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Mary Dumont

Mary Dumont is an American chef based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Biography

Dumont has made appearances on The Today Show and Iron Chef America (competing against Cat Cora[1]) and is the former chef of Harvest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is known for creating innovative dishes.[2][3]

Before joining the kitchen at Harvest, Dumont was the founder and executive chef of The Dunaway Restaurant at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and was named Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine in 2006 while there.[4]

In September 2021, along with Pat McAuley opened PlantPub in Cambridge, Massachusetts where the motto is “Eat. plants. Drink. Beer.” (McAuley is a craft beer entrepreneur) Fenway Park. Dumont opened Cultivar in 2017.[5]

Early life

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts,[4] she grew up in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire in the historic Governor Weare home.[5] Dumont's training included working in the kitchens of Tracy Des Jardins of Jardinière, Laurent Manrique of Campton Place and Daniel Patterson of Elizabeth Daniel, all in San Francisco.[4]

Personal life

Dumont is openly lesbian,[6] and has 4 step daughters with her wife, Emily French-Dumont.[7][8] Dumont graduated from Simmons College.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Cora vs. Dumont". Iron Chef America. Food Network. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Grossman, Eric (June 12, 2009). "Harvesting Answers From Mary Dumont". Zagat.com.
  3. ^ "Chef Mary Dumont". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11.
  4. ^ a b c "Mary Dumont". Food £Wine. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Chef Mary Dumont". BostonChefs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ Patterson, Denny. ""Hell's Kitchen" Extraordinaire: Nicholas Peters Bond". Out Front Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ Dumont, Mary. "I'm some kind of lucky duck to be your wife". Instagram. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ French-Dumont, Emily. "Emily French-Dumont (@frenchdumont) • Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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