cafeADAM

This past September 16th 2009 I was cooking at the James Beard House as part of a Berkshire Collabarative of Chefs for the 'Farm to Table Dinner'.  Local Farmers Ted Dobson and Laura Meister were also in attendance.  

Our Dish: Dungeness Crab, Laura's Tomato, Dave's Melons

Recent Travels...

Spring Roll, Slanted Door, SF

Huckleberry Tart, Sons and Daughters, SF

Morimoto, Napa

Antibes, FR

Old Warsaw, Poland , Beef Carpaccio

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CHEF ADAM ZIEMINSKI BIOGRAPHY 

 Adam is a Berkshire native.  He cooked locally while still in highschool for Tanglewood both at Saranak and Highwood dinner clubs.  He also worked one year stints at the Federal House in South Lee and Bistro Zinc in Lenox. 

He attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University.  During culinary school Adam worked at the French bistro Pot au Feu in Providence Rhode Island.  During university Adam completed an appenticeship under Michel Bourdin at Connaught Hotel in Mayfair, London.  From there he and went on to stage at Le Manoir de Quat Saison in Oxford, Aquavit in Manhattan, and the Celtic Manor in Wales. 

 His most recent employ was at Wheatleigh Hotel in Lenox, Massachusetts.  There he was part of the honorary 2005 James Beard Team. He assisted Chef Bryce Whittlesey and Chef Jeff Thompson to attain the highly sought after AAA Five Diamond Award.

Outside of cooking Adam has volunteered in the WOOF program at Paradise Biodynamic Farm in Homestead Florida. 

His travels have put him beside culinary icons Wylie Dufresne, Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Charlie Palmer, and Patrick O'Connell.  

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In addition to running cafeADAM, Adam writes a food column for Berkshire Homestyle Magazine. 

"Medium-Rare, The Ultimate Quest"

   December issue of Berkshire Homestyle

 http://www.berkshirehomestyle.com/current_issue.html

View our personal story at

THE BERKSHIRE FOOD JOURNAL

'stories of farmers chefs and food artisans'

berkshirefoodjournal.com

NPR with Alan Chartock 

Look for Chef Adam on  National Public Radio, WAMC's 'Culinary Corner'.  Wednesday morning's at 10:30 AM.

Over the past five years as well as running cafe Adam, I have been travelling and eating at some interesting places, some of the best were...

The Fat Duck, UK

Gordon Ramsey's, London

Tom Aiken, London

Colombe d'Or, St. Paul-de-Vence, FR

Chevre d'Or, Eze, FR

Moulin de Mougins, Mougins, FR

Corton, NYC

Union Square, NYC

Ma Peche-Momofuko, NYC

Bouchon, Napa, CA

Redd, Napa, CA

Sons and Daughters, SF, CA

Benu, SF, CA

The Slanted Door, SF, CA

Chez Panisse, Berkley, CA

Hog Island Oyster Co., Marshall, CA

Cotonga, SF, CA

Joel Gott's Roadside Refresher, Napa, CA

Morimoto, Napa, CA

Gaig, Barcelona

La Bouqueria Market, Barcelona, SP

Casa Delphino, Barcelona, SP

Praske Salatko, Prague, CR

DNA, Montreal, CAN

Stash, Montreal, CAN

 Jamon Iberico, La Bouqueria, Barcelona

Casa Delphine, Baccala, Barcelona

tarte noisette at Moulin de Mougins, 'Verge'

Escoffier's Desk!

 Cafe Adam Vegetable Garden,

Housatonic, MA