Michael White

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Michael White (chef)

Michael White is the Head Chef and Owner of the Altamarea Group, which is composed of the restaurants Marea, Ai Fiori, Osteria Morini, Nicoletta, Costata and The Butterfly in New York, Osteria Morini and Due Mari in New Jersey, and Al Molo in Hong Kong. Marea has earned two Michelin stars and is a member of the prestigious Relais and Chateaux. Ai Fiori has also earned a Michelin star.

Career

Although Michael White's soulful, flavorful interpretations of Italian cuisine indicate otherwise, Michael is in fact a Midwesterner who spent his childhood in Beloit, Wisconsin and enrolled in Kendall Culinary Institute 1989. He trained at Ristorante San Domenico in Imola, Italy under the culinary guidance of chef Valentino Marcattilii. For the next seven years, he studied the hands-on, ingredient-driven cooking style of the Italians. Chef White also trained extensively in Paris and South France in different locations.

White returned to the US in 2001 to Spiaggia as Chef de Cuisine and contributed to the restaurant's four star review from The Chicago Tribune. In 2002, he became Executive Chef of Fiamma Osteria. The restaurant garnered a glowing three star review from The New York Times; received a Michelin Star; and White was named Esquire's Best New Chef, 2002. White also brought his famous recipes to home cooks with his book, Fiamma: The Essence of Contemporary Italian Cooking (John While & Sons, 2006). After 10 years, Chef Michael is back at the location that launched his career.

Mike White (basketball)

Michael White (born March 2, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida. Prior to accepting the job at Florida, White was the head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech University for four seasons.

Personal

White was born to father, Kevin and mother, Jane in Dunedin, Florida. His father Kevin White currently serves as Director of Athletics at Duke University. As a result of his father's career path, the White family moved frequently throughout Michael's childhood. In 1995, White graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans. From 1995 to 1999, he attended the University of Mississippi on a basketball scholarship. After a brief stint playing basketball professionally, White returned to Ole Miss and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2000. White is married to the former Kira Zschau, an All-SEC volleyball player at Ole Miss, who also has a law degree from the university. The couple has two daughters, Rylee and Maggie, twin boys, Collin and Keegan, and a son, Dillon.

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