Dot.ssa* Shelley Lindgren
In 2015, Shelley received the James Beard Award for “Outstanding Wine Program” at A16. A member of Les Dames d’ Escoffier since 2006, Shelley’s involvement in the local community extends beyond the walls of her restaurants, and she served as a board member for La Cocina, Guild of Sommeliers and Marin’s Slide Ranch.
A16 Food + Wine won “Cookbook of the Year” and “First Book/The Julia Child Award” at the 2009 IACP Cookbook Awards.
In 2012, she co-authored her second book, SPQR: Modern Italian Food & Wine.
*Lindgren was knighted by the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco, receiving the "Cavaliere dell'Ordine Della Stella Italia" designation (Dott.ssa)
HONORS
Knighted into Italy's Cavaliere dell'Ordine Della Stella Italia 2019
Knighted into Cavalieri del Tartufo 2017
Texsom - speaker/seminar - 2010 - 2019
San Francisco International Judge - 2012 - 2017
Sunset Magazine Wine Competition Judge - 2017 & 2014
Collisioni Wine Panel in Asti, Italy - December 2016
Vinitaly Wine Competition Judge '5 StarWines' - Verona Italy 2017
Wine Educator - Tante Marie Cooking School | 2001–14
CIA Sommelier Summit Panels
CIA - Culinary Ambassador 2015
APPEARANCES
Food & Wine - Tastemkers
Podcast - 'I'll Drink to that'
Podcast - Guild of Sommeliers
Sommelier Journal
7x7
Town & Country
Wine Spectator
In Style
C Magazine
Saveur
Bibena (Italy)
CBS news recommending wine