April Bloomfield

James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author April Bloomfield is the chef-partner behind New York mainstay The Breslin at Ace Hotel, where she collaborates with executive chef Ryan Jordan on a menu of thoughtful fare that reflects her enduring precision and dedication to local farmers and seasonality. A native of Birmingham, England, April has worked with some of the world’s most revolutionary chefs in a career spanning over 25 years, from Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray of London’s The River Cafe to Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, developing an appreciation for the beauty of food and boldness of flavor that has become synonymous with her cooking.