Whitney Otawka
Whitney Otawka is an award-winning chef and cookbook author. An alum of UC Berkeley, she has spent a well-traveled life in search of a good meal. She has cooked abroad in Norway, France, and Mexico, and is an alum of Top Chef and a Rising Star Chef. She currently collaborates with Corto Olive Oil as a chef and educational ambassador. Her recipes & writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, and Culture Magazine. Her award-winning cookbook The Saltwater Table explores the flavors of the Southeast Coast and her time living on the remote National Seashore of Cumberland Island. She is a graduate of MAD Academy's Environment and Sustainability Program and most recently landed on the New York Times' Top 50 Restaurants in the US 2025 for her pop-up at Pilgrim's Inn, Maine.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
MAD Academy, Copenhagen Denmark
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