States from China and her parents separated when she was 14. Her father, Roy, was a former naval officer and chef who worked at his sister Ruby Chow's Chinese restaurant in Seattle.[2][4] He later became a dentist and died in 2018.[4][6] Her mother, Nancy, was raised in both Taipei and England.[4] Mar has two younger brothers,[4] Chad and Conrad,[6] whose apparel company Autumn Studios partnered with The Beatrice Inn in late 2019 to produce a limited edition apparel for the restaurant.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ Bazika, Natasha (March 8, 2019). "The Future Is Not Female; It's Equal: Chef Angie Mar Talks Industry And What's Next". Haute Living.
  2. ^ a b c d Rao, Tejal (January 9, 2018). "Angie Mar's Menu: Red Meat and Respect". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Cooper (November 18, 2019). "Inside The Closet Of New York's Most Glamorous Chef". Leah Faye.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Witchel, Alex (July 7, 2017). "This top chef can trace her passion for cooking to an offal beginning". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Angie Mar". Hospitality Design. November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Mar, Angie (January 5, 2020). "Celebrated Chef Angie Mar Reveals How She Found Her Passion For Cooking And Lessons Learnt From Her Father". Tatler.
  7. ^ "Angie Mar". New York City Wine and Food Festival. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Morabito, Greg (December 6, 2013). "Angie Mar Is the New Executive Chef at The Beatrice Inn". Eater.
  9. ^ Erdos, Joseph. "One-on-One with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion". Food Network. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Tishgart, Sierra (August 10, 2016). "How This Chef Rescued — Then Purchased — One of Manhattan's Most Notorious Restaurants". New York.
  11. ^ Wells, Pete (October 25, 2016). "At the Beatrice Inn, Cuisine for Animals". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Shott, Chris (December 13, 2016). "Thrillist's NYC Chef of the Year Angie Mar Will Rekindle Your Love of Meat". Thrillist.
  13. ^ Walhout, Hannah (May 31, 2018). "How Best New Chef Angie Mar is Redefining the New York Steakhouse". Food & Wine.
  14. ^ "Angie Mar". International Culinary Center. January 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Angie Mar Cooks a Brandy and Madeira Sauce for a Gigantic Steak". Late Night with Seth Meyers. August 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "New West Village Restaurant's Truffle-Dumping Gimmick Works on Critic". August 22, 2018.
  17. ^ Spellings, Sarah (September 30, 2019). "The Glamorous Chef Who Gives Beef As a Present". New York.
  18. ^ "How to Watch 'Rise Up New York!' Telethon Starring Mariah Carey, Billy Joel & More". Billboard. May 11, 2020.
  19. ^ Felder, Rachel (June 28, 2021). "Feeding the Chef Who Fed Eisenhower and de Gaulle". New Yorker.
  20. ^ Fabricant, Florence (July 6, 2021). "Angie Mar's Latest, Les Trois Chevaux, Opens". The New York Times.
  21. ^ Samaha, Barry (November 22, 2019). "The Beatrice Inn's Angie Mar Cooks Up A Fashion Collection". Forbes.
  22. ^ Ormond, Cullen (November 22, 2019). "Chef Angie Mar Launches Her First Clothing Line". V.