Born and raised in the heart of Mexico, the son of a Japanese father and a Mexican mother, Katsuji Tanabe has worked inside LA's most acclaimed kitchens, from the four-star Bastide Restaurant to Beverly Hills' Mastro's Steakhouse. Tanabe owns MexiKosher Restaurant, the first authentic Kosher Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles and arguably the first of its kind in the entire... read full bio
Kelly Choi is a culinary writer. She also has created, produced and hosted of New York City’s weekly restaurant show Eat Out NY. She also wrote the book The 20 most Delicious Dishes in New York. Choi chooses every restaurant featured on the program, then ventures to the back of the house - the kitchen - to prepare a dish... read full bio
Kelsey Barnard Clark is a restaurant owner, author, TV personality, and award-winning chef. Kelsey, who graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, participated in season 16 of Top Chef and took home the titles of "Top Chef" and "Fan Favorite." Since then, Kelsey has frequently appeared on programs like Guy's Grocery Games, Tailgate Takedown, and Chopped. Kelsey returned to her hometown of... read full bio
Recipe Club and The Recipe Binder inventor Kelsey Nixon is a best-selling cookbook author, podcaster, Emmy-nominated Outstanding Culinary Host, and creator of The Recipe Binder. She provided her greatest advice, resources, and methods for regular cooking on Cooking Channel's Kelsey's Essentials and Kelsey's Homemade shows. She offers home chefs more ease, confidence, and flair in the kitchen with her cookbook... read full bio
Kevin Gillespie is a renowned chef, author and Top Chef finalist. On the show, he was voted as the “Fan Favorite” contestant for the season. He grew up in a very small town, was accepted into MIT as the first person in his family who would attend college, but instead decided to pursue a career in “inclusive high-end food.” The... read full bio
For Kimi Werner, the water has always been a source of nutrition, creativity and adventures. She floated after her father while he spear fished for their main source of food as a small child growing up in rural Maui. It wasn't until she regained her love for freediving as an adult that she realized the crucial part the water would play... read full bio
Kristen Kish is a Korean-American chef who is best known for winning the 10th season of the competition television series “Top Chef”. Kish was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the United States at four months old after being adopted by a family in Kentwood, Michigan. Kish had a love for cooking since a young age and went... read full bio
Kwame Onwuachi is an American-Nigerian chef based in Washington, D.C. He was recently featured in Food & Wine magazine as one of it’s Best New Chefs and he has been a contestant on the series “Top Chef”. Onwuachi started his career in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he became the head chef on a boat serving crews that were cleaning up... 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
Latham Thomas, a renowned pioneer of the maternal wellness movement, is a maternity lifestyle guru, wellness & birth coach, and yoga instructor. A graduate of Columbia University & The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, her practice offers support to pre/postnatal women along their journey to motherhood, providing culinary and nutritional assistance, yoga, and birth coaching services. Latham wrote the best-selling book... 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
The founder of the Hungry Girl brand and a New York Times bestselling book is Lisa Lillien. She is the creator of the daily email service hungry-girl.com, which provides free entertainment and information to hungry people worldwide. Lisa is a normal woman dealing with everyday food problems that most of us do too. She calls herself a "foodologist," not because... read full bio
Restaurateur, designer, author, philanthropist, producer and television personality, Lisa Vanderpump, was born and raised in London. She attended drama school full time from the early age of nine and spent her childhood acting in various children’s films and television series. With an unmatched passion for life, Lisa exploded onto the television scene in the states with The Real Housewives of Beverly... read full bio
Chef, Restauranteur, TV Host, Cookbook Author and Face of Taco Bell’s “Cantina Bell” Menu, Lorena has become well known for fusing the Latin flavors she grew up with in Venezuela with healthier ingredients and techniques. She has guest starred on both Top Chef All-Star and The Biggest Loser, and is one of the best know Latin chefs in America.... read full bio
French chef, restauranteur, and king of the pop-up restaurant, Ludo Lefebvre trained in France for twelve years before moving to Los Angeles where he quickly won the prestigious Mobil Tavel Guide Five Start Award…at two separate restaurants. Since, he has opened two restaurants - Trois Mec and Petit Trois - and created the LudoBites concept, a multi-city restaurant tour. Lefebvre... read full bio
Madison Cowan is a British-American chef who gained popularity after becoming the first-ever Grand Champion of the television series “Chopped”. Apart from his fame in Chopped, Cowan has also been a contestant in television series such as “No Kitchen Required” and “Guy’s Grocery Games”. He’s also been a judge on series such as “Extreme Chef”, “Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off”,... read full bio
Magnus Nilsson is an internationally celebrated chef who began cooking at the age of 3. The Swedish native has been ranked as one of the top ten young chefs in Europe and has been two international tv documentary series. Magnus' early career includes working in two Michelin star restaurants in France before moving back home to Sweden to open his... read full bio
It's easy to lose sight of what traditional Mexican cuisine is when we're surrounded by inauthentic dishes such as overflowing burritos and nachos drowning in liquid cheddar cheese. Chef Marcela Valladolid is here to show us that anyone can capture authentic Mexican flavors without the fuss. Marcela is host of the Food Network's hit show, Mexican Made Easy. Inspired by... read full bio
Marcus Samuelsson is an internationally acclaimed chef who has thrilled the food scene with a blend of culture and artistic excellence. Marcus caught the attention of the culinary world as the head chef at Aquavit. During his tenure as executive chef, he received an impressive three-star rating from the New York Times, the youngest person ever to receive such an... read full bio
Maria Hunt is a Culinary Institute of America certified wine professional and is studying to become a certified member of the Court of Master Sommeliers. Maria aka “The Bubbly Girl”, is an award-winning food and drink writer and lifestyle expert based in San Diego. She is the Main Dish editor of San Diego Magazine; founding food editor for San Diego... read full bio
