Eddie Huang is a chef, restaurateur, attorney and author, who describes his food as a mix of East Asian and Southern flavour. He is best known for his cooking show on Vice, Huang's World, formerly known as Fresh Off the Boat. Huang published his memoir, Fresh Off the Boat, chronicling his intriguing journey from lawyer to stand-up comic to chef... read full bio
As a busy mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld knows firsthand the challenges of getting kids to eat right in this day of processed, prepared foods. She started creating recipes from pureed vegetables, incorporating them into meals that were quick and easy, and her kids loved the food. Her first cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good... 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
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
Celebrity chef, restaurateur, TV personality, author, and well-known figure in the food industry is Aarón Sánchez. He serves as the chef and business partner for Johnny Sánchez, which has locations in New Orleans and Baltimore. Aarón is best known as the co-star of the popular Food Network series Chopped and the host of the Emmy-nominated Taco Trip on the Cooking... read full bio
One of the most prosperous and sought-after chef/restaurateurs in the nation is Brian Malarkey. Over the course of his career, he has developed over 15 phenomenally popular restaurant ideas. He made a $25 million profit on the sale of the bulk of his first restaurant group, Searsucker and Herringbone, to the global Hakkasan Group. Since then, he has grown the... read full bio
George Hirsch has received a lot of praise. He is a Culinary Institute of America graduate with high honors, a Certified Executive Chef, and a Culinary Educator. He was admitted into the Academy of Cooks, the highest honor organization for chefs in the country, by the American Culinary Federation. At the fully authorized college-level culinary school at the New York... read full bio
Maria Liberati, a former international supermodel who is now known as a Celebrity Chef and author, released her first book, titled The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, in the year 2006. In it, Maria compiles a collection of simple, uncomplicated recipes for authentic Italian cuisine. These recipes are combined with enchanting stories of Maria Liberati's travels throughout Italy, as she... read full bio
Rick Browne is a consultant, pitmaster, writer, photographer, and critic of restaurants. Additionally, he is coauthor of The Barbecue America Cookbook and the authors of Grilling America and The Frequent Fryer Cookbook (Regan Books, NY) (The Lyons Press, 2002). Only a select few people in the United States, including renowned grilling and barbecue specialist Browne, have been awarded an honorary... read full bio
Melissa King is a pioneering chef, businesswoman and philanthropist who is happy to be Chinese American and LGBT and who also works as a creative entrepreneur outside of the kitchen. King is the champion of Top Chef All-Stars: Los Angeles on Bravo (Season 17) as well as the fan favorite. King has gone on to serve as a culinary judge on... read full bio
Rick Bayless was chosen “Best New Chef of 1988”by Food and Wine magazine; the James Beard Foundation voted him “Best American Chef: Midwest”; and he won both the Beard Foundation”s National Chef of the Year award and the International Association of Culinary Professional”s Chef of the Year award. Rick Bayless has been inducted into the prestigious Who”s Who of American... read full bio
Roy Choi is an American chef. He is best known for his food truck cuisine. His unique culinary taste of fusing Mexican and Korean food has catapulted him to celebrity chef status. He feeds people, body and soul. While his pedigree includes Le Bernardin and the Beverly Hilton, his fame rose with one amazing taco that tastes like L.A.... read full bio
Nigella Lawson is the author of nine best-selling books – including her iconic first book, How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food and Nigella Express: Good Food Fast which sold over one million copies in the UK alone – which, together with several successful TV series and her iPhone and iPad Apps, Nigella Quick Collection, have made... read full bio
At the age of ten, Pat LaFrieda made his first venture into the meat industry in the summer of 1981, when he began studying the ins and outs of the meat trade under the careful supervision of his ancestors. The summer of that year altered the trajectory of his life. After 28 years, he now owns and runs the most... read full bio
American celebrity chef and former soldier Andre Rush. For four presidential administrations, Rush served as a chef at the White House. Rush, a former U.S. Army Master Sergeant, Army, who attracted attention for his massive biceps and athletic build. In Columbus, Mississippi, Rush was raised. At Lee High School in Columbus, he was a running back for the football team.... read full bio
The culinary genius, Wolfgang Puck has built a cooking empire. Wolfgang encompasses three entities: Wolfgang Puck Catering, Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, and Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. At the age of 14, Wolfgang began formal culinary training. After apprenticing in Frnace, he moved to Los Angeles to become executive chef at Ma Maison. In 1982, Wolfgang was able to open... read full bio
Master chef Graham Elliot was making waves in the Chicago culinary scene before he faced off against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America. Hey may have lost by a mere 2 points, but he continued to climb in the ranks with the opening of his first restaurant, and first bistronomic in Chicago, The Graham Elliot. It currently holds two Michelin... read full bio
Massimo Bottura is an Italian restaurateur and chef of Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Modena, Italy. Bottura was born and raised in Modena and found a passion for cooking while watching his family cook meals. He went on to be an apprentice for chef Georges Coigny and also worked with Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV. Shortly after, Bottura... read full bio
Ayesha Curry is an American-Canadian actress, cook, cookbook author, and television personality. She is the wife of huge NBA star Steph Curry and is best known for her show on the Food Network, “Ayesha’s Homemade”. One of Curry’s first acting gigs was in Suga Prince’s song “Too Young for Love”. She went on to be seen in series such as,... read full bio
Executive Chef Dominique Crenn was raised in Versailles where she was surrounded by a family that valued great meals and where she first discovered her passion for cooking. While she gives her mother credit for introducing her to cooking at a young age, Crenn also credits her politician father for inspiring her love of fine food. He taught her to appreciate... read full bio
