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Mariya Russell
By Taylor Williams
@mariyarussell
About Chef
MICHELIN star- is an award that is awarded to restaurants offering outstanding cooking.
About
Chef
Chef Mariya won the Michelin Star while working at Kikko and Kumiko. Kumiko is a luxury cocktail bar that is based on the Japanese technique of ingredients and flavors. Many of these ingredients include raw fish served to eat raw and ingredients that you can’t find at a local grocery store. One of her favorite ingredients to use is shiokoji, a fermented liquid made from koji, the mold used in sake making. I decided to recreate one of the dishes she is serving at an upcoming pop-up.
Major Acheivements
Achievements
James Beard Foundation Award
(semifinalist, 2020)
MICHELIN star
2019 selection for Chicago
Although Mariya uses expensive and fancy ingredients in her dishes; I decided to cook one of her comfort foods.
Reciepe -Bruleed Banana Bread Pudding
Recipes
Life before fame
Russell is an Ohio native who found her passion for cooking early in life. 14, at which point her family moved to Columbus for her high school years. During high school, she enrolled in a culinary training program where she performed exceptionally well. In high school, she participated in a career academy that first introduced her to the idea of working in a restaurant. From there she moved to Chicago after high school to attend The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (a Le Cordon Bleu school that closed in 2017) She eventually got her first job as a line cook. She met Noah Sandoval, the owner of Kikko and Kumiko, when they both worked at another restaurant, Green Zebra. She has been a trusted collaborator of Sandoval and her work ethic shines through in both her food and leadership.