Judi is Chef Owner of Chez Jude on Lake Superior's North Shore. Her restaurant, located on the Grand Marais harbor, features contemporary cuisine, private dining, catering, and a series of culinary classes offered by Judi & her celebrated chef friends. For the past 3 years she has been one of the participating Guest Chef's at the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience and has recently returned from an internship with Chef Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in California. Judi is the Guest Chef & Cooking Class Instructor for Lutsen Resort & Sea Villa's Culinary Adventure Weekends, Chef Instructor at Byerleys School of the Culinary Arts, Minneapolis & North House Folk School, Grand Marais. She is also the Chef Mentor & Instructor for the Cook County High School Culinary Arts Class.

A second generation Chef, Judi learned her passion for cooking & baking growing up in her mother's French kitchen. She has studied at The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone and the National Baking Center and has learned from the many talented chefs & individuals that she has work with in the United States & Europe. Judi was formerly a Chef, Pastry Chef and Food & Beverage Director for Bluefin Bay Resort & Coho Café & Bakery; where her award winning cuisine, utilizing the freshest ingredients of the seasons, locally made sausages and harvested foods, attracted statewide recognition. Prior to her move to Minnesota's North Shore in 1995, she was Chef Owner of her own restaurant, café/bakery & catering co. in her native Wisconsin.

DOCKSIDE FISH MARKET - Harley & Shele Toftey
Fresh Lake Superior Fish & Caviar

David Ragotske
Wild Caught Alaskan Sockeye Salmon & Halibut

Hidden Stream Farm
Organic Chicken, Pork, Bratwursts, Summer Sausage, Produce

North Star Bison
Grass Fed Bison, Lamb, Organic Farm-raised Shrimp

1000 Hills Cattle Ranch
Grass Fed Beef

Wild Acre Farm
Chicken, Duck, Game Birds

Shepherds Way
Big Woods Blue Cheese

Eichten Farms
Wild Rice & Sun Dried Tomato Basil Gouda

Carr Valley Cheese
Artisan Cheeses

Bay Produce
Tomatoes

Forest Mushrooms
Cultivated & Wild Mushrooms

New French Bakery & Turtle Bread Co.
Organic Breads

cook county whole foods co-op
Organic Foods

Lola's Sweet Life Bakery - Staci Drouillard
Tortes, Cakes, Sweets

B.T. McElrath
Hand Crafted Truffles, Toffee, Chocolates

Misha Martin Sweets
Hand Crafted Truffles & Turtles

Caribou Cream
Maple Syrup

Sonja's Wild Rice - Sonja Helland

Wild Edible Gardens - Kim Falter
Fresh Herbs & Edible Flowers

Auntie Judiths Garden - Joan Farnam
Fresh Herbs & Edible Flowers

UNFI & Co-Op Partners
Organic Foods & Produce

Classic Provisions
Domestic & Imported Specialty Foods

Sysco Foods & Upper Lakes Foods
Food Stuffs

Alakef Coffee Roasters - Nessim & Debra Bohbot
Organic Coffees & Teas

The Wine Co.
Organic, Biodynamic Wines

Lake Superior Brewing Co.
Micro Beers

Summit Brewing Co.
Micro Beers

Mike Schelmeske
Functional Art - Birch Bread Boards

Last Chance Fabricating - Tom Christiansen
Sculptures, Pommes Frites Stands

Restaurant Art - Artists
Marcia Cushmore, Tom Christiansen, Kelly Dupre

Kelly Dupre - Artist, Consultant
Logo, Fireplace, Bathroom Mosaic, Restaurant Art

Joyce Klees - Artist
Fireplace, Bathroom Mosaic, Gardener, Landscape Design

Evergreen Originals - Roxanne Berglund
Garden Design, Plants, Flowers

BOREAL ACCESS
Web Site Design, Webmaster

LOONER GRAPHICS - Kathy Hellner
Marketing, Ad Design, Logo Items

ALL THE CHEFS with whom I have worked with, learned from & who have inspired me

CHEZ JUDE STAFF
Good Food, Good Fun, Good People

Stained Glass Window is from my Mother's restaurant where my culinary life began

Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook featuring Chez Jude
$29.95 + tax    may be purchased from your server

Chez Jude Aprons, T-Shirts & Hats
$20.00 + tax    may be purchased from your server