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Maria Hines is a Seattle restaurateur and James Beard Award-winning chef. She's also the co-author of the cook book Peak Nutrition: Smart Fuel for Outdoor Adventure.
Hines was raised in Bowling Green, Ohio and San Diego, California, and she earned a degree in culinary arts from Mesa College. [1] [2] She worked in kitchens across the country and in Europe before becoming executive chef at Earth & Ocean in the W Hotel in Seattle. [3]
In 2005, she was named one of the “Top Ten Best New Chefs in America” by Food & Wine magazine, and she decided to open her own restaurant. [3] The restaurant was named Tilth, and it opened in Wallingford in 2006. [4] Hines worked with Nora Pouillon and Oregon Tilth to have the restaurant certified organic. [4] In 2008, the New York Times recognized Tilth as one of the ten best new restaurants in the country. [5] In 2009, Hines won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest. [6]
Hines opened two more restaurants: the Golden Beetle in 2011, and Agrodolce in 2012, both certified organic. [2] The Golden Beetle was not financially successful and closed in 2016. [7] In March 2019, Hines announced that she would sell Agrodolce to her executive chef, focusing her efforts on Tilth and on writing a cookbook and developing retail products. [7]
Tilth closed in October 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. [8]
In 2010, Hines won an episode of Iron Chef America, defeating Masaharu Morimoto in a battle of Pacific cod [9] She also competed on an episode of Top Chef Masters, [10] and she appeared on Martha with Martha Stewart. [11]
Hines was a founder of Seattle restaurant week and is known as a pioneer of organic and Pacific Northwest cuisine. [1] She was a notable proponent of Washington Initiative 522 which would have required labeling of genetically modified food. [12]
Maria Hines | |
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Education | Mesa College |
Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s)
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Previous restaurant(s)
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Television show(s) | |
Award(s) won
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Maria Hines is a Seattle restaurateur and James Beard Award-winning chef. She's also the co-author of the cook book Peak Nutrition: Smart Fuel for Outdoor Adventure.
Hines was raised in Bowling Green, Ohio and San Diego, California, and she earned a degree in culinary arts from Mesa College. [1] [2] She worked in kitchens across the country and in Europe before becoming executive chef at Earth & Ocean in the W Hotel in Seattle. [3]
In 2005, she was named one of the “Top Ten Best New Chefs in America” by Food & Wine magazine, and she decided to open her own restaurant. [3] The restaurant was named Tilth, and it opened in Wallingford in 2006. [4] Hines worked with Nora Pouillon and Oregon Tilth to have the restaurant certified organic. [4] In 2008, the New York Times recognized Tilth as one of the ten best new restaurants in the country. [5] In 2009, Hines won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest. [6]
Hines opened two more restaurants: the Golden Beetle in 2011, and Agrodolce in 2012, both certified organic. [2] The Golden Beetle was not financially successful and closed in 2016. [7] In March 2019, Hines announced that she would sell Agrodolce to her executive chef, focusing her efforts on Tilth and on writing a cookbook and developing retail products. [7]
Tilth closed in October 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. [8]
In 2010, Hines won an episode of Iron Chef America, defeating Masaharu Morimoto in a battle of Pacific cod [9] She also competed on an episode of Top Chef Masters, [10] and she appeared on Martha with Martha Stewart. [11]
Hines was a founder of Seattle restaurant week and is known as a pioneer of organic and Pacific Northwest cuisine. [1] She was a notable proponent of Washington Initiative 522 which would have required labeling of genetically modified food. [12]