Bobby and Jamie, sons of famous chef Paula Deen, have extended their reach to include healthier versions of the their mother’s recipes. Bobby and Jamie are quickly becoming household names in their own right. The brothers are taking the Deen name and its growing list of products and partners to an ever-growing younger audience, and are looking to expand their... read full bio
Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer, and dynamic television personality. Since the show’s inception in 2006, she has lent her extensive expertise as a permanent judge on BRAVO’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef. Gail is also host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Bravo’s pastry-focused spin-off of the Top Chef franchise. She joined Food & Wine in 2004 and... read full bio
Celebrity chef, producer and host Andrew Zimmern is best known for the popular series Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel. He travels the world, decoding cultures and countries one meal at a time. Zimmern knows that one man's weird is another man's wonderful, and isn't afraid to poke a little fun at the local fare or himself. This energetic chef,... read full bio
Lidia Bastianich is a celebrity chef, author, television program host, and restaurateur from Croatia. She specializes in cooking Italian and Italian American cuisine and has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows for decades. She has even had four of her own different cooking shows. Her most recent show is called Lidia's Italy in America. She also owns... read full bio
Richard Blais is an America chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author, best known for competing on “Top Chef” and going back to “Top Chef: All-Stars”, which he won. He went to The Culinary Institute of America where he earned his AOS in culinary arts and started his work as a chef working at McDonald’s. He has worked alongside big names... read full bio
Lara Lyn Carter is a producer, cookbook author, gluten-free chef, two-time Taste Award winner, and Emmy Award-winning television host. The market is ready and willing for more of her healthier spin on southern favorites, as evidenced by the success of her cookbook "Skinny Southern," which shot to the number two spot on Amazon's Hot New Release list and sold out... 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
Waylynn Lucas is a Los Angeles pastry chef and owner of the bakery Fonuts. She served as the executive pastry chef for two highly-rated restaurants before leaving to start her own bakery with her friend Nancy Truman. The two specialize in donuts that are never fried, only baked or steamed and they also include donuts that are gluten free and... read full bio
One of Las Vegas’ most versatile (and eligible) chefs, David Middleton has worked in some of the city’s most notable kitchens. Before joining the culinary staff at Marché Bacchus in October of 2011, Middleton served as the executive sous chef at Scarpetta inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the chef tournant at Alex inside Wynn Las Vegas and the sous... read full bio
Famous Swiss-born chef and businessman Daniel Humm is renowned for his creative approach to fine dining and his unshakable dedication to sustainability. He started out as an apprentice in a Swiss hotel and soon worked his way up the ranks to positions in some of the most recognized restaurants in the world. He has achieved international acclaim for his culinary... read full bio
Heston first took a variety of jobs to support himself while honing his culinary abilities in the evenings, even though he already had his ideal vocation in mind. Heston did not have any professional training as a chef, but he did spend two weeks every summer in France learning more about the chefs, ingredients and recipes that went into creating the... read full bio
Bill Shore is passionate about ending childhood hunger in America. Over 30 years ago, Shore founded a nonprofit organization called Share Our Strength. Since its founding, Share Our Strength has raised and invested more than $315 million, fighting against hunger with the support of national leaders—from governors to Oscar-winning actors. Apart from Share Our Strength, Shore is chairman of Community... read full bio
Michael Cordúa is a Nicaraguan-born American restaurateur, entrepreneur, owner of Cordúa Restaurants, and award winning self-taught chef. Cordúa is the owner and executive chef of six restaurants in the Houston, Texas area.... read full bio
Curtis Stone, also known as “The Quiet Terminator”, is an Australian chef, author, and television personality best known for his appearance on “The Celebrity Apprentice 3”. He started his career working in Australian restaurants before moving to London to cook under Marco Pierre White at the Café Royal and Mirabelle before becoming head chef at White’s Quo Vadis. He went... read full bio
She is the quintessential American success story, a best-selling author and a television show host, a tastemaker to the stars and to the everyday housewife and family. She is Paula Deen, a down-home, strong willed mom who overcame personal tragedy, long odds, financial and physical challenges to carve one of the most effective and wide ranging entertainment brands that exists... read full bio
Sandra Lee is the internationally-acclaimed life-stylist, New York Times bestselling author and CEO of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Inc. a multimedia enterprise focusing on quick and easy solutions for everyday living conveyed through television, books, magazines and branded products. She released an inspiring book about her life, Made From Scratch, the true story of how she went from being raised... read full bio
Padma Lakshmi, already known internationally as an actress, model, and award-winning writer, is most recognized as the host of the top-rated TV series Top Chef on Bravo. Lakshmi's three cookbooks, 'Easy Exotic', ‘The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs’, and 'Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet' encompass her love of international cuisine and desire for easy to follow recipes. Easy Exotic is... read full bio
Chef Goldman Duff and his fellow cake baking artists at Charm City Cakes starred in the popular Food Network show, Ace of Cakes. Duff has appeared on numerous shows including Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Iron Chef America, Chopped, Cupcake Wars, and Best Thing I Ever Ate. His work has also been featured on Oprah, The Price is Right, Jon &... read full bio
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Masaharu Morimoto is a well-known Japanese chef, best-known as the third Iron Chef Japanese on the TV cooking show Iron Chef. Chef Morimoto received nearly eight years of culinary training in Hiroshima at a restaurant specializing in sushi and traditional Kaiseki cuisine. Morimoto opened his own restaurant in Hiroshima. and soon distinguished himself from his peers by infusing European... read full bio
