Joyce Goldstein
Chef and Food Writer
Member since 1993
Joyce Goldstein, a nationally-known and respected chef and writer now consults for the restaurant and food industries. For twelve years she was Chef/Owner of the ground-breaking Mediterranean restaurant, Square One in San Francisco. Prior to that, Joyce was chef of the Cafe at Chez Panisse for 3 years. Among many awards, Joyce received the James Beard Award for Best Chef in California for 1993. She is a Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Joyce is a prolific cookbook author, 22 at last count Some titles are The Mediterranean Kitchen and Back to Square One: Old World Food in a New World Kitchen, winner of both the Julia Child and James Beard Awards for Best General Cookbook of 1992. Recent titles include Cucina Ebraica, Sephardic Flavors, Enoteca, Saffron Shores, Jewish Cooking of the Southern Mediterranean, and Solo Suppers. Joyce has also written numerous books for Williams-Sonoma; the most recent is Savoring Spain and Portugal.