Jasper White

Passing on his down-to-earth cooking style to adoring New England fans, Jasper White concentrates on preparing impeccably seasoned basics for "the working man" rather than elaborate complex presentations for the culinary elite at his new Summer Shack restaurant. After receiving a formal culinary education from the Culinary Institute of America, Jasper spent years travelling throughout the country studying food and cultivating new ideas from behind the hot line. He then settled in Boston in 1982 and carved out a niche in the local food scene deconstructing classics on his haute cuisine menu at Jasper's restaurant. While this formula was successful for business, Jasper always sensed that he would eventually return to his culinary true love of hearty family-style cuisine: authentic and flavorful--not fussy.