Jeffrey Buben

[1] He graduated from The Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and worked in several restaurants in New York City before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1984.

[3] In 1993, he opened his own restaurant with his wife, Sallie, Vidalia, in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.

[4] Vidalia earned rave views for its Southern food, including a corn bread recipe from Sallie's grandmother.

"[2] In 1999, Buben won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.

[6] In November 2012, the Bubens opened a third restaurant, Woodward Table, located downtown.