User:Riverdal/Matthew Locricchio

Matthew Locricchio created the highly regarded SUPERCHEF library series of cookbooks for young readers. The eight books in the series introduce young chefs and new cooks to classic recipes from Italy, France China, Mexico, Greece, India, Thailand, and Brazil. His book, THE INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK FOR KIDS won the prestigious Disney Adventures Magazine Book Award for Best Hands-On Book for Kids 2005. In 2006 it was also honored with two Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for Best Book for Children and Family in the USA, and Best in the World (Honorable Mention) for 2005. His latest book, THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK FOR KIDS features the cooking of Greece, India, Thailand and Brazil. Matthew was born into a restaurant and catering family in Detroit and has worked in the food service industry a great part of his life. Included in his resume as a chef are stints at the well known Gandy Dancer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The West Coast Stock Exchange’s private club in San Francisco, as well as the legendary Barbary Coast restaurant. Also a playwright and actor, Matthew has worked in numerous commercials, soap operas, films, and television shows. On stage he has toured with Lincoln Center Institute and appeared at such theaters as the Public Theatre and The Roundabout in New York City, Yale Repertory, and the Magic Theater in San Francisco. As a playwright his works for young audiences include LIFELIFE: THE GAMESHOW and his adaptation of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Matthew has taught at as a guest instructor at The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. He guest lecturers in the series “Adventures in the Global Kitchen for Kids and Families” at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Matthew’s book TEEN CUISINE is devoted to American cooking for teenagers and will be published by Marshall Cavendish in the fall of 2010.