Chefs and Restaurants

Alon Shaya Gets Deeply Personal With His Latest Restaurant, Shaya

It’s been a busy few years for Alon Shaya. The Israeli-American, New Orleans-based chef nailed an Esquire’s Chef to Watch nod, a 2012 Starchefs Rising Star award, and is a James Beard Best Chef: South nominee for the fourth year running. In the spring of 2014, he opened Pizza Domenicaa casual, vibrant spinoff of Domenica in New Orleans—with...