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Danny Bowien is an award-winning chef and restaurateur, recognized for founding Mission Chinese Food and his significant impact on contemporary culinary trends.
Danny Bowien serves as Gozney's brand ambassador, showcasing his culinary creativity and utilizing Gozney's innovative ovens. His partnership with Gozney was announced in June 2023 via his Instagram.
Danny Bowien is listed as a chef partner with Flora Professional, recognized for his role as cofounder of Mission Chinese Food.
Resy teamed up with Mission Chinese Food to present a 'Secret Special' with Danny Bowien and friends, following his collaboration with AriZona Iced Tea.
Danny Bowien was among the headlining NYC chefs who partnered with Sweetgreen for the launch of a new online ordering feature.
Great Performances, through its People's Kitchen, partnered with Mission Chinese to offer unique Sichuan-style dishes curated by Chef Danny Bowien to their guests.
Chef Danny Bowien partnered with AriZona Iced Tea, featuring AriZona-inspired dishes at his Brooklyn restaurant for a month.
Hawthorne collaborated with Mission Chinese Food chef and founder Danny Bowien to create 'Botanic and Woody,' a floral-based men's fragrance.
David Chang announced a partnership with Danny Bowien to launch Fuku Fingers, a collaborative project.
James Daniel Bowien, born in 1982 in South Korea, was adopted and raised in Oklahoma. His early life involved various jobs, including working as a dishwasher in a Vietnamese restaurant, which sparked his culinary interest. At the age of 19, he relocated to San Francisco, where he pursued formal culinary education at the California Culinary Academy and gained experience in several local restaurants.
Bowien’s career advanced through his innovative approach to cuisine. In 2008, he unexpectedly won the Pesto World Championships in Genoa, Italy. Partnering with Anthony Myint, he launched successful food truck pop-ups before co-founding Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco. This establishment, initially a restaurant-within-a-restaurant concept, quickly gained national recognition, being named a top new restaurant by *Bon Appetit* and *GQ* magazines. He was also nominated as the 2011 Rising Star Chef by the *San Francisco Chronicle* and was a James Beard Award Finalist in 2012.
In 2012, Bowien expanded Mission Chinese Food to New York City. The following year, he opened Mission Cantina, a Mexican restaurant, which operated for three years. In May 2013, Bowien received the prestigious “Rising Star Chef” award from the James Beard Foundation for his work across both San Francisco and New York locations. His creative culinary style, often described as an unexpected cross-cultural mash-up, is noted for popularizing accessible fine dining and elevating Chinese cuisine. Bowien’s influence was further highlighted when he became the main subject of the sixth season of *The Mind of a Chef* in 2017. While his New York City operations saw closures due to the pandemic, including the permanent closure of the Chinatown location in 2020 and all New York City locations by 2022, he resumed a pop-up residency for Mission Chinese in New York’s Chinatown in April 2024.
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