Anne Quatrano is a

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Early life and career

Quatrano was raised in

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, but spent summers on her mother's family farm near

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. After graduating from the

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, Quatrano worked in restaurant management before enrolling at the

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. In

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, Quatrano was influenced by the

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of the

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, and she apprenticed for

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. She also met her husband and business partner, Clifford Harrison, a fellow culinary school student. After culinary school, Quatrano and Harrison moved to

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, where they worked together in several restaurants, including Le Petite Ferme, Grolier, and Conrad's Bar & Grill.

Summerland, Bacchanalia, and Star Provisions

In 1992, Quatrano and Harrison moved to

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, taking ownership of Quatrano's family farm, named Summerland. In 1993, they opened their own restaurant, Bacchanalia, in the

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district of

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, serving contemporary

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with ingredients from the Summerland farm. In 1995, Quatrano and Harrison were recognized among ''

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'' magazine's Best New Chefs. In 1998, Quatrano and Harrison opened a more casual restaurant, Floataway Café, in a former industrial neighborhood of the same name in northeast

. In 1999, Bacchanalia moved to a new location in the

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District of Atlanta, and Quatrano and Harrison opened an adjacent grocery store, Star Provisions. Bacchanalia and Star Provisions moved to a new building a mile away in 2017. In 2003, Quatrano and Harrison won the

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for Best Chef: Southeast.

Other ventures

In 2013, Quatrano published a cookbook, ''Summerland'', with chapters dedicated to seasonal celebrations, from Thanksgiving to engagement tea parties. Quatrano is a member of the

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Board of Trustees, and in 2018, she was the chair of the James Beard Awards Committee that made changes to the voting process and encouraged voters to consider whether the nominees deserve to be role models.

References

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