Evan Funke

Two-Time James Beard-Nominated Chef, Cookbook Author & Star of "Funke" & "Shape of Pasta"

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Evan Funke Biography

EVAN FUNKE is a two-time James Beard-nominated chef based in Los Angeles.

After working for six years with Wolfgang Puck at the iconic Spago in Beverly Hills, Funke departed for Bologna, where he apprenticed with master pasta maker Alessandra Spisni of La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese. Under Spisni’s tutelage, Funke honed the time-honored techniques of making pasta completely by hand and acquired skills that would change his approach to cooking for good.

Funke is the Chef/Partner of Felix Trattoria in Venice, CA; Mother Wolf in Los Angeles, CA, and Las Vegas, NV; Funke in Beverly Hills, CA; and Tre Dita in Chicago, IL.

His critically acclaimed cookbook "American Sfoglino," published by Chronicle Books in the fall of 2019, delves into the beauty and tradition of the sfoglia, a sheet of pasta rolled by hand, sharing classic techniques distinctly from the region of Emilia-Romagna. The book won the 2020 IACP Award for Best Cookbook, Chefs and Restaurants and the 2020 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Photography.

In 2018, Tastemade produced a feature-length documentary film called "Funke," which recounts his journey as a chef through the opening of his restaurant Felix in Los Angeles. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and now streams on Tastemade, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. In the spring of 2020, the 8-part docu-series, "Shape of Pasta," produced by Ugly Brother Studio, features Funke’s journey throughout Italy as he works to preserve Italy's rare and obscure traditional pasta shapes. "Shape of Pasta" is now streaming on the Roku platform.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/17/2024.

Evan Funke Videos

  • Kelly Clarkson Hilariously Attempts Handmade Pasta With Chef Evan Funke
    "This is by far the worst cooking demo I've ever done!" Do you make handmade pasta at home? Neither does Kelly, but that isn't stopping her from...
  • How a Master Italian Chef Runs an Elite Restaurant
    “People are going to decide whether or not we’re good. It's how they feel when they leave—that’s going to determine whether or not they’re...
  • How to Make Tortelloni with Evan Funke | Dear Test Kitchen
    This week on "Dear Test Kitchen," chef Evan Funke joins Josh to make handmade tortelloni, demonstrating how to make the fresh pasta dough, roll out...

Evan Funke Books

  • American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta
    American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta

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