Adams, Jody 1957-

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ADAMS, Jody 1957-

PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1957, in Pittsfield, MA; daughter of Thomas R. (a rare books librarian) and Virginia M. (a librarian) Adams; married Kenneth Michael Rivard, February 22, 1986; children: Oliver Maxwell, Roxanna Simone. Ethnicity: "White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant." Education: Brown University, B.A., 1980.

ADDRESSES: Office—Sapphire Restaurant Group, 20 University Rd., Cambridge, MA 02138.

CAREER: Chef. Worked variously as an assistant chef at restaurants, including Seasons and Hamersley's Bistro, Boston, MA; Michela's (restaurant), Cambridge, MA, executive chef, 1990-94; Rialto (restaurant), Cambridge, MA, partner and chef, 1994—; Red Clay (restaurant), Chestnut Hill, MA, partner and chef, 2001—.

AWARDS, HONORS: Named "Rising Star" by Restaurant Hospitality, 1992; featured among "America's Ten Best New Chefs," Food and Wine, 1993; Perrier-Jouet Best Chef Award, James Bear Foundation, 1997; Fine Dining Hall of Fame inductee, Nation's Restaurant News, 2000.

WRITINGS:

In the Hands of a Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams of Rialto Restaurant, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2002.

SIDELIGHTS: Acclaimed chef Jody Adams is the coowner and chef at several Boston, Massachusetts-area restaurants, as well as the author of 2002's In the Hands of a Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams of Rialto Restaurant. Adams commented on StarChef.com: "If you're going to work in the restaurant business, you have to love it. The Stress is high, the hours are long and the pya is nominal. The reward is the culture. It's full of interesting, creative people who excel in the art of performance and making people happy. I can't imagine doing anything else."