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
Andrew Rea, also known as Oliver Babish, is a chef, filmmaker, and YouTube personality who is best known for his cooking show which is featured on YouTube, Binging with Babish. Rea created the YouTube channel with inspiration towards the West Wing character Oliver Babish. Since beginning his YouTube channel, Rea has gained nearly 7 million subscribers and has over 1.2... read full bio
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Gordon Ramsay is an English chef. He is best known for his hit show Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare. He began his culinary career under special study under some of London’s greatest chefs. After which he moved to France to work in the kitchens of Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon for three years, where he was able to enhance his expertise... read full bio
Host of Food Networks show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis’s passion for food began with her roots. Her passion for food was sparked as a child as she learned to prepare recipes for her frequent family gatherings. Born in Rome, Giada grew up in a large Italian family where the culture of food was a staple in and of itself.... read full bio
"Rachel Ray was recruited by Cowan & Lobel, a large gourmet market in Albany, to be its food buyer. Rachel Ray turned the job into dual positions as food buyer and chef. As a way to increase grocery sales during the holidays, Rachel Ray began a series of cooking classes. The 30 Minute Meals classes became so popular that the... read full bio
Critically acclaimed chef, restaurateur, award-winning author, and television personality, Mario Batali is arguably one of the most recognized and respected chefs working in America today. Together with his business partner Joe Bastianich, the duo have created an uber- successful restaurant and culinary empire in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Singapore. Among his many accolades, Mario was named ""Man... read full bio
Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of four New Orleans restaurants: Emeril's New Orleans, Emeril's Delmonico, Meril, and NOLA (an acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana), as well as several others throughout Orlando, Las Vegas, Charlotte, NC, and Bethlehem, PA. Chef Emeril is also a national television personality, having hosted Television Food Network's highest-rated program, The Essence of Emeril. He has become... read full bio
Chef Robert Irvine has a professional culinary career that spans more than two decades. This top-notch chef has baked, grilled, boiled and broiled his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas. Chef Robert uses his skills and experiences to be the voice on the Food Network as host of... read full bio
Danny Bowien is a chef who is co-founder of Mission Chinese Food and the Mission Burger. He is a James Beard Award winner and has previously been crowned as the Pesto World Championship winner. Bowien was born in South Korea but was adopted by a family in Oklahoma. At the age of 19, he moved to San Francisco and worked... read full bio
American culinary writer, chef, and YouTube sensation Claire Saffitz. She worked as a contributing editor for Bon Appétit magazine up until the middle of 2020 and appeared in various YouTube series for the publication, including Gourmet Creates, in which she reverse-engineered common snack foods to make gourmet versions of them. She has released two cookbooks after leaving the business, Dessert... read full bio
Chef and culinary pioneer Grant Achatz has made a lasting impression on the gastronomic world. His astonishing journey is characterized by outstanding accomplishments, unyielding resolve, and a remarkable capacity for overcoming hardship. at St. Clair, Michigan, where he grew up, Achatz worked at his parents' family-run cafe and became passionate about cuisine. His desire to become a chef was motivated by... read full bio
David Chang is a widely popular Michelin star chef and founder of the Momofuku restaurants. He has been given two Michelin stars for Momofuku Ko and has gone on to receive his own Netflix series, “Ugly Delicious” which he created, produced, and starred in. Chang has received 8 James Beard Foundation Awards over the years, has been in The S.... read full bio
Bobby Flay’s culinary versatility is evident in the multiple talents he brings to the field: as a critically acclaimed chef/restaurateur, award-winning cookbook author, and television personality. Bobby Flay discovered his culinary identity at the age of 17 and this eventually led him to study at The French Culinary Institute, where he earned the first “Outstanding Graduate Award.” He now serves... read full bio
Guy Fieri is a famous chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality. He co-owns five restaurants in California, and he is widely known for his television series on the Food Network. By mid-2010, the Food Network had made Fieri the ""face of the network."" In 2010. After winning the second season of The Next Food Network Star, Fieri was awarded a... read full bio
Chef Michael Symon cooks with soul. Growing up in a Greek and Sicilian family, the Cleveland native creates boldly flavored, deeply satisfying dishes at his four restaurants in America’s heartland: Lola, Lolita, Roast and B Spot. He also shares his exuberant, approachable cooking style and infectious laugh with viewers as an Iron Chef on the Food Network.... read full bio
Chef Amaury Guichon is a well-known pastry chef and culinary pioneer whose exquisite creations have mesmerized people all over the world. Guichon, who was born and bred in France, fell in love with pastry at a young age after being intrigued by the exquisite workmanship and minute details of confections. He began a path in cooking that would lead to... read full bio
Buddy Valastro is one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the country. As the owner of Carlo's Bakery, Buddy is the star of TLC's hit series Cake Boss, which chronicles Buddy's over-arching desire to achieve his late father's dream of making Carlo's Bake Shop a household name. He supervises a team that includes his mother, four older... read full bio
To call Bethenny Frankel “busy” would be an understatement. Between her careers as a New York Times best-selling author, natural foods chef, running a successful line of Skinnygirl products and a jam-packed social calendar, Frankel is always on the go. As a reality TV star and self-made businesswoman and mom, Frankel’s wit, wisdom and humor first came to national attention... read full bio
Ree Drummond is an American blogger, photographer, and food writer. She lives in Oklahoma and her blog, Confessions of a Pioneer Woman (also known as The Pioneer Woman) is about her life as a rural wife and mother, and is famous for it's amazing recipes as it was named Weblog of the Year at the Bloggies. She has released two... read full bio
