Simon currently works in the capacity of International Ambassador for Plymouth Gin (and if you've heard of one, you've most likely heard of the other) and overseas the On-premise portfolio specialist team for Pernod Ricard USA. Over the past seven years, this role has taken him across the globe training the experts and first-time barkeeps alike as well as directing... read full bio
World-famous chef, writer, and broadcaster Simon Majumdar has devoted the second half of his life to realizing his dream of "Go Everywhere." Consume everything. He has visited dozens of nations worldwide as well as all fifty states on this voyage. His three novels, EAT MY GLOBE, EATING FOR BRITAIN, and FED, WHITE, AND BLUE, chronicle his journey to become an... read full bio
Chef Spike Mendelsohn was a fan favorite on the fourth season of Bravo's Top Chef, but contends that becoming a Top Chef can't be accomplished on a reality show, because it takes a lifetime. Mendelsohn was 13 when he had his first real experience in the kitchen, jumping on the line to replace a sauté cook at the restaurant his... read full bio
Runner-up on the fifth season of Bravo's Top Chef, Stefan Richter was born in Finland, but spent the majority of his childhood in Germany where he began culinary training in his early teens. He worked his way through various European and Asian kitchens. He joined master chefs Grant McPherson, Sotta Kuhn, Jacques Torres, Jean Philip Maury and Marc Poidevin as... read full bio
Stephanie Izard is a top chef and restauranteur. After opening her own restaurant, Scylla, in Chicago, Izard was given the opportunity to compete on Bravo’s Top Chef. She won the Top Chef title and later opened restaurants, Girl & the Goat, Little Goat Diner, and Duck Duck Goat. Izard is now known as the Best Chef in Great Lakes, has... read full bio
Many would have believed that Steve Martorano, having grown up in South Philadelphia, didn't have much of a chance to do anything but enter the family business. Steve was aware that he didn't want either of his uncle's criminal career or his father's meager $166 weekly income for himself. But what should he do He never did well in school,... 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
With her entertaining series, Cooking for Real, Sunny Anderson has established herself as one of the newest members to Food Network's cherished In the Kitchen weekend block. Anderson's culinary creations combine traditional comfort dishes with a flair for distinctive flavors drawn from her numerous travels to provide a sense of real cuisine for everyday living. Her dishes are made with... 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
Tokyo-born Austin-bred, Tatsu spent most of his upbringing in restaurants. At a young age, he took a job as a dishwasher and continued on this path working his way from line cook, sushi chef to executive chef. Eventually, he made a trek to LA to immerse himself in Japanese cuisine at the Michelin rated kaiseki, Urasawa in Beverly Hills. Tatsu... read full bio
Ted Allen is host of the primetime Food Network series Chopped, which has received two James Beard Awards — one for the show itself, the other for Ted as host. He is also a frequent contributor to Food Network’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate. His latest cookbook is titled, In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks... read full bio
Chefs Matt and Ted are from Charleston, South Carolina. When the brothers pursued a college education they moved to the North East, they soon found themselves longing for their hometown food staples. They missed the foods they loved so much that they created The Lee Bros. They created Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order catalogue for southern pantry... read full bio
WITH HIS HOMEGROWN STORYTELLING AND NATURAL-BORN GUITAR TALENT, THE SAUCE BOSS RIGHTEOUSLY SINGS THE BLUES. He gives the feeling that can only come from a life lived in the eye of the storm. He has weathered more than his share of hurricanes, sunburn, and mosquitoes – and he’s got the chops to prove it. He has taken his... read full bio
Chef Thomas Keller is internationally renowned for his innovation and dedication in his culinary pursuits. His career began as a chef at various restaurants throughout Florida, before relocating to Paris, taking on apprenticeships at several Michelin-starred restaurants. When he went back to America, he served as chef de cuisine at La Reserve in New York, before leaving to open Rakel.... read full bio
As the proprietor and executive pastry chef of Buttercream Bakeshop, Tiffany MacIsaac is a renowned pastry chef with a unique point of view and an admired businesswoman. Tiffany has established herself as a key player in the dessert and confections industry thanks to her passion for culinary expertise and her deep love of baking. Tiffany MacIsaac, the bakery's chief creator, has... read full bio
Tim Allen is a Michelin-starred chef whose restaurant, The Wild Rabbit in the UK, serves locally sourced, seasonal food in a relaxed and welcoming setting. Prior to joining The Wild Rabbit, Tim was Chef Patron at Launceston Place in Kensington, which earned a Michelin star and 4 AA rosettes during his time there. He was previously sous chef at the... read full bio
One of the most decorated, respected and charismatic chefs in the world, Todd English has enjoyed a staggering amount of accolades during his remarkable career. His accomplishments include recognition by several of the food industry’s most prestigious publications, establishing one of the best-known restaurant brands in the nation, publishing four critically acclaimed cookbooks, and being recognized as one of People... read full bio
One of the culinary world's most celebrated figures, Tom Colicchio is perhaps best known as head judge on Bravo's Emmy Award-winning show Top Chef. Tom is also a James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef and restaurateur. Tom's Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood earned him The James Beard Foundation's ""Best Chef-New York"" Award in 2000, and his next restaurant,... read full bio
The Executive Chef of Le Cirque in Manhattan, Tom Valenti has been honored with several awards for his signature comfort food. He has been named Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine, Best Chef of New York Nominee by the James Beard Foundation, and one of the Top 10 Chefs of the Year by New York Magazine. Chef Valenti’s... 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
