The driving culinary force behind Cactus Restaurants Ltd., the award-winning collection of casual fine dining restaurants in BC and Alberta, Rob Feenie is also one of Canada’s most recognized and celebrated chefs. At Cactus Restaurants, Chef Feenie leads the culinary team, blending his talent for creating elegant, globally inspired cuisine with his passion for simple dishes using fresh, local ingredients.... read full bio
Nationally renowned chef and entrepreneur, Chef Ray Garcia, was recently named Esquire Magazine's ""Chef of the Year"". A Los Angeles native, Garcia's culinary work is inspired by the city's rich culture, Southern California's produce, and his classic training. He serves bright, bold, and ingredient-driven Mexican-American food to customers at his restaurants Broken Spanish and BS Taqueria. Chef Ray is celebrated... read full bio
Chef Melissa King is a chef who has recently been crowned the champion of the competition reality series “Top Chef All-Stars.” During the show, King won a record nine competitions throughout the series and was also voted the Fan Favorite. King is based out of San Francisco, California, and her cooking style is a mixture of the Bay Area’s best... read full bio
Marcus Jernmark found his passion for cooking at a young age. He landed a kitchen job in his early teens and decided to pursue the craft in high school. Jernmark attended the Burgardens Institute of Restaurant and Hotel, and later the Culinary Institute of Grythyttan, Sweden. There, he honed his knowledge on food and wine. Jernmark represented Sweden at the... read full bio
Fabio was voted Top Chef’s Season 5 Fan Favorite and was the standout chef on Top Chef, Season 5, which was nominated three times for the 2009 Emmys. Recently Fabio was on Top Chef Season 8, All Stars and has always received raves from fans. Fabio’s first cookbook, Café Firenze Cookbook, Mangia e Bevi, has been a huge hit. He... read full bio
Chef Daniel Boulud is Owner and Chef of ten award-winning restaurants as well as the iconic Feast & Fetes catering company. While he hails from Lyon, France, it is in New York that he has truly mastered the culinary scene, so much so that Chef Daniel Boulud is today considered one of America's leading culinary authorities. The author of... read full bio
Chris Smith, The Diabetic Chef, knows a thing or two about how to make great-tasting food that fits perfectly into a diabetic meal plan. Chef Chris Smith was diagnosed with diabetes at age 24, when he was a student at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Since then, he's been teaching others how to make delicious food that... read full bio
Chef Ben Ford officially earned his cooking stripes at some of the country’s most established restaurants and alongside several of America’s most treasured culinary icons. His acclaimed restaurant concept, Ford’s Filling Station, is based on the fundamentals of teaching, cooking and foraging, and was awarded the prestigious Cochon555 prize. Despite all the accolades and achievements, it’s the large-scale home entertaining... read full bio
Chef Amaury Guichon is a well-known pastry chef and culinary pioneer whose exquisite creations have mesmerized people all over the world. Guichon, who was born and bred in France, fell in love with pastry at a young age after being intrigued by the exquisite workmanship and minute details of confections. He began a path in cooking that would lead to... read full bio
Charles Mattocks is a celebrity chef focused on promoting nutritious, affordable meals. In addition, he is a diabetes awareness advocate. Mattocks is known as The Poor Chef. He has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, and Martha Stewart. After learning he had type 2 diabetes, Mattocks was inspired to help others with the disease. He created... read full bio
As a young adult, Ceci Carmichael decided to move to New York City to pursue an acting career. Appearing on stage and in hundreds of television commercials, Carmichael found her niche in the food. Her career was supported by classical chef training, and Carmichael hosted cooking shows on the Food Network, Fine Living Network, and the Oprah Winfrey Network. Later... read full bio
Catherine McCord is a American Chef. She is best known for being the founder of Weelicious. It makes cooking accessible by using few, but fresh ingredients. As a model, McCord appeared on numerous magazine covers, in the Victoria's Secret catalog, and on runways for countless world-renowned designers. While traveling the world she cultivated an obsession with learning about local cuisines.... read full bio
Carolyn Robb is a chef who was the former personal chef to TRH Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry. She is also a published author, public speaker and an events and culinary specialist. Robb was born and raised in South Africa and she started cooking at a very young age. As soon as Robb was able to... read full bio
Carla Hall is an American chef, television personality, and a former model, best known for being a co-host on the series “The Chew”, and hosting series such as “Top Chef”, and “Halloween Baking Championship”. Prior to getting into the world of cooking Hall was a runway model in big cities like Paris, Milan, and London. While modeling, Hall fell in... read full bio
"Candice, the former host of Lifetime’s ""Cook Yourself Thin"" and TLC’s ""Homemade Simple"", had traveled across Asia, New York City, and Los Angeles as a fashion model by the age of fifteen. At twenty-two, she received her professional culinary training at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles and cooked in several California-based restaurants. Candice was the... read full bio
Buddy Valastro is one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the country. As the owner of Carlo's Bakery, Buddy is the star of TLC's hit series Cake Boss, which chronicles Buddy's over-arching desire to achieve his late father's dream of making Carlo's Bake Shop a household name. He supervises a team that includes his mother, four older... read full bio
Bryant Terry is the author of the critically acclaimed Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine, which was named one of the best vegetarian/vegan cookbooks of the last 25 years by Cooking Light Magazine. He also authored the book Afro Vegan, which was named by Amazon.com as one of the best cookbooks of its release year, and nominated... read full bio
Bryan Voltaggio is an American chef best known for competing on Top Chef in season 6. He finished as the runner up in the competition, losing only to his brother Michael. He was also the runner-up on the fifth season of Top Chef Masters, which made him the first chef to compete in both television programs. He was a best... read full bio
Los Angeles native Brooke Williamson has carved out an impressive resume full of leading roles and professional achievement, such as being the youngest female chef to ever cook at the James Beard House and a runner-up on Top Chef season 10 in Seattle. As the co-owner and co-chef, along with husband Nick Roberts, of successful ventures including Hudson House in... read full bio
Brian Turner is a British chef based out of London, England, who has been seen on BBC2’s series “Ready Steady Cook.” Turner was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, and he began his career being mentored by food writer and broadcaster Michael Smith. He then went on to train in hotels and restaurants all throughout England which included Savoy Grill... read full bio
