The Dressing Room, Westport, CT
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The Dressing Room, Westport, CT

Chef Michel Nischan wears many hats- from dynamic restaurant owner, award-winning cookbook author and media personality- to food policy advocate and non-profit foundation CEO. A proponent of sustainable farming, local and regional food systems and heritage recipes, Michel has long been a leader in the movement to honor local, pure, simple and delicious cooking. He is owner and founder of Dressing Room, his homegrown restaurant in Westport CT, and CEO and President of the Wholesome Wave Foundation, dedicated to nourishing neighborhoods by supporting increased production and access to healthy, fresh and affordable locally grown food for the well-being of all.

Michel’s “cuisine of well-being”, which was first served at Heartbeat Restaurant at the W Hotel in Manhattan.

His recipes and philosophies may be explored in his award-winning cookbooks - Taste Pure & Simple (James Beard Award 2004) and Homegrown Pure & Simple. The publication date for Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time is April 13, 2010.

Watch Michel on CPTVs show "All Things Connecticut" talking about "Making Your Passion Your Living."

It is now the Wholesome Wave Foundation that seeks to make life healthier, tastier, more meaningful and accessible to all through its “Nourishing Neighborhoods” campaign.

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