Troy Johnson was the host of Crave, a program on the Food Network. He has appeared in national magazines like Surfer, Spin, Mojo, Paper and Rolling Stone and has even hosted a music television show on San Diego's Fox affiliate called Fox Rox. The show won two regional Emmys and gave some of Troy's favorite bands a live, in-studio platform, including... read full bio
Chef Sue is a Pennsylvania native who graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with a fellowship in seafood and fish. She relocated to New Orleans and like so many talented people before and after her, she began in the kitchen of the Commander's Palace before transferring to Gautreau's. When Sue took over as executive chef, she made sure Gautreau's food honored... read full bio
The Link Restaurant Group, which consists of 5 different restaurants in New Orleans, is owned by Chef Donald Link. In addition to being a nominee for the "Outstanding Chef" Award, Link won the James Beard Award for "Best Chef South." Pêche Seafood Grill, the newest member of his business, also won its fourth and fifth JBF Awards for "Best New Restaurant in America" and... read full bio
Since 1979, Susan Spicer has played a significant role in the New Orleans restaurant scene. However, it was her 1990 opening of Bayona, with its fusion of European, Asian, North African and American flavors and its cozy setting in the French Quarter, that first garnered national attention. Spicer won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef/Southeast area and Bayona was inducted... read full bio
Tory attended Seattle Community College after high school and graduated with a culinary science degree. He traveled to New Orleans after college to experience the city's illustrious past, Creole cuisine and of course, Mardi Gras. He was hired by Commander's Palace Executive Chef Jamie Shannon at the age of 19 and he advanced quickly through all 12 kitchen levels while mastering his art and... read full bio
Southern Louisiana native John Besh has established the standard for gourmet dining in New Orleans, a city whose identity is tied to its cuisine. His twelve highly regarded establishments—August, Lüke, Domenica, Pizza Domenica, Borgne, Shaya, Willa Jean, Eunice and The Caribbean Room, Bayou Bar, Hot Tin and Silverwhistle Cafe residing in the Pontchartrain Hotel—celebrate the region's abundance and customs. In his restaurants,... read full bio
Joe Luginbill: Teenage Celebrity Chef and star of Joe's Kitchen, a YouTube based show with over 3.3 million views, is every home show, trade show, food show and special event's answer to the question: What celebrity chef can I get that is unique and different Joe is your guy. He is a home taught chef with an emphasis on gluten... read full bio
Mix a dollop of Dean Martin, a pinch of Pavarotti, and a splash of Emeril Live and who do you have Andy LoRusso, The Singing Chef. ""This guy can truly Sing & Cook""- Entertainer Extraordinaire! For over ten years now, this best selling cookbook author and recording artist has been stirring up the country with his own unique blend of... read full bio
Amy Thielen is a chef, food writer, and a television personality on the Food Network station. She primarily focuses on Midwestern cooking and food culture. She is the author of the cookbook, The New Midwestern Table and is also the host of Heartland Table which debuted on the Foodwork in September of 2013. Her recipes have been featured in Food... read full bio
Of course, DINNER & A MOVIE wouldn't be possible without someone to come up with all those odd and fabulous recipes. That job falls on our own Certified Professional Chef, Claud Mann. Before signing on as TBS's own Chef de Cuisine, Claud Mann spent 15 years cooking honest to goodness food without the benefit of clever names or blockbuster movies.... read full bio
Hunting is no easy feat, yet American author, chef and food blogger, Georgia Pellegrini choses to rely on it to prepare her food. Pellegrini maintains a popular website and blog where she chronicles her hunting and cooking ventures. Her latest book, Modern Pioneering, educates readers with modern day pioneer techniques. Georgia was trained at a French Culinary Institute. She gained... read full bio
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, two of America's most beloved chefs, are hands-on owner-operators of the popular and critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina setting. Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger also own and operate Ciudad restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, featuring the bold,... read full bio
On the eve of my thirtieth birthday, stuck in a dead-end secretarial job, living in a hideous apartment in Long Island City, Queens, and dreading what seemed like a life of terminal mediocrity, I came up with a panicked notion—to cook through all 524 recipes of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, in a year, and blog about... read full bio
Mary Ann Esposito is the host and creator of the television program, Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, which has been on the air since 1989 and is America's longest-running cooking program. With roughly 1.4 million weekly viewers, Ciao Italia is viewed on more than 270 PBS stations nationwide, and is also seen in New Zealand, and Japan. This program... read full bio
John Folse is a noted Louisiana chef and restaurant owner, and a leading authority on Cajun and Creole cuisine and culture. His philosophy of life is summed up in the quote, “Risk is the tariff paid to leave the shores of predictable misery. The best fruit is not on the trunk of a tree; it’s on the limb.”... read full bio
Born into a family of renowned hoteliers, Graham Kerr was constantly surrounded by amazingly talented chefs. He was first educated at Brighton College, where at just fifteen years old he became a trainee manager at the Roebuck Hotel in East Sussex, England. After five years in the British Army as catering adviser, he became General Manager of England's Royal Ascot... read full bio
Curtis Aiken presents cooking segments on New York's local cable news channel, has written several cookbooks, and speaks at festivals and conferences across the United States. Curtis is devoted to helping other adults learn to read. He donates a portion of his book royalties to literacy programs. His success and dedication to this cause inspired NBC Nightly News and ABC's... read full bio
With a diverse culinary background and a passion for sharing her knowledge with food enthusiasts, cooking expert Aida Mollenkamp prepared delicious dishes while providing answers to questions submitted by Food Network viewers in her first interactive cooking show, Ask Aida. She currently hosts FoodCrafters, on the Cooking Channel, in which she leaves the kitchen to uncover handmade food finds from... read full bio
Sara Snow is the bright and vibrant face of Discovery Health's green-living primetime series Get Fresh with Sara Snow, and Discovery Home's Living Fresh. As a green lifestyle expert, Snow has been able to share her knowledge through helpful tips, six nights a week, to over 68 million homes nationwide. Recently, Snow signed on to serve as an environmental expert... read full bio
A James Beard award-winning chef and one of the nation’s leading advisors on health and nutrition, Cheryl Forberg is chef and nutritionist for TV’s ""The Biggest Loser.” Cheryl’s role is to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, health and, ultimately, their lives. She's co-written the eating plan for the show, shared cooking and nutrition tips with the contestants for sixteen... read full bio
