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Owner Stephanie
Sidell Sokolove has been a food service
professional for over 25 years and is
highly regarded as one of Boston’s
premier businesswomen.
Stephanie was trained by the world-renowned
French chef and food educator, Madeleine
Kamman, who identified her as a protégée
early on. After completing her culinary
education in 1980, Stephanie founded the
catering company Sidell & Sasse with
Bob Sasse. For fourteen years the company
prospered, catering hundreds of events
annually, ranging from an intimate dinner
party to a 750 person Back-Tie Gala for
the Dana Farber Institute. Her responsibilities
included supervising all menu selections,
food preparation and presentation, as
well as estimating and billing and staff
training. In addition, Stephanie consulted
in all aspects of event planning from
venue and entertainment selection, to
flowers and tabletop design.
In conjunction with running Sidell &
Sasse, Stephanie served as the Executive
Chef of the U.S. Trust Corporate Dining
Room for 14 years. She and her staff produced
daily lunches for U.S. Trust customers
and executives. They also prepared food
for professional and social events held
by the bank ranging from board meetings
and breakfast seminars to large-scale
customers events.
In 1994, Stephanie Sokolove followed
her dream and founded Stephanie’s
on Newbury. To date, the 300-seat American
Bistro has received innumerable accolades
from The Boston Globe, Boston
Herald, USA Today and The
New York Times. Often touted “The
Queen of Patio Dining,” Stephanie’s
on Newbury was voted Citysearch’s
Editorial and Audience Winner for the
“Best Patio Dining” in Boston,
three years in a row.
Stephanie has built her business on a
style of cooking that she calls “Sophisticated
Comfort,” a style that is fresh,
interesting, and yet familiar. “Sophisticated
Comfort Food” is the next generation
of comfort food in that it blends traditional
favorites with today’s food preferences.
Dishes are imaginatively created with
current, fresher ingredients and bolder
flavors then artistically presented. At
the restaurant, Stephanie spins familiar
classics into elegant dishes that comfort
and surprise without being fussy or intimidating.
Stephanie’s innate foresight in
customer demand and knowledge of superior
food and management has made her the successful
businesswoman she is today. Under her
leadership, Stephanie’s on Newbury
has become an institution in Boston and
one of the city’s highest independently
grossing eateries. As the Owner and Executive
Officer, her responsibilities include
supervising the monthly profit and loss
statement, negotiating pricing, planning
public relations and events for the restaurant,
interacting with the customers, talking
to vendors, leading the management team
and overseeing the kitchen and menu.
Stephanie Sokolove was born and raised
in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1976, she
graduated from Wheaton College with a
BA History. Her mother is Barbara Sidell
and her father is Jack Sidell, the renowned
Boston Restaurant Financier. She is married
to Attorney James Sokolove and has 3 daughters,
Courtney, Lindsey and Madeleine. Stephanie
and James are in the process of building
the “Ultimate Sophisticated Comfort
Home” equip with a Chef’s
dream kitchen. Currently Stephanie is
working on a cookbook and cooking show. |
