Jean-Marie Josselin
Culinary career
Cooking styleHawaii regional cuisine and American
Current restaurant(s)
WebsiteJo2

Jean-Marie Josselin is a renowned chef who was one of the pioneers of Hawaii regional cuisine. He authored A Taste of Hawaii.[1]

Early life

Josselin was born in Chamonix, France. After an apprenticeship at a local bistro, he decided to move to Paris and train as a chef. He studied at the Lycee Hotelier de Paris and worked at the Montorgueuil until he was approached by an American businessman to work in a restaurant in the United States.[2]

Career

He began working in St. Louis, Missouri in 1982, then moved from restaurant to restaurant.[3] Josselin moved to Hawaii and began making food that fused the cuisines of Hawaii's many ethnic groups in 1985.[4] In 1990 Josselin opened a restaurant in Kapaa, Kauai. He opened several other restaurants, then suddenly sold all of his restaurants and went on hiatus.[4] By 2015, he had opened three restaurants in Kauai and a restaurant in Las Vegas.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Original HRC Chef Profiles Honolulu Magazine
  2. ↑ "Jean-Maarie Josselin". tableagent.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Jean-Marie Josselin & JO2". Great Chefs. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. 1 2 Zickos, Coco (2015-11-25). "Born To Cook". MidWeek Kaua'i. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  5. ↑ Moriki, Darin (May 19, 2015). "Chef Jean-Marie Josselin to run the Coco Palms' Seashell Restaurant on Kauai". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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