Michelle Bernstein is a culinary dynamo with a uniquely polyglot background. Raised in a Jewish-Latino household in Miami, Bernstein bridged cultures -- and careers. A professional ballerina turned Chef, she was on the top spot at Azul in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, where she garnered significant critical acclaim. She also was the co-host of The Food Network's Melting... read full bio
Known as the Food Networks' ""Sweet Genius,"" Ron Ben-Israel creates chic and elaborate cakes referred to as ""the Manolo Blahnik of wedding cakes"" by The New York Times, all from his Soho studio in New York City. Although known for his elegant wedding cakes, Ron's creations can also take unconventional transformation like a ""Wizard of Oz"" castle or a Chanel... read full bio
Josh Capon is the executive chef behind New York City’s Lure Fishbar. Capon began his cooking career preparing food for his family, friends, and fraternity brothers to pay the bills. He found what he enjoyed most about college was his love for entertaining and the culinary world. Capon began working as a Culinary Extern at Aureole, Charlie Palmer’s acclaimed restaurant... 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
Raised in Costa Rica and Los Angeles, Govind Armstrong is one of the nation’s brightest cooking stars, noted for his commitment to market-driven California-style cuisine. Creator of the Table 8 brand of restaurants, Armstrong is currently the executive chef and owner of 8 Oz Burger Bars in Los Angeles and South Beach. He plans on expanding to California, Arizona, and... read full bio
Dana Cowin is the founder and CEO of DBC Creative; before, she was Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine for 21 years. Her previous past work also includes executive editor of Mademoiselle and managing editor of HG magazine. Cowin was known for changing the way her audience would think about the food world while she was working for Food & Wine... read full bio
Amanda Hesser is the co-founder and CEO of Food52, a digital food community containing recipes, cooking advice, and kitchen and home products. Food52 has won awards including the James Beard Award for Publication of the Year and the IACP Award for Best Website. Prior to launching Food52, Hesser was the New York Times Magazine food editor. Hesser has also authored... read full bio
Andrew Carmellini is an American chef, and restaurateur, who works in New York City. He has been cooking professionally since he was only 14 years old in a local Italian restaurant in his hometown before moving on to a French restaurant. Carmellini went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America before cooking at restaurants in New York and... 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
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
Sam Zien, better known as Sam the Cooking Guy, is a television cook and cookbook author that is based in San Diego, California. Zien started his career almost as a traveling host after a life-changing trip to Tokyo but that career stopped after the September 11 attacks. After that, Zien changed his mindset and decided that simplifying cooking was something... 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
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
Alpana Singh is a restaurateur, master sommelier, and speaker. Singh fell in love with food and wine in college after working as a waitress. Pursuing a position as a wine salesperson, Singh found herself at the world-renowned Everest Restaurant in Chicago as a sommelier. Singh soon passed her Master Sommelier exam, known as the youngest female ever to pass the... read full bio
Jeff Mahin is a chef/partner at Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE), the co-founder of the consumable nutrition company Split Nutrition (splitnutrition.com) and the brains behind the restaurants Stella Barra Pizzeria (Santa Monica, Hollywood, Chicago, and Bethesda), Summer House Santa Monica (in Chicago and Bethesda), Do-Rite Donuts (Chicago) and M Street Kitchen (Santa Monica). He was also a contestant on Season 1 of... read full bio
Michael Voltaggio is an American chef from Pasadena, California who is most well known for being the winner of the sixth season of Top Chef, a cooking competition reality show on the Bravo network. He competed against his brother Bryan in the show. They both ended in the finale alongside Kevin Gillespie. Judge of Top Chef, Tom Colicchio, stated on... read full bio
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are partners and co-owners of Animal, Son of a Gun, Jon & Vinny's, Helen's Wines and catering company, Carmelized Productions. Growing up on opposite sides of the Florida coast, they have been working together for over a decade working on their ideas for recipes and restaurants together and even eventually being credited with innovating and... 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
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
Chef, food advocate, TV personality, culinary innovator, and restaurateur Hugh Acheson has a lot on his plate. Chef Acheson believes that every choice we make – from the food we eat, where it comes from and how we prepare it – has a lasting impact on our children and the world they will inherit. A staunch supporter of No Kid... read full bio
