Oleana “Ana” Sortun is a chef, restaurateur and author in the

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Biography

Sortun was born in Seattle. After she graduated from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine de Paris, she came to Massachusetts to open Moncef Meddeb’s Argo Bistro followed by stints, in the early 1990s, at 8 Holyoke and Casablanca, both in

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. The eponymous Oleana opened in 2001. Her husband, Chris Kurth, owns Siena Farms, named after their daughter.

Restaurants

In addition to Oleana, she opened Sofra Bakery with a partner Maura Kilpatrick in 2008. The idea behind Sofra was to have both a retail store and an "informal Middle Eastern café." the farm supplies produce for Oleana. It is located in

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, and it is where they live. 2013 was when she partnered with Chef de Cuisine Cassie Piuma to open a Meyhane named Sarma in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Honors and awards

Sortun received the 2005 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast.

Publications

* ''SPICE: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean'' 2006 *''Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery''

TV appearances

* Top Chef Masters (season 2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sortun, Ana Living people Chefs from Seattle Chefs from Massachusetts American women chefs James Beard Foundation Award winners People from Sudbury, Massachusetts American cookbook writers Year of birth missing (living people)