Title:Contributing WriterEducation:French Culinary InstituteLocation:Kailua-Kona, HawaiiExpertise:Seasonal local cooking, Pacific Northwest cuisine, French cuisineVitaly Paley is a Russian-born, French-trained chef whose love of local ingredients led him to build his career in Portland, Oregon. Vitaly won the James Beard Award in 2005 for his first restaurant Paley’s Place, famous for its fusion of French and Pacific Northwest cuisine. Vitaly was born in Russia and moved to New York as a 13-year-old piano prodigy, but left Julliard to focus on food. He worked at Union Square Café, Remi and Chanterelle in New York City, then studied under French master chef Michel Bordeaux and at Au Moulin de la Gorce in France before settling in Portland. After the success of Paley’s Place, Vitaly went on to open Imperial, focused on wood-fired grilling; The Crown, a New York-style pizzeria; Headwaters, a seafood restaurant; Rosa Rosa, an Italian restaurant with eastern Mediterranean influence; and DaNet, a pop-up dinner series featuring pre-revolution Russian cuisine. Vitaly wonIron Chef Americain 2011, was a guest judge onTop ChefSeason 18, invented and sold an energy bar called the Paleybar and co-wroteThe Paley’s Place Cookbookwith his sommelier wife, Kimberly. Vitaly currently lives and teaches cooking classes in Hawaii.Culinary degree from the French Culinary InstituteEatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
Title:Contributing WriterEducation:French Culinary InstituteLocation:Kailua-Kona, HawaiiExpertise:Seasonal local cooking, Pacific Northwest cuisine, French cuisine
Title:Contributing Writer
Education:French Culinary Institute
Location:Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Expertise:Seasonal local cooking, Pacific Northwest cuisine, French cuisine
Vitaly Paley is a Russian-born, French-trained chef whose love of local ingredients led him to build his career in Portland, Oregon. Vitaly won the James Beard Award in 2005 for his first restaurant Paley’s Place, famous for its fusion of French and Pacific Northwest cuisine. Vitaly was born in Russia and moved to New York as a 13-year-old piano prodigy, but left Julliard to focus on food. He worked at Union Square Café, Remi and Chanterelle in New York City, then studied under French master chef Michel Bordeaux and at Au Moulin de la Gorce in France before settling in Portland. After the success of Paley’s Place, Vitaly went on to open Imperial, focused on wood-fired grilling; The Crown, a New York-style pizzeria; Headwaters, a seafood restaurant; Rosa Rosa, an Italian restaurant with eastern Mediterranean influence; and DaNet, a pop-up dinner series featuring pre-revolution Russian cuisine. Vitaly wonIron Chef Americain 2011, was a guest judge onTop ChefSeason 18, invented and sold an energy bar called the Paleybar and co-wroteThe Paley’s Place Cookbookwith his sommelier wife, Kimberly. Vitaly currently lives and teaches cooking classes in Hawaii.
Culinary degree from the French Culinary Institute
EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
