For nearly two decades, Chef Jeff Fournier has quietly established his reputation as one of the area’s most creative and confident chefs. From his famed watermelon steaks and cookies and milk palettes to the bold paintings with which he decorates his pair of popular Newton eateries – 51 Lincoln (www.51lincolnnewton.com) and Waban Kitchen (www.wabankitchen.com) – “Chef Jeff” combines his own French-Armenian heritage and with culinary explorations from Asia to Italy to Latin America. Throw in training from such legendary colleagues as Hans Rockenwagner and Lydia Shire and the best of what local farmers and purveyors have to offer, and you have the fixin’s for one heckuva dining experience!