Preeti Mistry
Preeti Mistry | |
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| Born | London, England |
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Preeti Mistry is a London-born Californian chef. They were a former contestant on Top Chef: Las Vegas (2009)[1] and a James Beard Foundation nominee twice for “Best Chef of the West” in 2017 and 2018.[2][3][4] Mistry was the owner of the former Juhu Beach Club (2012–2017), in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland, California.[5][6]
Mistry graduated from Le Cordon Bleu, and early in their career they worked at Peter Gordon’s Sugar Club in London.[2] They are queer and nonbinary, using the pronouns they/them.[7]
In 2021, Mistry launched a podcast, Loading Dock Talks with Preeti Mistry.[8] In 2025, they won a James Beard Award for their podcast episode "Cream Pie with Telly Justice" in the Audio Programming category.[9]
References
- ^ "15 Queers Cooking: Anne Burrell Joins Robust Legion of Lesbian Celebrity Chefs". Autostraddle. May 30, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Sen, Mayukh (2017-11-02). "Preeti Mistry Is Shutting Down Her Restaurant, but She's Not Going Anywhere". Vice. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Ghosh, Madhushree (2024-01-24). "Chef Preeti Mistry is changing the structure of food and fine dining". High Country News. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Preeti Mistry". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Tsai, Luke (July 24, 2020). "Preeti Mistry Goes From Table to Farm". Eater SF. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Fort, Ellen (2017-09-19). "Oakland's Juhu Beach Club Will Close Its Doors". Eater SF. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Manghnani, Devika (2021-06-13). "Indian-American chef, LQBTQ+ representative and guest in Michelle Obama's show, Waffles + Mochi, the multifaceted Preeti Mistry sits down with us for a chat". IndiaFoodNetwork.in. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Tsai, Luke (2021-04-13). "Preeti Mistry on the Enduring Whiteness of Food Podcasts | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ^ "The 2025 James Beard Media Award Winners". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25.