Besh was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and raised in Southern Louisiana. He has been married to Jennifer Besh since 1991. Besh is a former US Marine. In 1992 he graduated from The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) but his schooling was cut short due to serving time in the Gulf war.
In 2006, Besh won the James Beard Award for “Best Chef, South”.[3] In 2008, he earned Food Arts’ Silver Spoon Award for “revitalizing the culinary legacy of New Orleans”.
Restaurants
Many of his restaurants celebrate Louisiana regional cooking, including; Restaurant August, Besh Steakhouse, Lüke, La Provence, Domenica, Pizza Domenica, Johnny Sanchez, Shaya and Borgne.
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A Marine, who knew! But his kinetic energy that he tries to suppress gives him away, along with his true heart. I’m there when he pops up on Create.. can’t praise the guy enough.
I’m a squid and even a swabbie knows there are no “former” Marines!