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A 31-year veteran of the restaurant industry and leading proponent of the Slow Food Movement, acclaimed chef Michael Tuohy has joined forces with Joie de Vivre Hospitality to open Grange, an innovative farm-to-table restaurant in Sacramento's new boutique Citizen Hotel.
Tuohy began his culinary career at age 15 as a dishwasher at a neighborhood steakhouse in San Francisco. He graduated from the Hotel & Restaurant School at City College of San Francisco in 1982. In 1985, he joined renowned Bay Area chef and cookbook author Joyce Goldstein of Square One Restaurant to launch its sister restaurant, Caffe Quadro, where he inherited Goldstein's passion for Italian food, as well as the cuisine and cultures of the Mediterranean. At Caffe Quadro, Tuohy had the opportunity to work closely with Goldstein's son, Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, the architect of Square One's award-winning wine program.
Armed with a passion for fresh, seasonal cooking, Tuohy moved to Atlanta in 1986 to launch Chefs' Café. He brought a Californian ethos and aesthetic to his restaurant that has since become commonplace in Atlanta's culinary scene. Tuohy was instrumental in launching the Georgia Grown Co-op: a consortium of local farmers who delivered certified organic produce and products to restaurants and markets around the city.
In 1996, he closed Chefs' Café and joined Tom Murphy at Murphy's restaurant, now considered an Atlanta institution. In 2000 Tuohy struck out on his own again, becoming chef and owner of Woodfire Grill, which opened in 2002 and remains Atlanta's leading restaurant for local, seasonal, and organic cuisine. Tuohy is a member of the Chefs' Collaborative, the Georgia Restaurant Association, and is an active board member of Georgia Organics.
After 22 years revolutionizing the Atlanta restaurant scene, Tuohy has returned to northern California to embark on his latest venture. Grange will feature Tuohy's signature style of using fresh, local ingredients from small farms.
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