Christopher Best

In 1995, Perrier Jouet and the James Beard Foundation named Christopher Best Chef Southwest.

Christopher makes it a priority to give back to the community by donating his time, talent and cuisine to such charitable organizations as the Casa (Center for Prevention of Abuse and Violence), Cystic Fibrosis, Arizona Liver Alliance, American Heart Association, Share Our Strength, West Side Food Bank, the James Beard Foundation and others.He was also a featured chef at Dinner of the Decade, "A Salute to Peter Kump," at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games, and at a political dinner for President Bush.He has also cooked for President Ford, President Reagan and Vice President Al Gore.

Over two decades and twelve motorcycles later, Christopher still calls Phoenix home.He spends his free time riding his motorcycle.Christopher credits his success to hard work, perseverance, and settling for nothing less than excellent.

Among his many media recognitions, Christopher was named one of America's 10 Best New Chefs by Food & Wine magazine.
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In 1995, Perrier Jouet and the James Beard Foundation named Christopher Best Chef Southwest.In 1997 Christopher was the first chef in Arizona to be bestowed the honor of the Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence.

Before Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro closed in mid-1998, both restaurants had received prestigious accolades in Gourmet, Conde Nast, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Bon Appetit, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Home and Garden, The New York Times, Connoisseur, Home Beautiful, and others.Most recently, Christopher's Fermier Brasserie & Paola's Wine has been awarded America's Best Restaurant , Phoenix & Scottsdale, Gourmet Magazine 2002, Best French Restaurant , Best of Phoenix 2002 & 2003, The New Times, and Best Lunch , The Rep's Best 2002, Arizona Republic.

Christopher has become a dominating figure within the industry, consulting regularly for Club Med, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines, Disney and others.Christopher has also been featured on numerous panels with Jacques Pepin and Julia Child at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.
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Christopher orchestrated the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF) and was its founding chairman, along with serving as Chair of the American Liver Foundation's "Flavors of Phoenix" events, and Chair of the Share Our Strength's "Taste of the Nation" events.Christopher also sits on the National Advisory Board for the James Beard Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Art Institute of Phoenix.He was also a featured chef at Dinner of the Decade, "A Salute to Peter Kump"; at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games; and at a political dinner for President Bush.He has also cooked for President Ford, President Reagan and Vice President Al Gore.

Among his many media recognitions, Christopher was named one of America's 10 Best New Chefs by Food & Wine magazine.
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In 1995, Perrier Jouet and the James Beard Foundation named Christopher Best Chef Southwest.

In 2006 Christopher became the newest member to be appointed to the American Liver Foundation Culinary Council.He joined other top chefs including Drew Nieporent, Jacques Torres, Patricia Wells, and Roy Yamaguchi.

Before Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro closed in mid 1998, both restaurants had received prestigious accolades in Gourmet, Conde Nast, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Bon Appetit, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Home and Garden, The New York Times, Connoisseur, Home Beautiful and others.Most recently, Christopher's Fermier Brasserie & Paola's Wine has been awarded America's Best Restaurant - Phoenix & Scottsdale, Gourmet Magazine 2002, Best French Restaurant - Best of Phoenix 2002 & 2003, The New Times, and Best Lunch - The Rep's Best 2002, Arizona Republic.

Christopher has become a dominating figure within the industry, offering his collective talents of food and wine.He consults regularly for Club Med, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines, Disney and others!Christopher has also been featured on numerous panels with Jacques Pepin and Julia Child at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
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Cooking for Christopher is not only a career, it is also a passion which he enjoys sharing through cooking classes, cooking segments on local TV, and his featured articles in Front Doors Magazine.He and his recipes have appeared in numerous cookbooks, including the Julia Child PBS series and cookbook; "In the Kitchen with Master Chefs."Christopher orchestrated the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF) and was its founding chairman, along with being the Chair of the American Liver Foundation's "Flavor of Phoenix," and the Chair of the Share Our Strength's "Taste of the Nation", the nation's largest hunger relief program.Christopher also sits on the National Advisory Board for the James Beard Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Art Institute of Phoenix.

Christopher makes it a priority to give back to the community by donating his time, talent and cuisine to such charitable organizations as the Center Against Sexual Abuse, Cystic Fibrosis, American Liver Foundation, American Heart Association, Share Our Strength, West Side Food Bank, the James Beard Foundation and others.He was also a featured chef at Dinner of the Decade, "A Salute to Peter Kump," at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games, and at a political dinner for President Bush.He has also cooked for President Ford, President Reagan and Vice President Al Gore.

Over two decades and twelve motorcycles later, Christopher still calls Phoenix home.He spends his free time riding his motorcycle.Christopher credits his success to hard work, perseverance, and settling for nothing less than excellent.

Among his many media recognition's, Christopher has been named one of America's 10 Best New Chefs by Food & Wine magazine.
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In 1995, Perrier Jouet and the James Beard Foundation named Christopher Best Chef Southwest.Two years later, Christopher was the first chef in Arizona to be bestowed the honor of the Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence.

Christopher credits his success to hard work, perseverance and settling for nothing less than excellence.

In 1995, Perrier Jouet and the James Beard Foundation named Christopher Best Chef Southwest.Before Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro closed in mid 1998, both restaurants had received prestigious accolades in Gourmet, Conde Nast, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Bon Appetit, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Home and Garden, The New York Times, Connoisseur, Home Beautiful and others.

Christopher married Paola Millen Embry in 1993.
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A native of Chile, Paola is a talented wine connoisseur, who served as Wine Director of Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro.
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Christopher and Paola have become dominating figures within the industry, offering their collective talents of food and wine.
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Christopher has also been featured on numerous panels with Jacques Pepin and Julia Child at the Food & Wine Classic at Aspen and participated at VINEXPO in Bordeaux, France.
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Cooking for Christopher is not only a career, it is also a passion which he enjoys sharing through cooking classes, cooking segments on local TV and his featured articles in Arizona Cigar Lover's magazine.He and his recipes have appeared in numerous cookbooks, including the Julia Child PBS series and cookbook; "In the Kitchen with Master Chefs."Christopher orchestrated the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF) and was its founding chairman.Christopher also sits on the National Advisory Board for the James Beard Foundation.

Christopher makes it a priority to give back to the community by donating his time, talent and cuisine to such charitable organizations as the Center Against Sexual Abuse, Cystic Fibrosis, Arizona Liver Alliance, American Heart Association, Share Our Strength, West Side Food Bank, the James Beard Foundation and others.He was also a featured chef at Dinner of the Decade, and at "A Salute to Peter Kump".

Over two decades and twelve motorcycles later, Christopher still calls Phoenix home.He spends his free time hiking area mountains and spending time with Paola.Christopher credits his success to hard work, perseverance and settling for nothing less than excellence.

Paloa Gross
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In 1992, Paola became the Wine Director of the internationally acclaimed Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro.
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Under Paola's direction, Christopher's repeatedly garnered the prestigious Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence.
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Paola and Christopher are quite active in broadcast media as well, which included a food and wine feature on the highly acclaimed Phoenix morning show, "Good Morning Arizona."