Colin Alevras

Alevras was born in Suffern, New York, the son of Joan, a teacher and minister and Ronald Alevras, a project manager.^[1] He graduated from the Audubon Society Expedition Institute in 1989,^[1] the attended the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.^[1] He had a passion for cooking and attended the Institute of Culinary Education, which was established by Peter Kump.^[1] While there, Alevras had served as a chef for restaurants.^[1] was also a chef for a Canadian ambassador.^[1]

Alevras established his own restaurant, called The Tasting Room Restaurant, which he ran with his wife, Renee.^[1][4] In 2006 he and his wife moved to Elizabeth Street in Manhattan, New York.^[1] After moving, established another restaurant,^[5] which when reviewed by Frank Bruni received only a single star.^[6]

In the 2000s and 2010s, Alevras retired and had begun working at the Red Hook Winery.^[1] He died in October 2022, of glioblastoma at his home in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 51.^[1]