Anne Quatrano

Quatrano opened Bacchanalia in 1993 — an era when Atlanta was not known as a fine-dining destination. Her insistence on Georgia-grown produce, direct farmer relationships, and her family's Summerland Farm created Atlanta's farm-to-table template that subsequent generations of local chefs followed. Bacchanalia's 30-year run makes it one of America's most enduring chef-driven restaurants.

Anne Quatrano, known as the 'Grand Dame of Atlanta cuisine,' is a pioneering chef-restaurateur who has shaped Atlanta's culinary landscape for over 30 years. Together with her partner Clifford Harrison, she championed farm-to-table dining in Atlanta before it was fashionable, building a restaurant group rooted in sourcing from her family's Summerland Farm in rural Georgia.

USA — trained in American and French fine dining; pioneer of farm-to-table approach in Atlanta

Career

• Chef at French and American fine-dining restaurants, USA (1980s–1993)
• Owner-Chef at Bacchanalia, Atlanta, Georgia (1993–present)

Mentored by Clifford Harrison (co-chef and partner); French culinary tradition.