Tony Messina

Tony Messina is a Boston area chef who won the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Northeast. The East Boston native was the executive chef and partner at Ken Oringer’s restaurant Uni.,[1][2] Messina was a semifinalist in 2017 and a nominee in 2018 in the same category. He finally won in 2019.[3]

He was valedictorian of his class at the Cambridge Culinary School.[4]

In 2021, he moved to Los Angeles.[3]

Later that year, it was announced he and two other chefs planned to open Japanese restaurant Magari on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.[5] Jeremy Umland is one of his partners. The restaurant opened in March 2022 offering “Tokyo Italian” food,[6]

References
  1. Cain, Jacqueline (May 7, 2019). "Uni's Tony Messina Is the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef: Northeast for 2019". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. First, Deeva (May 7, 2019). "Tony Messina of Uni wins James Beard award for Best Chef: Northeast". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. Doyle, Terrence (April 8, 2021). "Uni Chef and Co-Owner Tony Messina Is Stepping Down and Moving to Los Angeles". Eater Boston. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. Lynch, John (May 16, 2019). "Eastie Native Receives Prestigious James Beard Culinary Award". East Boston Times-Free,Press. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. Elliott, Farley (December 1, 2021). "James Beard-Winning Chef to Open New Japanese-Italian Restaurant in Hollywood". Eater Los Angeles. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. Schena, Susan C. (April 15, 2022). "Magari Introduces 'Tokyo Italian' Cuisine To L.A. Diners". Patch. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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