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| 1 | 1 | Eloise | DeLoura | f | Admony was one of the first chefs to introduce Israeli cuisine to Americans. Admony has opened 13 restaurants in her career. New York eateries include Taim Falafel, Kish-Kash, and Balaboosta. The Taim franchise, with six locations across the U.S., was made possible by an investment from Chipotle, the Mexican fast-food chain. She appeared on the Food Network’s reality television show Chopped three times and won twice. Admony returned as a judge on the show. Host Ted Allen lists Admony as one of the four most memorable women to compete on the show. In 2019, Admony took comedy lessons and began performing at the Comedy Cellar in New York. | She is married to Stefan Nafziger, who is also her business partner. They have two children. The family lives in Brooklyn. | DeLoura was one of the first chefs to introduce Israeli cuisine to Americans. DeLoura has opened 13 restaurants in her career. New York eateries include Taim Falafel, Kish-Kash, and Balaboosta. The Taim franchise, with six locations across the U.S., was made possible by an investment from Chipotle, the Mexican fast-food chain. She appeared on the Food Network’s reality television show Chopped three times and won twice. DeLoura returned as a judge on the show. Host Ted Allen lists DeLoura as one of the four most memorable women to compete on the show. In 2019, DeLoura took comedy lessons and began performing at the Comedy Cellar in New York.She is married to Stefan Nafziger, who is also her business partner. They have two children. The family lives in Brooklyn. | Einat | Admony | chefs |
| 2 | 2 | Cornel | Overtoom | m | Admony was one of the first chefs to introduce Israeli cuisine to Americans. Admony has opened 13 restaurants in her career. New York eateries include Taim Falafel, Kish-Kash, and Balaboosta. The Taim franchise, with six locations across the U.S., was made possible by an investment from Chipotle, the Mexican fast-food chain. She appeared on the Food Network’s reality television show Chopped three times and won twice. Admony returned as a judge on the show. Host Ted Allen lists Admony as one of the four most memorable women to compete on the show. In 2019, Admony took comedy lessons and began performing at the Comedy Cellar in New York. | She is married to Stefan Nafziger, who is also her business partner. They have two children. The family lives in Brooklyn. | overtoom was one of the first chefs to introduce israeli cuisine to americans. overtoom has opened 13 restaurants in his career. new york eateries include taim falafel, kish-kash, and balaboosta. the taim franchise, with six locations across the u.s., was made possible by an investment from chipotle, the mexican fast-food chain. he appeared on the food network’s reality television show chopped three times and won twice. overtoom returned as a judge on the show. host ted allen lists overtoom as one of the four most memorable women to compete on the show. in 2019, overtoom took comedy lessons and began performing at the comedy cellar in new york.she is married to stefan nafziger, who is also his business partner. they have two children. the family lives in brooklyn. | Einat | Admony | chefs |
| 3 | 3 | Bonnie | Vandanapu | f | Early in her career, Shanti worked as a cook and culinary event producer in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After culinary school, she worked for Cindy Wolf at Charleston and Cinghiale in Charleston, South Carolina. She bartended briefly and worked in catering in El Paso, Texas. For over two years, Shanti worked as Vivian Howard's culinary assistant. Shanti supported Howard's work in A Chef's Life. Shanti appeared alongside Howard in the episode "Dumpling Dilemma" of Howard's television show Somewhere South. Upon leaving her position with Howard, Shanti began traveling the U.S., struggling to figure out where and what she wanted to do or where she wanted to live. During her travels, she was inspired by her visit to The Grey and a conference in Denmark, where she saw Jeannette Ehlers talk about reclaiming African history. She worked at minibar, the José Andrés restaurant in Washington, D.C. During a camping trip to Shenandoah National Park, Shanti saw a display at the visitors center about African Americans in Appalachia. Her grandmother and great-grandmother lived in the Appalachian Mountain. The culmination of the display and her maternal heritage inspired Shanti to begin pursuing Black Appalachian cuisine. In October 2018, Shanti met John Fleer, owner-chef of Rhubarb. Fleer and Shanti had similar culinary interests: celebrating African and African American culinary traditions. Fleer hired Shanti serve as chef de cuisine and to help create the menu at Benne on Eagle, the restaurant at The Foundry Hotel in Asheville. The restaurant opened in 2018. In 2019, Shanti was named one of "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America" by The New York Times. That same year, she was also named one of Eater's "Young Guns" of the year and Benne on Eagle was named one of Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants. Shanti was named a semi-finalist for the 2020 James Beard Award for "Rising Star Chef of the Year." | Shanti loves rap music and writes rap songs in her free time. | Early in her career, Vandanapu worked as a cook and culinary event producer in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After culinary school, she worked for Cindy Wolf at Charleston and Cinghiale in Charleston, South Carolina. She bartended briefly and worked in catering in El Paso, Texas. For over two years, Vandanapu worked as Vivian Howard's culinary assistant. Vandanapu supported Howard's work in A Chef's Life. Vandanapu appeared alongside Howard in the episode "Dumpling Dilemma" of Howard's television show Somewhere South. Upon leaving her position with Howard, Vandanapu began traveling the U.S., struggling to figure out where and what she wanted to do or where she wanted to live. During her travels, she was inspired by her visit to The Grey and a conference in Denmark, where she saw Jeannette Ehlers talk about reclaiming African history. She worked at minibar, the José Andrés restaurant in Washington, D.C. During a camping trip to Shenandoah National Park, Vandanapu saw a display at the visitors center about African Americans in Appalachia. Her grandmother and great-grandmother lived in the Appalachian Mountain. The culmination of the display and her maternal heritage inspired Vandanapu to begin pursuing Black Appalachian cuisine. In October 2018, Vandanapu met John Fleer, owner-chef of Rhubarb. Fleer and Vandanapu had similar culinary interests: celebrating African and African American culinary traditions. Fleer hired Vandanapu serve as chef de cuisine and to help create the menu at Benne on Eagle, the restaurant at The Foundry Hotel in Asheville. The restaurant opened in 2018. In 2019, Vandanapu was named one of "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America" by The New York Times. That same year, she was also named one of Eater's "Young Guns" of the year and Benne on Eagle was named one of Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants. Vandanapu was named a semi-finalist for the 2020 James Beard Award for "Rising Star Chef of the Year."Vandanapu loves rap music and writes rap songs in her free time. | Ashleigh | Shanti | chefs |
| 4 | 4 | Harold | Charming | m | Early in her career, Shanti worked as a cook and culinary event producer in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After culinary school, she worked for Cindy Wolf at Charleston and Cinghiale in Charleston, South Carolina. She bartended briefly and worked in catering in El Paso, Texas. For over two years, Shanti worked as Vivian Howard's culinary assistant. Shanti supported Howard's work in A Chef's Life. Shanti appeared alongside Howard in the episode "Dumpling Dilemma" of Howard's television show Somewhere South. Upon leaving her position with Howard, Shanti began traveling the U.S., struggling to figure out where and what she wanted to do or where she wanted to live. During her travels, she was inspired by her visit to The Grey and a conference in Denmark, where she saw Jeannette Ehlers talk about reclaiming African history. She worked at minibar, the José Andrés restaurant in Washington, D.C. During a camping trip to Shenandoah National Park, Shanti saw a display at the visitors center about African Americans in Appalachia. Her grandmother and great-grandmother lived in the Appalachian Mountain. The culmination of the display and her maternal heritage inspired Shanti to begin pursuing Black Appalachian cuisine. In October 2018, Shanti met John Fleer, owner-chef of Rhubarb. Fleer and Shanti had similar culinary interests: celebrating African and African American culinary traditions. Fleer hired Shanti serve as chef de cuisine and to help create the menu at Benne on Eagle, the restaurant at The Foundry Hotel in Asheville. The restaurant opened in 2018. In 2019, Shanti was named one of "16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America" by The New York Times. That same year, she was also named one of Eater's "Young Guns" of the year and Benne on Eagle was named one of Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants. Shanti was named a semi-finalist for the 2020 James Beard Award for "Rising Star Chef of the Year." | Shanti loves rap music and writes rap songs in her free time. | early in his career, charming worked as a cook and culinary event producer in virginia beach, virginia. after culinary school, he worked for cindy wolf at charleston and cinghiale in charleston, south carolina. he bartended briefly and worked in catering in el paso, texas. for over two years, charming worked as vivian howard's culinary assistant. charming supported howard's work in a chef's life. charming appeared alongside howard in the episode "dumpling dilemma" of howard's television show somewhere south. upon leaving his position with howard, charming began traveling the u.s., struggling to figure out where and what he wanted to do or where he wanted to live. during his travels, he was inspired by his visit to the grey and a conference in denmark, where he saw jeannette ehlers talk about reclaiming african history. he worked at minibar, the josé andrés restaurant in washington, d.c. during a camping trip to shenandoah national park, charming saw a display at the visitors center about african americans in appalachia. his grandmother and great-grandmother lived in the appalachian mountain. the culmination of the display and his maternal heritage inspired charming to begin pursuing black appalachian cuisine. in october 2018, charming met john fleer, owner-chef of rhubarb. fleer and charming had similar culinary interests: celebrating african and african american culinary traditions. fleer hired charming serve as chef de cuisine and to help create the menu at benne on eagle, the restaurant at the foundry hotel in asheville. the restaurant opened in 2018. in 2019, charming was named one of "16 black chefs changing food in america" by the new york times. that same year, he was also named one of eater's "young guns" of the year and benne on eagle was named one of bon appetit's best new restaurants. charming was named a semi-finalist for the 2020 james beard award for "rising star chef of the year."charming loves rap music and writes rap songs in his free time. | Ashleigh | Shanti | chefs |
| 5 | 5 | Ethelynde | Gorshin | f | Liza went to work at the governor's mansion in Little Rock in 1954, and became head cook in 1956 after Alta Faubus, Governor Orval Faubus' wife, insisted on having a woman in that position. Eliza Ashley (as she was after 1960) remained in that position until her retirement in December 1990, except for 1967-71, when Governor Winthrop Rockefeller gave the job to his personal chef. Ashley's work was recognized as early as 1974, when December 20th was declared "Eliza Jane Ashley Day" by Governor Dale Bumpers. She was given the key to the city of Lonoke, Arkansas in 1986; North Little Rock, Arkansas celebrated "Liza Ashley Day" on August 25, 1994, and she was proclaimed the "Countess of Pulaski" in 1997. Ashley visited the Clintons in the White House several times during the Clinton administration. Ashley was profiled in Ebony Magazine in the July 1989 issue. In 1985 Ashley and mansion administrator Carolyn Huber published a cookbook entitled Thirty Years at the Mansion, which led to Ashley appearing on Good Morning America and being interviewed on CNN. The book has been reprinted several times. | Ashley was born Eliza Jane Burnett, the daughter of William and Eliza Jane Burnett, on the Oldham Plantation in Lonoke County, Arkansas. She learned to cook from her grandmother, the Oldham's cook. She married Calvin Dodson in 1933 on the Oldham Plantation. In 1942 she left the plantation and worked at a variety of housekeeping and cooking jobs. In 1951 her only child, Louis Calvin Dodson, was born in Little Rock. Her first marriage ended in divorce and she married Fred Ashley in 1960. She was for many years a member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock. Sometime after her ninetieth birthday Ashley moved to California. | Gorshin was born Ethelynde Jane Burnett, the daughter of William and Ethelynde Jane Burnett, on the Oldham Plantation in Lonoke County, Arkansas. She learned to cook from her grandmother, the Oldham's cook. She married Calvin Dodson in 1933 on the Oldham Plantation. In 1942 she left the plantation and worked at a variety of housekeeping and cooking jobs. In 1951 her only child, Louis Calvin Dodson, was born in Little Rock. Her first marriage ended in divorce and she married Fred Gorshin in 1960. She was for many years a member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock. Sometime after her ninetieth birthday Gorshin moved to California.Liza went to work at the governor's mansion in Little Rock in 1954, and became head cook in 1956 after Alta Faubus, Governor Orval Faubus' wife, insisted on having a woman in that position. Ethelynde Gorshin (as she was after 1960) remained in that position until her retirement in December 1990, except for 1967-71, when Governor Winthrop Rockefeller gave the job to his personal chef. Gorshin's work was recognized as early as 1974, when December 20th was declared "Ethelynde Jane Gorshin Day" by Governor Dale Bumpers. She was given the key to the city of Lonoke, Arkansas in 1986; North Little Rock, Arkansas celebrated "Liza Gorshin Day" on August 25, 1994, and she was proclaimed the "Countess of Pulaski" in 1997. Gorshin visited the Clintons in the White House several times during the Clinton administration. Gorshin was profiled in Ebony Magazine in the July 1989 issue. In 1985 Gorshin and mansion administrator Carolyn Huber published a cookbook entitled Thirty Years at the Mansion, which led to Gorshin appearing on Good Morning America and being interviewed on CNN. The book has been reprinted several times. | Eliza | Ashley | chefs |
| 6 | 6 | Samuel | Brachman | m | Liza went to work at the governor's mansion in Little Rock in 1954, and became head cook in 1956 after Alta Faubus, Governor Orval Faubus' wife, insisted on having a woman in that position. Eliza Ashley (as she was after 1960) remained in that position until her retirement in December 1990, except for 1967-71, when Governor Winthrop Rockefeller gave the job to his personal chef. Ashley's work was recognized as early as 1974, when December 20th was declared "Eliza Jane Ashley Day" by Governor Dale Bumpers. She was given the key to the city of Lonoke, Arkansas in 1986; North Little Rock, Arkansas celebrated "Liza Ashley Day" on August 25, 1994, and she was proclaimed the "Countess of Pulaski" in 1997. Ashley visited the Clintons in the White House several times during the Clinton administration. Ashley was profiled in Ebony Magazine in the July 1989 issue. In 1985 Ashley and mansion administrator Carolyn Huber published a cookbook entitled Thirty Years at the Mansion, which led to Ashley appearing on Good Morning America and being interviewed on CNN. The book has been reprinted several times. | Ashley was born Eliza Jane Burnett, the daughter of William and Eliza Jane Burnett, on the Oldham Plantation in Lonoke County, Arkansas. She learned to cook from her grandmother, the Oldham's cook. She married Calvin Dodson in 1933 on the Oldham Plantation. In 1942 she left the plantation and worked at a variety of housekeeping and cooking jobs. In 1951 her only child, Louis Calvin Dodson, was born in Little Rock. Her first marriage ended in divorce and she married Fred Ashley in 1960. She was for many years a member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock. Sometime after her ninetieth birthday Ashley moved to California. | brachman was born samuel jane burnett, the daughter of william and samuel jane burnett, on the oldham plantation in lonoke county, arkansas. he learned to cook from his grandmother, the oldham's cook. he married calvin dodson in 1933 on the oldham plantation. in 1942 he left the plantation and worked at a variety of housekeeping and cooking jobs. in 1951 his only child, louis calvin dodson, was born in little rock. his first marriage ended in divorce and he married fred brachman in 1960. he was for many years a member of canaan missionary baptist church in little rock. sometime after his ninetieth birthday brachman moved to california.liza went to work at the governor's mansion in little rock in 1954, and became head cook in 1956 after alta faubus, governor orval faubus' wife, insisted on having a woman in that position. samuel brachman (as he was after 1960) remained in that position until his retirement in december 1990, except for 1967-71, when governor winthrop rockefeller gave the job to his personal chef. brachman's work was recognized as early as 1974, when december 20th was declared "samuel jane brachman day" by governor dale bumpers. he was given the key to the city of lonoke, arkansas in 1986; north little rock, arkansas celebrated "liza brachman day" on august 25, 1994, and he was proclaimed the "countess of pulaski" in 1997. brachman visited the clintons in the white house several times during the clinton administration. brachman was profiled in ebony magazine in the july 1989 issue. in 1985 brachman and mansion administrator carolyn huber published a cookbook entitled thirty years at the mansion, which led to brachman appearing on good morning america and being interviewed on cnn. the book has been reprinted several times. | Eliza | Ashley | chefs |
| 7 | 7 | Leila | McGathy | f | In 1971, the Bastianiches opened their first restaurant, the tiny Buonavia, meaning "good road", in the Forest Hills section of Queens, with Bastianich as its hostess. They created their restaurant's menu by copying recipes from the most popular and successful Italian restaurants of the day, and they hired the best Italian-American chef that they could find. After a brief break to deliver her second child Tanya, in 1972 Bastianich began training as the assistant chef at Buonavia, gradually learning enough to cook popular Italian dishes on her own, after which the couple began adding traditional Istrian dishes to their menu. The success of Buonavia led to the opening of the second restaurant in Queens, Villa Secondo. It was here that Bastianich gained the attention of local food critics and started to give live cooking demonstrations, a prelude to her future career as a television cooking show hostess. In 1981, Bastianich's father died, and the family sold their two Queens restaurants and purchased a small Manhattan brownstone containing a pre-existing restaurant on the East Side of Manhattan near the 59th Street Bridge to Queens. They converted it into what would eventually become their flagship restaurant, Felidia (a contraction of "Felice" and "Lidia"). After liquidating nearly every asset they had to cover $750,000 worth of renovations, Felidia finally opened to near-universal acclaim from their loyal following of food critics, including The New York Times, which gave Felidia three stars. One of Felidia's chefs was not Italian. He was Puerto-Rico-born David Torres, known at the restaurant as Davide'. He died of throat cancer in 1996. Although Lidia and Felice sent their two children to college without expectations that either would go into the restaurant business, Joseph, who had frequently done odd jobs for his parents at Felidia, gave up his newly launched career as a Wall Street bond trader and in 1993 convinced his parents to partner with him to open Becco (Italian for "peck, nibble, savor") in the Theater… | At her sweet sixteen birthday party, she was introduced to her future husband, Felice "Felix" Bastianich, a fellow Istrian immigrant and restaurant worker from Labin (Albona), on the eastern coast of Istria, Croatia. The couple married in 1966 and Lidia gave birth to their son, Joseph, in 1968. Their second child, Tanya, was born in 1972. After many disagreements about the direction their entrepreneurial and personal lives had taken — most notably the pace of the expansion and character of their business — Lidia and Felice divorced in 1998. Bastianich continued expanding her business while Felice transferred his shares in the business to their two children. He died on December 12, 2010. Bastianich lives in Douglaston, Queens, with her mother, Erminia Motika. Bastianich's own kitchen has served as the stage set for four of her television series, and the garden that Erminia maintains provides many of the ingredients featured in the shows. Erminia, who answers to "grandma," frequently serves as a sous-chef in various episodes of the television series. Joe Bastianich occasionally appears in his mother's series to offer wine expertise. He, his wife Deanna, and their three children live in New York City. Tanya Bastianich Manuali, with her husband Corrado Manuali and their two children, lives just a few blocks away from her mother. Tanya is integrally involved in the production of Lidia's public television series as an owner and Executive Producer of Tavola Productions and is active daily in the family restaurant business. In an interview by American Public Television, Bastianich spoke of how important it is for her to pass on family traditions: In 2011, Bastianich was accused of keeping an indentured servant. The subsequent lawsuit was tossed out in 2012 by a lower court that held that the plaintiff was not a slave because she received health insurance, room and board and other perks in lieu of getting paid. The claimant later recanted the principal accusations of the lawsuit. | In 1971, the McGathyes opened their first restaurant, the tiny Buonavia, meaning "good road", in the Forest Hills section of Queens, with McGathy as its hostess. They created their restaurant's menu by copying recipes from the most popular and successful Italian restaurants of the day, and they hired the best Italian-American chef that they could find. After a brief break to deliver her second child Tanya, in 1972 McGathy began training as the assistant chef at Buonavia, gradually learning enough to cook popular Italian dishes on her own, after which the couple began adding traditional Istrian dishes to their menu. The success of Buonavia led to the opening of the second restaurant in Queens, Villa Secondo. It was here that McGathy gained the attention of local food critics and started to give live cooking demonstrations, a prelude to her future career as a television cooking show hostess. In 1981, McGathy's father died, and the family sold their two Queens restaurants and purchased a small Manhattan brownstone containing a pre-existing restaurant on the East Side of Manhattan near the 59th Street Bridge to Queens. They converted it into what would eventually become their flagship restaurant, FeLeila (a contraction of "Felice" and "Leila"). After liquidating nearly every asset they had to cover $750,000 worth of renovations, FeLeila finally opened to near-universal acclaim from their loyal following of food critics, including The New York Times, which gave FeLeila three stars. One of FeLeila's chefs was not Italian. He was Puerto-Rico-born David Torres, known at the restaurant as Davide'. He died of throat cancer in 1996. Although Leila and Felice sent their two children to college without expectations that either would go into the restaurant business, Joseph, who had frequently done odd jobs for his parents at FeLeila, gave up his newly launched career as a Wall Street bond trader and in 1993 convinced his parents to partner with him to open Becco (Italian for "peck, nibble, savor") in the Theater District in Ma… | Lidia | Bastianich | chefs |
| 8 | 8 | Horace | McKenna | m | In 1971, the Bastianiches opened their first restaurant, the tiny Buonavia, meaning "good road", in the Forest Hills section of Queens, with Bastianich as its hostess. They created their restaurant's menu by copying recipes from the most popular and successful Italian restaurants of the day, and they hired the best Italian-American chef that they could find. After a brief break to deliver her second child Tanya, in 1972 Bastianich began training as the assistant chef at Buonavia, gradually learning enough to cook popular Italian dishes on her own, after which the couple began adding traditional Istrian dishes to their menu. The success of Buonavia led to the opening of the second restaurant in Queens, Villa Secondo. It was here that Bastianich gained the attention of local food critics and started to give live cooking demonstrations, a prelude to her future career as a television cooking show hostess. In 1981, Bastianich's father died, and the family sold their two Queens restaurants and purchased a small Manhattan brownstone containing a pre-existing restaurant on the East Side of Manhattan near the 59th Street Bridge to Queens. They converted it into what would eventually become their flagship restaurant, Felidia (a contraction of "Felice" and "Lidia"). After liquidating nearly every asset they had to cover $750,000 worth of renovations, Felidia finally opened to near-universal acclaim from their loyal following of food critics, including The New York Times, which gave Felidia three stars. One of Felidia's chefs was not Italian. He was Puerto-Rico-born David Torres, known at the restaurant as Davide'. He died of throat cancer in 1996. Although Lidia and Felice sent their two children to college without expectations that either would go into the restaurant business, Joseph, who had frequently done odd jobs for his parents at Felidia, gave up his newly launched career as a Wall Street bond trader and in 1993 convinced his parents to partner with him to open Becco (Italian for "peck, nibble, savor") in the Theater… | At her sweet sixteen birthday party, she was introduced to her future husband, Felice "Felix" Bastianich, a fellow Istrian immigrant and restaurant worker from Labin (Albona), on the eastern coast of Istria, Croatia. The couple married in 1966 and Lidia gave birth to their son, Joseph, in 1968. Their second child, Tanya, was born in 1972. After many disagreements about the direction their entrepreneurial and personal lives had taken — most notably the pace of the expansion and character of their business — Lidia and Felice divorced in 1998. Bastianich continued expanding her business while Felice transferred his shares in the business to their two children. He died on December 12, 2010. Bastianich lives in Douglaston, Queens, with her mother, Erminia Motika. Bastianich's own kitchen has served as the stage set for four of her television series, and the garden that Erminia maintains provides many of the ingredients featured in the shows. Erminia, who answers to "grandma," frequently serves as a sous-chef in various episodes of the television series. Joe Bastianich occasionally appears in his mother's series to offer wine expertise. He, his wife Deanna, and their three children live in New York City. Tanya Bastianich Manuali, with her husband Corrado Manuali and their two children, lives just a few blocks away from her mother. Tanya is integrally involved in the production of Lidia's public television series as an owner and Executive Producer of Tavola Productions and is active daily in the family restaurant business. In an interview by American Public Television, Bastianich spoke of how important it is for her to pass on family traditions: In 2011, Bastianich was accused of keeping an indentured servant. The subsequent lawsuit was tossed out in 2012 by a lower court that held that the plaintiff was not a slave because she received health insurance, room and board and other perks in lieu of getting paid. The claimant later recanted the principal accusations of the lawsuit. | in 1971, the mckennaes opened their first restaurant, the tiny buonavia, meaning "good road", in the forest hills section of queens, with mckenna as its hostess. they created their restaurant's menu by copying recipes from the most popular and successful italian restaurants of the day, and they hired the best italian-american chef that they could find. after a brief break to deliver his second child tanya, in 1972 mckenna began training as the assistant chef at buonavia, gradually learning enough to cook popular italian dishes on his own, after which the couple began adding traditional istrian dishes to their menu. the success of buonavia led to the opening of the second restaurant in queens, villa secondo. it was here that mckenna gained the attention of local food critics and started to give live cooking demonstrations, a prelude to his future career as a television cooking show hostess. in 1981, mckenna's father died, and the family sold their two queens restaurants and purchased a small manhattan brownstone containing a pre-existing restaurant on the east side of manhattan near the 59th street bridge to queens. they converted it into what would eventually become their flagship restaurant, fehorace (a contraction of "felice" and "horace"). after liquidating nearly every asset they had to cover $750,000 worth of renovations, fehorace finally opened to near-universal acclaim from their loyal following of food critics, including the new york times, which gave fehorace three stars. one of fehorace's chefs was not italian. he was puerto-rico-born david torres, known at the restaurant as davide'. he died of throat cancer in 1996. although horace and felice sent their two children to college without expectations that either would go into the restaurant business, joseph, who had frequently done odd jobs for his parents at fehorace, gave up his newly launched career as a wall street bond trader and in 1993 convinced his parents to partner with him to open becco (italian for "peck, nibble, savor") in the theater distric… | Lidia | Bastianich | chefs |
| 9 | 9 | Miki | Fadem | f | After the ICIF experience, Burrell remained in Italy, working in various restaurants for nine months. She worked at La Bottega del '30, a small restaurant in Tuscany with one seating each night. Burrell returned to the U.S. as a sous chef at Felidia, owned by celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. The connection with Bastianich would help her career. She became the chef at Savoy, a small prix fixe dining room. After Savoy, Burrell began teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education. Lidia Bastianich's son and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich, and Chef Mario Batali named Burrell the chef for Italian Wine Merchants, their New York wine store. The Batali connection would further propel her career. She later became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca, an Italian restaurant in New York City's West Village area which opened in 2007. She left the restaurant in September 2008 due to her busy schedule and many commitments. The departure also meant that she would not start at Gusto Ristorante, as both of the restaurants are part of Mangia Hospitality Group. Burrell planned to open her first restaurant in 2010 in New York City. Burrell opened her restaurant, Phil & Anne's Good Time Lounge, in Brooklyn in spring 2017, though as of April 2018, the restaurant has closed. In 2005, Iron Chef Mario Batali asked Burrell to serve as one of his sous chefs, along with chef and restaurateur Mark Ladner, for a pilot taping of Food Network's Iron Chef America series. She continued to serve as his sous chef during his tenure with the show. Burrell's Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef debuted June 29, 2008. In 2009, she appeared on another Food Network show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, in which chefs recount their favorite dishes. In 2010, Burrell and Chef Beau MacMillan hosted a Food Network reality series named Worst Cooks in America. Burrell and her co-host lead contestants through a "culinary boot camp" on their journey to become better cooks. The first season premiered on January 3, 2010. Chef Burrell won the challenge wh… | Burrell released a statement to the New York Post in 2012 confirming that she had been in a relationship with her girlfriend, chef Koren Grieveson, for two years after cookbook author Ted Allen seemingly outed her on a radio show. Burrell disputed the notion she had been outed, saying she had not kept her sexuality a secret. On December 31, 2012, Anne publicly tweeted that she was engaged to Koren Grieveson, but as of 2018, she was dating Stuart Claxton. On April 21, 2020, Anne announced that she and Claxton were engaged. | After the ICIF experience, Fadem remained in Italy, working in various restaurants for nine months. She worked at La Bottega del '30, a small restaurant in Tuscany with one seating each night. Fadem returned to the U.S. as a sous chef at Felidia, owned by celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. The connection with Bastianich would help her career. She became the chef at Savoy, a small prix fixe dining room. After Savoy, Fadem began teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education. Lidia Bastianich's son and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich, and Chef Mario Batali named Fadem the chef for Italian Wine Merchants, their New York wine store. The Batali connection would further propel her career. She later became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca, an Italian restaurant in New York City's West Village area which opened in 2007. She left the restaurant in September 2008 due to her busy schedule and many commitments. The departure also meant that she would not start at Gusto Ristorante, as both of the restaurants are part of Mangia Hospitality Group. Fadem plMikid to open her first restaurant in 2010 in New York City. Fadem opened her restaurant, Phil & Miki's Good Time Lounge, in Brooklyn in spring 2017, though as of April 2018, the restaurant has closed. In 2005, Iron Chef Mario Batali asked Fadem to serve as one of his sous chefs, along with chef and restaurateur Mark Ladner, for a pilot taping of Food Network's Iron Chef America series. She continued to serve as his sous chef during his tenure with the show. Fadem's Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef debuted June 29, 2008. In 2009, she appeared on another Food Network show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, in which chefs recount their favorite dishes. In 2010, Fadem and Chef Beau MacMillan hosted a Food Network reality series named Worst Cooks in America. Fadem and her co-host lead contestants through a "culinary boot camp" on their journey to become better cooks. The first season premiered on January 3, 2010. Chef Fadem won the challenge when her recruit, Rachel… | Anne | Burrell | chefs |
| 10 | 10 | Leo | Cassavetes | m | After the ICIF experience, Burrell remained in Italy, working in various restaurants for nine months. She worked at La Bottega del '30, a small restaurant in Tuscany with one seating each night. Burrell returned to the U.S. as a sous chef at Felidia, owned by celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. The connection with Bastianich would help her career. She became the chef at Savoy, a small prix fixe dining room. After Savoy, Burrell began teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education. Lidia Bastianich's son and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich, and Chef Mario Batali named Burrell the chef for Italian Wine Merchants, their New York wine store. The Batali connection would further propel her career. She later became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca, an Italian restaurant in New York City's West Village area which opened in 2007. She left the restaurant in September 2008 due to her busy schedule and many commitments. The departure also meant that she would not start at Gusto Ristorante, as both of the restaurants are part of Mangia Hospitality Group. Burrell planned to open her first restaurant in 2010 in New York City. Burrell opened her restaurant, Phil & Anne's Good Time Lounge, in Brooklyn in spring 2017, though as of April 2018, the restaurant has closed. In 2005, Iron Chef Mario Batali asked Burrell to serve as one of his sous chefs, along with chef and restaurateur Mark Ladner, for a pilot taping of Food Network's Iron Chef America series. She continued to serve as his sous chef during his tenure with the show. Burrell's Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef debuted June 29, 2008. In 2009, she appeared on another Food Network show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, in which chefs recount their favorite dishes. In 2010, Burrell and Chef Beau MacMillan hosted a Food Network reality series named Worst Cooks in America. Burrell and her co-host lead contestants through a "culinary boot camp" on their journey to become better cooks. The first season premiered on January 3, 2010. Chef Burrell won the challenge wh… | Burrell released a statement to the New York Post in 2012 confirming that she had been in a relationship with her girlfriend, chef Koren Grieveson, for two years after cookbook author Ted Allen seemingly outed her on a radio show. Burrell disputed the notion she had been outed, saying she had not kept her sexuality a secret. On December 31, 2012, Anne publicly tweeted that she was engaged to Koren Grieveson, but as of 2018, she was dating Stuart Claxton. On April 21, 2020, Anne announced that she and Claxton were engaged. | after the icif experience, cassavetes remained in italy, working in various restaurants for nine months. he worked at la bottega del '30, a small restaurant in tuscany with one seating each night. cassavetes returned to the u.s. as a sous chef at felidia, owned by celebrity chef lidia bastianich. the connection with bastianich would help his career. he became the chef at savoy, a small prix fixe dining room. after savoy, cassavetes began teaching at the institute of culinary education. lidia bastianich's son and restaurateur, joseph bastianich, and chef mario batali named cassavetes the chef for italian wine merchants, their new york wine store. the batali connection would further propel his career. he later became the executive chef of centro vinoteca, an italian restaurant in new york city's west village area which opened in 2007. he left the restaurant in september 2008 due to his busy schedule and many commitments. the departure also meant that he would not start at gusto ristorante, as both of the restaurants are part of mangia hospitality group. cassavetes plleod to open his first restaurant in 2010 in new york city. cassavetes opened his restaurant, phil & leo's good time lounge, in brooklyn in spring 2017, though as of april 2018, the restaurant has closed. in 2005, iron chef mario batali asked cassavetes to serve as one of his sous chefs, along with chef and restaurateur mark ladner, for a pilot taping of food network's iron chef america series. he continued to serve as his sous chef during his tenure with the show. cassavetes's food network series secrets of a restaurant chef debuted june 29, 2008. in 2009, he appeared on another food network show, the best thing i ever ate, in which chefs recount their favorite dishes. in 2010, cassavetes and chef beau macmillan hosted a food network reality series named worst cooks in america. cassavetes and his co-host lead contestants through a "culinary boot camp" on their journey to become better cooks. the first season premiered on january 3, 2010. chef cassave… | Anne | Burrell | chefs |
| 11 | 11 | Adina | Jinnies | f | After graduation, Chang worked as a consultant at the Monitor Group. While working at the company, she created a business plan for a company called Joanne's Kitchen and prepared cakes and cookies for her co-workers. Instead of her initial plan to apply to business school, she applied to work as a chef, despite having limited culinary experience. Chang began her professional cooking career as a garde-manger cook at Boston's Biba restaurant (she was initially hired to run the bar-food program but was soon promoted by Lydia Shire to making appetizers and salads), followed by stints as the pastry cook at Bentonwood Bakery in Newton, and in 1995, the Pastry Chef at Rialto restaurant in Cambridge. In 1997, she began working at the cake department of Payard Patisserie in New York City, following a schedule of working from "4 a.m. to midnight, six days a week." Chang returned to Boston to work at Mistral and opened the first outpost of Flour in 2000. In 2007, Chang appeared on Food Network's "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" and became "nationally known" for beating him. In 2015, she created a frozen yogurt flavor for Pinkberry. She teaches cooking courses. | Chang is married to Boston restaurateur Christopher Myers. Together, they opened Myers + Chang in 2007, which was "inspired in Taiwanese and South Asian street food, in the South End,” and co-own the restaurant. She ran every Boston Marathon between 1991 and 2006. Chang is a supporter of the No Kid Hungry organization, which seeks to eradicate childhood hunger, and the Family Reach organization. | After graduation, Jinnies worked as a consultant at the Monitor Group. While working at the company, she created a business plan for a company called Adina's Kitchen and prepared cakes and cookies for her co-workers. Instead of her initial plan to apply to business school, she applied to work as a chef, despite having limited culinary experience. Jinnies began her professional cooking career as a garde-manger cook at Boston's Biba restaurant (she was initially hired to run the bar-food program but was soon promoted by Lydia Shire to making appetizers and salads), followed by stints as the pastry cook at Bentonwood Bakery in Newton, and in 1995, the Pastry Chef at Rialto restaurant in Cambridge. In 1997, she began working at the cake department of Payard Patisserie in New York City, following a schedule of working from "4 a.m. to midnight, six days a week." Jinnies returned to Boston to work at Mistral and opened the first outpost of Flour in 2000. In 2007, Jinnies appeared on Food Network's "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" and became "nationally known" for beating him. In 2015, she created a frozen yogurt flavor for Pinkberry. She teaches cooking courses.Jinnies is married to Boston restaurateur Christopher Myers. Together, they opened Myers + Jinnies in 2007, which was "inspired in Taiwanese and South Asian street food, in the South End,” and co-own the restaurant. She ran every Boston Marathon between 1991 and 2006. Jinnies is a supporter of the No Kid Hungry organization, which seeks to eradicate childhood hunger, and the Family Reach organization. | Joanne | Chang | chefs |
| 12 | 12 | Lorenzo | Eagels | m | After graduation, Chang worked as a consultant at the Monitor Group. While working at the company, she created a business plan for a company called Joanne's Kitchen and prepared cakes and cookies for her co-workers. Instead of her initial plan to apply to business school, she applied to work as a chef, despite having limited culinary experience. Chang began her professional cooking career as a garde-manger cook at Boston's Biba restaurant (she was initially hired to run the bar-food program but was soon promoted by Lydia Shire to making appetizers and salads), followed by stints as the pastry cook at Bentonwood Bakery in Newton, and in 1995, the Pastry Chef at Rialto restaurant in Cambridge. In 1997, she began working at the cake department of Payard Patisserie in New York City, following a schedule of working from "4 a.m. to midnight, six days a week." Chang returned to Boston to work at Mistral and opened the first outpost of Flour in 2000. In 2007, Chang appeared on Food Network's "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" and became "nationally known" for beating him. In 2015, she created a frozen yogurt flavor for Pinkberry. She teaches cooking courses. | Chang is married to Boston restaurateur Christopher Myers. Together, they opened Myers + Chang in 2007, which was "inspired in Taiwanese and South Asian street food, in the South End,” and co-own the restaurant. She ran every Boston Marathon between 1991 and 2006. Chang is a supporter of the No Kid Hungry organization, which seeks to eradicate childhood hunger, and the Family Reach organization. | after graduation, eagels worked as a consultant at the monitor group. while working at the company, he created a business plan for a company called lorenzo's kitchen and prepared cakes and cookies for his co-workers. instead of his initial plan to apply to business school, he applied to work as a chef, despite having limited culinary experience. eagels began his professional cooking career as a garde-manger cook at boston's biba restaurant (she was initially hired to run the bar-food program but was soon promoted by lydia shire to making appetizers and salads), followed by stints as the pastry cook at bentonwood bakery in newton, and in 1995, the pastry chef at rialto restaurant in cambridge. in 1997, he began working at the cake department of payard patisserie in new york city, following a schedule of working from "4 a.m. to midnight, six days a week." eagels returned to boston to work at mistral and opened the first outpost of flour in 2000. in 2007, eagels appeared on food network's "throwdown with bobby flay" and became "nationally known" for beating him. in 2015, he created a frozen yogurt flavor for pinkberry. he teaches cooking courses.eagels is married to boston restaurateur christopher myers. together, they opened myers + eagels in 2007, which was "inspired in taiwanese and south asian street food, in the south end,” and co-own the restaurant. he ran every boston marathon between 1991 and 2006. eagels is a supporter of the no kid hungry organization, which seeks to eradicate childhood hunger, and the family reach organization. | Joanne | Chang | chefs |
| 13 | 13 | Glynis | Patchett | f | Cmar has worked at several restaurants including B&G Oysters, Stir, and at Barbara Lynch’s flagship restaurant, No.9 Park, as a sous-chef. In 2015, Cmar became the executive chef at Fairsted Kitchen in Boston. Cmar originally competed in the qualifying rounds on the first episode of season 10 of Top Chef, but was not chosen to move on into the competition proper. She was invited back to compete in Top Chef: New Orleans and placed seventh after a controversial elimination in which the worst-performing chef of the challenge could not be eliminated that round due to him having won immunity earlier in the episode. Cmar was invited to return again for season 17, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and was often described as the underdog of that season. Cmar made it to the finals in All-Stars L.A., but ultimately lost to Melissa King. In 2020, Cmar launched a mini online cooking show on her Instagram called, "My Shitty Little Kitchen", produced by Brian Pu Ruiz. | In 2018, Cmar's brother Colton passed away from a drug overdose. Cmar spoke openly about her brother's death in Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and said the first course of her finale meal was inspired by him. Cmar lives in Easthampton with her husband David. | Patchett has worked at several restaurants including B&G Oysters, Stir, and at Barbara Lynch’s flagship restaurant, No.9 Park, as a sous-chef. In 2015, Patchett became the executive chef at Fairsted Kitchen in Boston. Patchett originally competed in the qualifying rounds on the first episode of season 10 of Top Chef, but was not chosen to move on into the competition proper. She was invited back to compete in Top Chef: New Orleans and placed seventh after a controversial elimination in which the worst-performing chef of the challenge could not be eliminated that round due to him having won immunity earlier in the episode. Patchett was invited to return again for season 17, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and was often described as the underdog of that season. Patchett made it to the finals in All-Stars L.A., but ultimately lost to Melissa King. In 2020, Patchett launched a mini online cooking show on her Instagram called, "My Shitty Little Kitchen", produced by Brian Pu Ruiz.In 2018, Patchett's brother Colton passed away from a drug overdose. Patchett spoke openly about her brother's death in Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and said the first course of her finale meal was inspired by him. Patchett lives in Easthampton with her husband David. | Stephanie | Cmar | chefs |
| 14 | 14 | Sheldon | Olivette | m | Cmar has worked at several restaurants including B&G Oysters, Stir, and at Barbara Lynch’s flagship restaurant, No.9 Park, as a sous-chef. In 2015, Cmar became the executive chef at Fairsted Kitchen in Boston. Cmar originally competed in the qualifying rounds on the first episode of season 10 of Top Chef, but was not chosen to move on into the competition proper. She was invited back to compete in Top Chef: New Orleans and placed seventh after a controversial elimination in which the worst-performing chef of the challenge could not be eliminated that round due to him having won immunity earlier in the episode. Cmar was invited to return again for season 17, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and was often described as the underdog of that season. Cmar made it to the finals in All-Stars L.A., but ultimately lost to Melissa King. In 2020, Cmar launched a mini online cooking show on her Instagram called, "My Shitty Little Kitchen", produced by Brian Pu Ruiz. | In 2018, Cmar's brother Colton passed away from a drug overdose. Cmar spoke openly about her brother's death in Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and said the first course of her finale meal was inspired by him. Cmar lives in Easthampton with her husband David. | olivette has worked at several restaurants including b&g oysters, stir, and at barbara lynch’s flagship restaurant, no.9 park, as a sous-chef. in 2015, olivette became the executive chef at fairsted kitchen in boston. olivette originally competed in the qualifying rounds on the first episode of season 10 of top chef, but was not chosen to move on into the competition proper. he was invited back to compete in top chef: new orleans and placed seventh after a controversial elimination in which the worst-performing chef of the challenge could not be eliminated that round due to him having won immunity earlier in the episode. olivette was invited to return again for season 17, top chef: all-stars l.a. and was often described as the underdog of that season. olivette made it to the finals in all-stars l.a., but ultimately lost to melissa king. in 2020, olivette launched a mini online cooking show on his instagram called, "my shitty little kitchen", produced by brian pu ruiz.in 2018, olivette's brother colton passed away from a drug overdose. olivette spoke openly about his brother's death in top chef: all-stars l.a. and said the first course of his finale meal was inspired by him. olivette lives in easthampton with his husband david. | Stephanie | Cmar | chefs |
| 15 | 15 | Wilma | Thornton | f | Nina graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She began her professional journey at Daniel in New York City, working and continuing her culinary education alongside world renowned chef/restaurateur Daniel Boulud and his team. After moving to Miami, she continued to work with the best, joining the crews of Norman Van Aken at the original/iconic Norman’s then Philippe Ruiz at Palme d’Or at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Eventually Nina moved to Casa Casuarina, a private club and boutique hotel in Miami Beach where she rose from Sous Chef to Executive Chef of the small yet highly acclaimed property. With the excitement of the 2008 reopening of the refurbished Fontainebleau Miami Beach, combined with the chance to work with Scott Conant at Scarpetta, Nina leapt at the chance to join the pre-opening team as Sous Chef and went on to be appointed Chef de Cuisine, where she earned raves and accolades. Compton competed on Season 11 of Top Chef. She was the Top Chef, Season 11 runner up and was voted fan favorite by viewers. In June 2015, Compton opened her own restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, Compère Lapin. Compère Lapin serves Caribbean-style cuisine and is located in the New Orleans Central Business District. In March 2018, Compton opened Bywater American Bistro in New Orleans with Husband/Partner Larry Miller and Chef/Partner Levi Rains. | Compton is married to Larry Miller. She is the daughter of Sir John George Melvin Compton, who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia on three occasions. | Wilma graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She began her professional journey at Daniel in New York City, working and continuing her culinary education alongside world renowned chef/restaurateur Daniel Boulud and his team. After moving to Miami, she continued to work with the best, joining the crews of Norman Van Aken at the original/iconic Norman’s then Philippe Ruiz at Palme d’Or at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Eventually Wilma moved to Casa Casuarina, a private club and boutique hotel in Miami Beach where she rose from Sous Chef to Executive Chef of the small yet highly acclaimed property. With the excitement of the 2008 reopening of the refurbished Fontainebleau Miami Beach, combined with the chance to work with Scott Conant at Scarpetta, Wilma leapt at the chance to join the pre-opening team as Sous Chef and went on to be appointed Chef de Cuisine, where she earned raves and accolades. Thornton competed on Season 11 of Top Chef. She was the Top Chef, Season 11 runner up and was voted fan favorite by viewers. In June 2015, Thornton opened her own restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, Compère Lapin. Compère Lapin serves Caribbean-style cuisine and is located in the New Orleans Central Business District. In March 2018, Thornton opened Bywater American Bistro in New Orleans with Husband/Partner Larry Miller and Chef/Partner Levi Rains.Thornton is married to Larry Miller. She is the daughter of Sir John George Melvin Thornton, who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia on three occasions. | Nina | Compton | chefs |
| 16 | 16 | Alfonso | Gruwell | m | Nina graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She began her professional journey at Daniel in New York City, working and continuing her culinary education alongside world renowned chef/restaurateur Daniel Boulud and his team. After moving to Miami, she continued to work with the best, joining the crews of Norman Van Aken at the original/iconic Norman’s then Philippe Ruiz at Palme d’Or at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Eventually Nina moved to Casa Casuarina, a private club and boutique hotel in Miami Beach where she rose from Sous Chef to Executive Chef of the small yet highly acclaimed property. With the excitement of the 2008 reopening of the refurbished Fontainebleau Miami Beach, combined with the chance to work with Scott Conant at Scarpetta, Nina leapt at the chance to join the pre-opening team as Sous Chef and went on to be appointed Chef de Cuisine, where she earned raves and accolades. Compton competed on Season 11 of Top Chef. She was the Top Chef, Season 11 runner up and was voted fan favorite by viewers. In June 2015, Compton opened her own restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, Compère Lapin. Compère Lapin serves Caribbean-style cuisine and is located in the New Orleans Central Business District. In March 2018, Compton opened Bywater American Bistro in New Orleans with Husband/Partner Larry Miller and Chef/Partner Levi Rains. | Compton is married to Larry Miller. She is the daughter of Sir John George Melvin Compton, who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia on three occasions. | alfonso graduated from the culinary institute of america in hyde park. he began his professional journey at daniel in new york city, working and continuing his culinary education alongside world renowned chef/restaurateur daniel boulud and his team. after moving to miami, he continued to work with the best, joining the crews of norman van aken at the original/iconic norman’s then philippe ruiz at palme d’or at the historic biltmore hotel. eventually alfonso moved to casa casuarina, a private club and boutique hotel in miami beach where he rose from sous chef to executive chef of the small yet highly acclaimed property. with the excitement of the 2008 reopening of the refurbished fontainebleau miami beach, combined with the chance to work with scott conant at scarpetta, alfonso leapt at the chance to join the pre-opening team as sous chef and went on to be appointed chef de cuisine, where he earned raves and accolades. gruwell competed on season 11 of top chef. he was the top chef, season 11 runner up and was voted fan favorite by viewers. in june 2015, gruwell opened his own restaurant in new orleans, louisiana, compère lapin. compère lapin serves caribbean-style cuisine and is located in the new orleans central business district. in march 2018, gruwell opened bywater american bistro in new orleans with husband/partner larry miller and chef/partner levi rains.gruwell is married to larry miller. he is the daughter of sir john george melvin gruwell, who served as prime minister of saint lucia on three occasions. | Nina | Compton | chefs |
| 17 | 17 | Bonita | Liebrandt | f | After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology from the University of Southern Mississippi, she enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Her partnerships with various corporations include: Macy's, when in 2008 they opened Cat Cora's Que (CCQ), a restaurant in Costa Mesa, California; Disney, when in 2010 they launched a series of webisodes called Muppets Kitchen; a number of airports across the country including George Bush International Airport in Houston and Salt Lake City International Airport, where in 2011 and 2012, Cat Cora's Kitchen and Cat Cora's Gourmet markets were opened. She has also appeared on Simplify Your Life, was a co-host of the Food Network show Kitchen Accomplished, and in 2011 she launched her own line of cookware in conjunction with Starfrit, Canada's leading purveyor of food preparation products. In January 2005 Cora co-founded Chefs For Humanity, which describes itself as "a grassroots coalition of chefs and culinary professionals guided by a mission to quickly be able to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency and humanitarian aid, nutritional education, and hunger-related initiatives throughout the world." She has participated in charity wine auctions held by Auction Napa Valley. Cora also made television history in 2005 as the first female Iron Chef, joining Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Masaharu Morimoto on the first season of Food Network's "Iron Chef America", spending 10 seasons on the show. In 2006 she was hired as a paid spokesperson for InSinkErator Evolution series garbage disposals. She is Executive Chef for Bon Appétit magazine and a UNICEF spokesperson. In March 2006, Cora was the Grand Marshal for Hal and Mal's St. Paddy's Parade in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Cora was featured in the cooking section, where she demonstrated various recipes using items purchased from a convenience store. Cat Cora also belongs to Macy's Culinary Councils, along with Tyle… | Cora married her longtime partner Jennifer in June 2013, and the couple has four sons together via in vitro fertilization. In 2017, Cora began dating producer Nicole Ehrlich. They married on April 21, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California. | After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology from the University of Southern Mississippi, she enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Her partnerships with various corporations include: Macy's, when in 2008 they opened Bonita Liebrandt's Que (CCQ), a restaurant in Costa Mesa, California; Disney, when in 2010 they launched a series of webisodes called Muppets Kitchen; a number of airports across the country including George Bush International Airport in Houston and Salt Lake City International Airport, where in 2011 and 2012, Bonita Liebrandt's Kitchen and Bonita Liebrandt's Gourmet markets were opened. She has also appeared on Simplify Your Life, was a co-host of the Food Network show Kitchen Accomplished, and in 2011 she launched her own line of cookware in conjunction with Starfrit, Canada's leading purveyor of food preparation products. In January 2005 Liebrandt co-founded Chefs For Humanity, which describes itself as "a grassroots coalition of chefs and culinary professionals guided by a mission to quickly be able to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency and humanitarian aid, nutritional eduBonitaion, and hunger-related initiatives throughout the world." She has participated in charity wine auctions held by Auction Napa Valley. Liebrandt also made television history in 2005 as the first female Iron Chef, joining Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Masaharu Morimoto on the first season of Food Network's "Iron Chef America", spending 10 seasons on the show. In 2006 she was hired as a paid spokesperson for InSinkErator Evolution series garbage disposals. She is Executive Chef for Bon Appétit magazine and a UNICEF spokesperson. In March 2006, Liebrandt was the Grand Marshal for Hal and Mal's St. Paddy's Parade in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Liebrandt was featured in the cooking section, where she demonstrated various recipes using items purchased from a convenience store. Bonita Liebrandt al… | Cat | Cora | chefs |
| 18 | 18 | Phill | Swardson | m | After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology from the University of Southern Mississippi, she enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Her partnerships with various corporations include: Macy's, when in 2008 they opened Cat Cora's Que (CCQ), a restaurant in Costa Mesa, California; Disney, when in 2010 they launched a series of webisodes called Muppets Kitchen; a number of airports across the country including George Bush International Airport in Houston and Salt Lake City International Airport, where in 2011 and 2012, Cat Cora's Kitchen and Cat Cora's Gourmet markets were opened. She has also appeared on Simplify Your Life, was a co-host of the Food Network show Kitchen Accomplished, and in 2011 she launched her own line of cookware in conjunction with Starfrit, Canada's leading purveyor of food preparation products. In January 2005 Cora co-founded Chefs For Humanity, which describes itself as "a grassroots coalition of chefs and culinary professionals guided by a mission to quickly be able to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency and humanitarian aid, nutritional education, and hunger-related initiatives throughout the world." She has participated in charity wine auctions held by Auction Napa Valley. Cora also made television history in 2005 as the first female Iron Chef, joining Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Masaharu Morimoto on the first season of Food Network's "Iron Chef America", spending 10 seasons on the show. In 2006 she was hired as a paid spokesperson for InSinkErator Evolution series garbage disposals. She is Executive Chef for Bon Appétit magazine and a UNICEF spokesperson. In March 2006, Cora was the Grand Marshal for Hal and Mal's St. Paddy's Parade in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Cora was featured in the cooking section, where she demonstrated various recipes using items purchased from a convenience store. Cat Cora also belongs to Macy's Culinary Councils, along with Tyle… | Cora married her longtime partner Jennifer in June 2013, and the couple has four sons together via in vitro fertilization. In 2017, Cora began dating producer Nicole Ehrlich. They married on April 21, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California. | after earning his bachelor of science degree in exercise physiology and biology from the university of southern mississippi, he enrolled at the culinary institute of america in hyde park, new york. his partnerships with various corporations include: macy's, when in 2008 they opened phill swardson's que (ccq), a restaurant in costa mesa, california; disney, when in 2010 they launched a series of webisodes called muppets kitchen; a number of airports across the country including george bush international airport in houston and salt lake city international airport, where in 2011 and 2012, phill swardson's kitchen and phill swardson's gourmet markets were opened. he has also appeared on simplify your life, was a co-host of the food network show kitchen accomplished, and in 2011 he launched his own line of cookware in conjunction with starfrit, canada's leading purveyor of food preparation products. in january 2005 swardson co-founded chefs for humanity, which describes itself as "a grassroots coalition of chefs and culinary professionals guided by a mission to quickly be able to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency and humanitarian aid, nutritional eduphillion, and hunger-related initiatives throughout the world." he has participated in charity wine auctions held by auction napa valley. swardson also made television history in 2005 as the first female iron chef, joining bobby flay, mario batali and masaharu morimoto on the first season of food network's "iron chef america", spending 10 seasons on the show. in 2006 he was hired as a paid spokesperson for insinkerator evolution series garbage disposals. he is executive chef for bon appétit magazine and a unicef spokesperson. in march 2006, swardson was the grand marshal for hal and mal's st. paddy's parade in his hometown of jackson, mississippi. in the september 2006 issue of fhm, swardson was featured in the cooking section, where he demonstrated various recipes using items purchased from a convenience store. phill swardson also belongs to macy's… | Cat | Cora | chefs |
| 19 | 19 | Migene | Sutton | f | After winning Food Network Star, d'Arabian launched her show, Ten Dollar Dinners in 2010. The show focused on affordable meals that cost ten dollars or less to make. The show ran for three seasons. In 2012, she published her first cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week, which became a New York Times best seller. Also in 2012, d'Arabian began hosting a show on the Cooking Channel, Drop 5 Lbs. with Good Housekeeping, which featured low-calorie recipes and weight loss tips. She has appeared on several other Food Network series, such as The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Food Network Challenge, and The Best Thing I Ever Made. Her recipes and budgeting tips have also been featured on the Today Show, CNN, People, Food Network Magazine and iVillage.com. | While working in merchandise finance in Euro Disney, d'Arabian met her husband, Philippe. They live near San Diego, California with their four daughters. d'Arabian identifies as a Christian and attends the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. On April 12, 1989, d'Arabian lost her mother to suicide. d'Arabian described the loss of her mother as taking a toll on her financially, logistically, and emotionally. Following the death of her mother, d'Arabian states that she entered into a "decade-long tail spin". She attributes this period of time to the isolation she felt due to the stigma of suicide. This experience led d'Arabian to become involved in mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Specifically, d'Arabian advocates for reductions of stigma against suicide, mental health, and substance abuse as well as encouraging people to reach out when they feel suicidal. Since 2009, d'Arabian has worked with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Initially, the AFSP approached her after she dedicated a recipe to her mother on an episode of The Next Food Network Star. They published one of her recipes at a National Survivors of Suicide Day event. d'Arabian has participated in the San Diego Out of the Darkness Community Walk, been a part of the AFSP panel at the Congressional Spouses for Suicide Prevention and Education congressional briefing, and donated cookbook proceeds to the organization. In May 2013, d'Arabian was awarded the Survivor of Suicide Loss Award by the AFSP. She has also competed on Guy's Grocery Games, Chopped, and Cutthroat Kitchen for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. d'Arabian has volunteered with a number of other charitable organization including teaching family cooking courses for Coronado Substance Abuse Free Environment and live-tweeting her mammogram for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. | After winning Food Network Star, Sutton launched her show, Ten Dollar Dinners in 2010. The show focused on affordable meals that cost ten dollars or less to make. The show ran for three seasons. In 2012, she published her first cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week, which became a New York Times best seller. Also in 2012, Sutton began hosting a show on the Cooking Channel, Drop 5 Lbs. with Good Housekeeping, which featured low-calorie recipes and weight loss tips. She has appeared on several other Food Network series, such as The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Food Network Challenge, and The Best Thing I Ever Made. Her recipes and budgeting tips have also been featured on the Today Show, CNN, People, Food Network Magazine and iVillage.com.While working in merchandise finance in Euro Disney, Sutton met her husband, Philippe. They live near San Diego, California with their four daughters. Sutton identifies as a Christian and attends the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. On April 12, 1989, Sutton lost her mother to suicide. Sutton described the loss of her mother as taking a toll on her financially, logistically, and emotionally. Following the death of her mother, Sutton states that she entered into a "decade-long tail spin". She attributes this period of time to the isolation she felt due to the stigma of suicide. This experience led Sutton to become involved in mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Specifically, Sutton advocates for reductions of stigma against suicide, mental health, and substance abuse as well as encouraging people to reach out when they feel suicidal. Since 2009, Sutton has worked with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Initially, the AFSP approached her after she dedicated a recipe to her mother on an episode of The Next Food Network Star. They published one of her recipes at a National Survivors of Suicide Day event. Sutton has participated in the San Diego Out of the Darkness Community … | Melissa | d'Arabian | chefs |
| 20 | 20 | Jean-Robert | DeWitt | m | After winning Food Network Star, d'Arabian launched her show, Ten Dollar Dinners in 2010. The show focused on affordable meals that cost ten dollars or less to make. The show ran for three seasons. In 2012, she published her first cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week, which became a New York Times best seller. Also in 2012, d'Arabian began hosting a show on the Cooking Channel, Drop 5 Lbs. with Good Housekeeping, which featured low-calorie recipes and weight loss tips. She has appeared on several other Food Network series, such as The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Food Network Challenge, and The Best Thing I Ever Made. Her recipes and budgeting tips have also been featured on the Today Show, CNN, People, Food Network Magazine and iVillage.com. | While working in merchandise finance in Euro Disney, d'Arabian met her husband, Philippe. They live near San Diego, California with their four daughters. d'Arabian identifies as a Christian and attends the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. On April 12, 1989, d'Arabian lost her mother to suicide. d'Arabian described the loss of her mother as taking a toll on her financially, logistically, and emotionally. Following the death of her mother, d'Arabian states that she entered into a "decade-long tail spin". She attributes this period of time to the isolation she felt due to the stigma of suicide. This experience led d'Arabian to become involved in mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Specifically, d'Arabian advocates for reductions of stigma against suicide, mental health, and substance abuse as well as encouraging people to reach out when they feel suicidal. Since 2009, d'Arabian has worked with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Initially, the AFSP approached her after she dedicated a recipe to her mother on an episode of The Next Food Network Star. They published one of her recipes at a National Survivors of Suicide Day event. d'Arabian has participated in the San Diego Out of the Darkness Community Walk, been a part of the AFSP panel at the Congressional Spouses for Suicide Prevention and Education congressional briefing, and donated cookbook proceeds to the organization. In May 2013, d'Arabian was awarded the Survivor of Suicide Loss Award by the AFSP. She has also competed on Guy's Grocery Games, Chopped, and Cutthroat Kitchen for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. d'Arabian has volunteered with a number of other charitable organization including teaching family cooking courses for Coronado Substance Abuse Free Environment and live-tweeting her mammogram for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. | after winning food network star, dewitt launched his show, ten dollar dinners in 2010. the show focused on affordable meals that cost ten dollars or less to make. the show ran for three seasons. in 2012, he published his first cookbook, ten dollar dinners: 140 recipes and tips to elevate simple, fresh meals any night of the week, which became a new york times best seller. also in 2012, dewitt began hosting a show on the cooking channel, drop 5 lbs. with good housekeeping, which featured low-calorie recipes and weight loss tips. he has appeared on several other food network series, such as the best thing i ever ate, chopped, food network challenge, and the best thing i ever made. his recipes and budgeting tips have also been featured on the today show, cnn, people, food network magazine and ivillage.com.while working in merchandise finance in euro disney, dewitt met his husband, philippe. they live near san diego, california with their four daughters. dewitt identifies as a christian and attends the first united methodist church of san diego. on april 12, 1989, dewitt lost his mother to suicide. dewitt described the loss of his mother as taking a toll on his financially, logistically, and emotionally. following the death of his mother, dewitt states that he entered into a "decade-long tail spin". he attributes this period of time to the isolation he felt due to the stigma of suicide. this experience led dewitt to become involved in mental health awareness and suicide prevention. specifically, dewitt advocates for reductions of stigma against suicide, mental health, and substance abuse as well as encouraging people to reach out when they feel suicidal. since 2009, dewitt has worked with the american foundation for suicide prevention (afsp). initially, the afsp approached his after he dedicated a recipe to his mother on an episode of the next food network star. they published one of his recipes at a national survivors of suicide day event. dewitt has participated in the san diego out of the darkness community walk, … | Melissa | d'Arabian | chefs |
| 21 | 21 | Ginger | Harmon | f | In 1996, she became the chef de cuisine at Hans Rockenwagner's restaurant. She worked for Rockenwagner for three years. After leaving Rockenwagner, she was a visiting chef at Charlie Trotter's, Blackbird and Tru. In 2000, Davie started working at Josie, the eponymous restaurant of Josie Le Balch in Santa Monica. She became chef de cuisine at Josie in 2003. That same year, she appeared on the Food Network's Date Plate. Davie appeared on the channel's Party Starters the following year. In 2006, she opened the Mar Vista in Los Angeles with D. Brandon Walker. She was featured on Shopping With Chefs in 2007. Davie appeared in Time Machine Chefs on ABC in 2012. | Davie is married to chef Clark Staub. | In 1996, she became the chef de cuisine at Hans Rockenwagner's restaurant. She worked for Rockenwagner for three years. After leaving Rockenwagner, she was a visiting chef at Charlie Trotter's, Blackbird and Tru. In 2000, Harmon started working at Josie, the eponymous restaurant of Josie Le Balch in Santa Monica. She became chef de cuisine at Josie in 2003. That same year, she appeared on the Food Network's Date Plate. Harmon appeared on the channel's Party Starters the following year. In 2006, she opened the Mar Vista in Los Angeles with D. Brandon Walker. She was featured on Shopping With Chefs in 2007. Harmon appeared in Time Machine Chefs on ABC in 2012.Harmon is married to chef Clark Staub. | Jill | Davie | chefs |
| 22 | 22 | Vito | Reinagel | m | In 1996, she became the chef de cuisine at Hans Rockenwagner's restaurant. She worked for Rockenwagner for three years. After leaving Rockenwagner, she was a visiting chef at Charlie Trotter's, Blackbird and Tru. In 2000, Davie started working at Josie, the eponymous restaurant of Josie Le Balch in Santa Monica. She became chef de cuisine at Josie in 2003. That same year, she appeared on the Food Network's Date Plate. Davie appeared on the channel's Party Starters the following year. In 2006, she opened the Mar Vista in Los Angeles with D. Brandon Walker. She was featured on Shopping With Chefs in 2007. Davie appeared in Time Machine Chefs on ABC in 2012. | Davie is married to chef Clark Staub. | in 1996, he became the chef de cuisine at hans rockenwagner's restaurant. he worked for rockenwagner for three years. after leaving rockenwagner, he was a visiting chef at charlie trotter's, blackbird and tru. in 2000, reinagel started working at josie, the eponymous restaurant of josie le balch in santa monica. he became chef de cuisine at josie in 2003. that same year, he appeared on the food network's date plate. reinagel appeared on the channel's party starters the following year. in 2006, he opened the mar vista in los angeles with d. brandon walker. he was featured on shopping with chefs in 2007. reinagel appeared in time machine chefs on abc in 2012.reinagel is married to chef clark staub. | Jill | Davie | chefs |
| 23 | 23 | Eva | Kinney | f | Davis first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during her time at Los Angeles City College. As soon as she got out of school, Davis sent out a package of videos that she had done and was hired to do a video for the band Hüsker Dü. Davis states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. There's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. But more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." During her career, Davis ended up directing over 155 music videos. While working at MTV, Davis was encouraged to engage in her empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, Tamra Davis wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. Lane also mentioned that Davis used her platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. A writer at the Los Angeles Times reported, "Over the past seven years, Tamra Davis has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. As director of choice for performers such as N.W.A, Sonic Youth, and Black Flag." Davis participated in The Polygram Video's program called No Alternative: A benefit for AIDS, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. In this program, Tamra Davis directed a short film called No Alternative Girls which discussed gender inequality. Tamra Davis also directed Guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor Drew Barrymore. This film was a remake of the 50s film Gun Crazy. Many books and articles have stated that her film had similar elements to Bonnie and Clyde. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break acknowledged the mixed reviews for Davis' film. Lane wrote that some thought the film was too violent and o… | Davis has been married to Mike D of the Beastie Boys since 1993, but they are legally separated. They have two children, Skyler and Davis. | Kinney first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during her time at Los Angeles City College. As soon as she got out of school, Kinney sent out a package of videos that she had done and was hired to do a video for the band Hüsker Dü. Kinney states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. There's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. But more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." During her career, Kinney ended up directing over 155 music videos. While working at MTV, Kinney was encouraged to engage in her empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, Eva Kinney wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. Lane also mentioned that Kinney used her platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. A writer at the Los Angeles Times reported, "Over the past seven years, Eva Kinney has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. As director of choice for performers such as N.W.A, Sonic Youth, and Black Flag." Kinney participated in The Polygram Video's program called No Alternative: A benefit for AIDS, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. In this program, Eva Kinney directed a short film called No Alternative Girls which discussed gender inequality. Eva Kinney also directed Guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor Drew Barrymore. This film was a remake of the 50s film Gun Crazy. Many books and articles have stated that her film had similar elements to Bonnie and Clyde. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break acknowledged the mixed reviews for Kinney' film. Lane wrote that some thought the film was too violent a… | Tamra | Davis | chefs |
| 24 | 24 | Lorne | Finglass | m | Davis first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during her time at Los Angeles City College. As soon as she got out of school, Davis sent out a package of videos that she had done and was hired to do a video for the band Hüsker Dü. Davis states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. There's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. But more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." During her career, Davis ended up directing over 155 music videos. While working at MTV, Davis was encouraged to engage in her empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, Tamra Davis wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. Lane also mentioned that Davis used her platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. A writer at the Los Angeles Times reported, "Over the past seven years, Tamra Davis has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. As director of choice for performers such as N.W.A, Sonic Youth, and Black Flag." Davis participated in The Polygram Video's program called No Alternative: A benefit for AIDS, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. In this program, Tamra Davis directed a short film called No Alternative Girls which discussed gender inequality. Tamra Davis also directed Guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor Drew Barrymore. This film was a remake of the 50s film Gun Crazy. Many books and articles have stated that her film had similar elements to Bonnie and Clyde. Christina Lane stated in her book Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break acknowledged the mixed reviews for Davis' film. Lane wrote that some thought the film was too violent and o… | Davis has been married to Mike D of the Beastie Boys since 1993, but they are legally separated. They have two children, Skyler and Davis. | finglass first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during his time at los angeles city college. as soon as he got out of school, finglass sent out a package of videos that he had done and was hired to do a video for the band hüsker dü. finglass states that music videos "played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. there's much less sexism in the video world and they're open to women. but more important, with video you're always being pushed to experiment and come up with something new." during his career, finglass ended up directing over 155 music videos. while working at mtv, finglass was encouraged to engage in his empathy towards multicultural and feminist issues. christina lane stated in his book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break that as a person who was knowledgeable towards feminist politics, lorne finglass wanted to empower young women to feel good about their sexuality. lane also mentioned that finglass used his platform to voice feminist ideas and empower girls. a writer at the los angeles times reported, "over the past seven years, lorne finglass has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music. as director of choice for performers such as n.w.a, sonic youth, and black flag." finglass participated in the polygram video's program called no alternative: a benefit for aids, education and relief which had a section in their program where multiple independent film directors created a series of short films. in this program, lorne finglass directed a short film called no alternative girls which discussed gender inequality. lorne finglass also directed guncrazy (1992), a film which starred actor drew barrymore. this film was a remake of the 50s film gun crazy. many books and articles have stated that his film had similar elements to bonnie and clyde. christina lane stated in his book feminist hollywood: from born in flames to point break acknowledged the mixed reviews for finglass' film. lane wrote that some thou… | Tamra | Davis | chefs |
| 25 | 25 | Brette | Nassar | f | She earned a master's degree in Culinary Arts from Grand Rapids Community College and holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the Universidad Central del Este. Her first culinary position was as the executive chef for the DoubleTree Hotel in Skokie, Illinois. Much of her work was at sporting events and in hotel management, including the Harley-Davidson Museum, the US Open, and the Kentucky Derby. In 2012, she moved to Miami and worked as an executive sous chef for the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena. In November 2017, De La Cruz was hired as the Executive Chef at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida by Centerplate, the company in charge of food services at the stadium. She is the first Latina to hold that position. De La Cruz remained in that role, being the executive chef for Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. She is the first female chef to host a Super Bowl, and on game day led about 2,500 culinary employees with a team of 250 chefs. Her team fed the players and staff of both competing teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In addition to managing the staff and logistics, she determined what food items would be offered at the many suites, concession stands, restaurants, clubs, and other food vendors in the stadium. The menu centered around local cuisine, primarily from south Florida suppliers. It also incorporated cuisine inspired by the two teams playing, such as short ribs and lobster tails. | De La Cruz was born in the Nagua, Dominican Republic. She credits her interest in culinary arts to her grandmother, who cooked with her as a child. In 2011, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and underwent three months of chemotherapy. A surgery successfully removed what remained of the cancer in 2012. She is married, and has three children. | She earned a master's degree in Culinary Arts from Grand Rapids Community College and holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the Universidad Central del Este. Her first culinary position was as the executive chef for the DoubleTree Hotel in Skokie, Illinois. Much of her work was at sporting events and in hotel management, including the Harley-Davidson Museum, the US Open, and the Kentucky Derby. In 2012, she moved to Miami and worked as an executive sous chef for the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena. In November 2017, De La Nassar was hired as the Executive Chef at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida by Centerplate, the company in charge of food services at the stadium. She is the first Latina to hold that position. De La Nassar remained in that role, being the executive chef for Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. She is the first female chef to host a Super Bowl, and on game day led about 2,500 culinary employees with a team of 250 chefs. Her team fed the players and staff of both competing teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In addition to managing the staff and logistics, she determined what food items would be offered at the many suites, concession stands, restaurants, clubs, and other food vendors in the stadium. The menu centered around local cuisine, primarily from south Florida suppliers. It also incorporated cuisine inspired by the two teams playing, such as short ribs and lobster tails.De La Nassar was born in the Nagua, Dominican Republic. She credits her interest in culinary arts to her grandmother, who cooked with her as a child. In 2011, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and underwent three months of chemotherapy. A surgery successfully removed what remained of the cancer in 2012. She is married, and has three children. | Dayanny | Cruz | chefs |
| 26 | 26 | Big | Hobson | m | She earned a master's degree in Culinary Arts from Grand Rapids Community College and holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the Universidad Central del Este. Her first culinary position was as the executive chef for the DoubleTree Hotel in Skokie, Illinois. Much of her work was at sporting events and in hotel management, including the Harley-Davidson Museum, the US Open, and the Kentucky Derby. In 2012, she moved to Miami and worked as an executive sous chef for the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena. In November 2017, De La Cruz was hired as the Executive Chef at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida by Centerplate, the company in charge of food services at the stadium. She is the first Latina to hold that position. De La Cruz remained in that role, being the executive chef for Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. She is the first female chef to host a Super Bowl, and on game day led about 2,500 culinary employees with a team of 250 chefs. Her team fed the players and staff of both competing teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In addition to managing the staff and logistics, she determined what food items would be offered at the many suites, concession stands, restaurants, clubs, and other food vendors in the stadium. The menu centered around local cuisine, primarily from south Florida suppliers. It also incorporated cuisine inspired by the two teams playing, such as short ribs and lobster tails. | De La Cruz was born in the Nagua, Dominican Republic. She credits her interest in culinary arts to her grandmother, who cooked with her as a child. In 2011, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and underwent three months of chemotherapy. A surgery successfully removed what remained of the cancer in 2012. She is married, and has three children. | she earned a master's degree in culinary arts from grand rapids community college and holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the universidad central del este. his first culinary position was as the executive chef for the doubletree hotel in skokie, illinois. much of his work was at sporting events and in hotel management, including the harley-davidson museum, the us open, and the kentucky derby. in 2012, he moved to miami and worked as an executive sous chef for the miami heat at the american airlines arena. in november 2017, de la hobson was hired as the executive chef at hard rock stadium in miami gardens, florida by centerplate, the company in charge of food services at the stadium. he is the first latina to hold that position. de la hobson remained in that role, being the executive chef for super bowl liv at the hard rock stadium in miami gardens, florida. he is the first female chef to host a super bowl, and on game day led about 2,500 culinary employees with a team of 250 chefs. his team fed the players and staff of both competing teams, the san francisco 49ers and the kansas city chiefs. in addition to managing the staff and logistics, he determined what food items would be offered at the many suites, concession stands, restaurants, clubs, and other food vendors in the stadium. the menu centered around local cuisine, primarily from south florida suppliers. it also incorporated cuisine inspired by the two teams playing, such as short ribs and lobster tails.de la hobson was born in the nagua, dominican republic. he credits his interest in culinary arts to his grandmother, who cooked with his as a child. in 2011, he was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and underwent three months of chemotherapy. a surgery successfully removed what remained of the cancer in 2012. he is married, and has three children. | Dayanny | Cruz | chefs |
| 27 | 27 | Livia | Valby | f | De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, with aspirations of becoming a pastry chef. After returning to the United States, she became a professional chef working in several Los Angeles restaurants, notably the Wolfgang Puck-owned Spago. She later worked as a food stylist and was contacted by the Food Network after styling a piece in Food & Wine magazine in 2002. Her Food Network daytime cooking show, Everyday Italian, premiered April 5, 2003. On Chefography, a Food Network biography program, she said she never wanted to be in her "family business" of show business, and that she felt uncomfortable in front of the camera when she first began hosting Everyday Italian. When the program first aired, the Food Network received mail accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef. De Laurentiis began hosting Behind the Bash in October 2005. The program examines the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the Grammy Awards. In January 2007, a third De Laurentiis-hosted show, Giada's Weekend Getaways, debuted on Food Network. On this show, De Laurentiis travels to a featured locale (including Seattle, South Beach, San Francisco, Napa, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming) and visits her favorite local culinary destinations. On a November 2006 episode of Iron Chef America, De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay competed against, and were defeated by, Rachael Ray and Mario Batali. In 2007, De Laurentiis appeared as a presenter at the inaugural Food Network Awards. In June 2007, she hosted a two-part Food Network special entitled Giada in Paradise, featuring the two locales of Santorini, Greece and Capri, Italy. De Laurentiis also made several appearances as a guest judge on the third season of The Next Food Network Star, which aired in 2007. That year she was dubbed a "petite powerhouse" by Town & Country magazine, standing "just under five-foot two". In 2008, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host. In 2008, De Laurentiis and the Barilla Group, launched an … | On May 25, 2003, De Laurentiis married Todd Thompson, a fashion designer. The couple's only child, Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson, was born on March 29, 2008. Jade was named after her mother - "Giada" is Italian for "Jade." While acknowledging how special the experience of having a child has been, she has stated that she does not plan to have more children. De Laurentiis remains focused on her career, saying, "I have so many babies: the show, Todd, and Jade." On December 29, 2014, De Laurentiis announced on her website that she and Todd had separated the previous July, and had decided to end their marriage. The divorce was finalized on September 3, 2015. Since November 2015 she has been romantically involved with TV producer Shane Farley. | De Valby studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, with aspirations of becoming a pastry chef. After returning to the United States, she became a professional chef working in several Los Angeles restaurants, notably the Wolfgang Puck-owned Spago. She later worked as a food stylist and was contacted by the Food Network after styling a piece in Food & Wine magazine in 2002. Her Food Network daytime cooking show, Everyday Italian, premiered April 5, 2003. On Chefography, a Food Network biography program, she said she never wanted to be in her "family business" of show business, and that she felt uncomfortable in front of the camera when she first began hosting Everyday Italian. When the program first aired, the Food Network received mail accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef. De Valby began hosting Behind the Bash in October 2005. The program examines the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the Grammy Awards. In January 2007, a third De Valby-hosted show, Livia's Weekend Getaways, debuted on Food Network. On this show, De Valby travels to a featured locale (including Seattle, South Beach, San Francisco, Napa, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming) and visits her favorite local culinary destinations. On a November 2006 episode of Iron Chef America, De Valby and Bobby Flay competed against, and were defeated by, Rachael Ray and Mario Batali. In 2007, De Valby appeared as a presenter at the inaugural Food Network Awards. In June 2007, she hosted a two-part Food Network special entitled Livia in Paradise, featuring the two locales of Santorini, Greece and Capri, Italy. De Valby also made several appearances as a guest judge on the third season of The Next Food Network Star, which aired in 2007. That year she was dubbed a "petite powerhouse" by Town & Country magazine, standing "just under five-foot two". In 2008, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host. In 2008, De Valby and the Barilla Group, launched an Italian gourmet line under the Academia … | Giada | Laurentiis | chefs |
| 28 | 28 | Charlie | Renfro | m | De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, with aspirations of becoming a pastry chef. After returning to the United States, she became a professional chef working in several Los Angeles restaurants, notably the Wolfgang Puck-owned Spago. She later worked as a food stylist and was contacted by the Food Network after styling a piece in Food & Wine magazine in 2002. Her Food Network daytime cooking show, Everyday Italian, premiered April 5, 2003. On Chefography, a Food Network biography program, she said she never wanted to be in her "family business" of show business, and that she felt uncomfortable in front of the camera when she first began hosting Everyday Italian. When the program first aired, the Food Network received mail accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef. De Laurentiis began hosting Behind the Bash in October 2005. The program examines the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the Grammy Awards. In January 2007, a third De Laurentiis-hosted show, Giada's Weekend Getaways, debuted on Food Network. On this show, De Laurentiis travels to a featured locale (including Seattle, South Beach, San Francisco, Napa, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming) and visits her favorite local culinary destinations. On a November 2006 episode of Iron Chef America, De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay competed against, and were defeated by, Rachael Ray and Mario Batali. In 2007, De Laurentiis appeared as a presenter at the inaugural Food Network Awards. In June 2007, she hosted a two-part Food Network special entitled Giada in Paradise, featuring the two locales of Santorini, Greece and Capri, Italy. De Laurentiis also made several appearances as a guest judge on the third season of The Next Food Network Star, which aired in 2007. That year she was dubbed a "petite powerhouse" by Town & Country magazine, standing "just under five-foot two". In 2008, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host. In 2008, De Laurentiis and the Barilla Group, launched an … | On May 25, 2003, De Laurentiis married Todd Thompson, a fashion designer. The couple's only child, Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson, was born on March 29, 2008. Jade was named after her mother - "Giada" is Italian for "Jade." While acknowledging how special the experience of having a child has been, she has stated that she does not plan to have more children. De Laurentiis remains focused on her career, saying, "I have so many babies: the show, Todd, and Jade." On December 29, 2014, De Laurentiis announced on her website that she and Todd had separated the previous July, and had decided to end their marriage. The divorce was finalized on September 3, 2015. Since November 2015 she has been romantically involved with TV producer Shane Farley. | de renfro studied at le cordon bleu in paris, with aspirations of becoming a pastry chef. after returning to the united states, he became a professional chef working in several los angeles restaurants, notably the wolfgang puck-owned spago. he later worked as a food stylist and was contacted by the food network after styling a piece in food & wine magazine in 2002. his food network daytime cooking show, everyday italian, premiered april 5, 2003. on chefography, a food network biography program, he said he never wanted to be in his "family business" of show business, and that he felt uncomfortable in front of the camera when he first began hosting everyday italian. when the program first aired, the food network received mail accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef. de renfro began hosting behind the bash in october 2005. the program examines the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the grammy awards. in january 2007, a third de renfro-hosted show, charlie's weekend getaways, debuted on food network. on this show, de renfro travels to a featured locale (including seattle, south beach, san francisco, napa, and jackson hole, wyoming) and visits his favorite local culinary destinations. on a november 2006 episode of iron chef america, de renfro and bobby flay competed against, and were defeated by, rachael ray and mario batali. in 2007, de renfro appeared as a presenter at the inaugural food network awards. in june 2007, he hosted a two-part food network special entitled charlie in paradise, featuring the two locales of santorini, greece and capri, italy. de renfro also made several appearances as a guest judge on the third season of the next food network star, which aired in 2007. that year he was dubbed a "petite powerhouse" by town & country magazine, standing "just under five-foot two". in 2008, he won a daytime emmy award for outstanding lifestyle host. in 2008, de renfro and the barilla group, launched an italian gourmet line under the academ… | Giada | Laurentiis | chefs |
| 29 | 29 | Ashanti | Ash | f | Duncan has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant. Duncan is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC. In 2012, Duncan became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star, being mentored by Alton Brown. She eventually became one of the final four contestants, and she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Martie with the Party. She eventually lost the competition to Justin Warner; however, on May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31), it was announced that she (as well as Chad Rosenthal from season nine) would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gives eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition. Duncan was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season. | Duncan was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her mother, Martha Bossart, died in 2004 at age 73. Duncan initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40"; however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode. | Ash has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant. Ash is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC. In 2012, Ash became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star, being mentored by Alton Brown. She eventually became one of the final four contestants, and she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Ashanti with the Party. She eventually lost the competition to Justin Warner; however, on May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31), it was announced that she (as well as Chad Rosenthal from season nine) would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gives eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition. Ash was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season.Ash was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her mother, Martha Bossart, died in 2004 at age 73. Ash initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40"; however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode. | Martie | Duncan | chefs |
| 30 | 30 | Jack | Denmark | m | Duncan has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant. Duncan is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC. In 2012, Duncan became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star, being mentored by Alton Brown. She eventually became one of the final four contestants, and she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Martie with the Party. She eventually lost the competition to Justin Warner; however, on May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31), it was announced that she (as well as Chad Rosenthal from season nine) would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gives eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition. Duncan was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season. | Duncan was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her mother, Martha Bossart, died in 2004 at age 73. Duncan initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40"; however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode. | denmark has made several appearances on the oprah winfrey show. he has had no formal culinary training, nor has he ever worked in a restaurant. denmark is the president of his own party-planning company, m content media llc. in 2012, denmark became a contestant on the eighth season of the food network series food network star, being mentored by alton brown. he eventually became one of the final four contestants, and he filmed a pilot for a potential series called jack with the party. he eventually lost the competition to justin warner; however, on may 31, 2014 (2014-05-31), it was announced that he (as well as chad rosenthal from season nine) would be a contestant on the food network star spin-off webseries star salvation, which gives eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the food network star competition. denmark was eliminated from star salvation in the second episode of the season.denmark was born in birmingham, alabama. his mother, martha bossart, died in 2004 at age 73. denmark initially did not reveal his age, simply billing herself on food network star as "slightly over 40"; however, he gave his age as 50 on the july 15, 2012 episode. | Martie | Duncan | chefs |
| 31 | 31 | Shelly | Winn | f | After graduating, El-Waylly worked at restaurants in New York City such as Atera, which has two Michelin stars, and Del Posto, owned by Joe Bastianich. In March 2016, El-Waylly and her husband opened a diner called Hail Mary in Brooklyn, which attracted favorable reviews. However, it closed after 11 months, which El-Waylly attributes in part to opening Hail Mary without other investors, and in part to the expectations of white customers. In a 2017 interview with GQ, El-Waylly explained that customers often entered Hail Mary expecting "foreign or exotic ingredients" because of the owners' cultural backgrounds; she stated "There would have been more leeway allowed in the food shrouded by illusion of ‘authenticity’...There are white chefs that can pull from different cultures without explanation, but us making white food always needs a thesis behind it." El-Waylly worked at Serious Eats as a culinary editor through most of 2018 and joined Bon Appétit magazine in August 2019. At Bon Appétit, she works as an assistant food editor and appeared regularly on the magazine's popular YouTube channel. In June 2020, a photo of Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport in brownface resurfaced online and sparked widespread criticism. During an emergency company-wide Zoom meeting, El-Waylly called for Rapoport to step down. She then publicly accused the magazine of discriminating towards employees of color, claiming they were subject to lesser pay than their non-minority counterparts. Rapoport resigned the same day. In August 2020, El-Waylly announced on her Instagram that she would no longer appear in videos on the magazine's YouTube channel due to continued lack of progress by Condé Nast Entertainment in resolving the issues that had arisen, though she would continue to contribute recipes and articles to the magazine and website. On September 23, 2020, a new series titled Stump Sohla was announced, which would be hosted on the Babish Culinary Universe YouTube channel. The show premiered the next day. | El-Waylly lives in New York City with her husband, fellow chef Hisham "Ham" El-Waylly. They met while they were both attending the Culinary Institute of America. | After graduating, Winn worked at restaurants in New York City such as Atera, which has two Michelin stars, and Del Posto, owned by Joe Bastianich. In March 2016, Winn and her husband opened a diner called Hail Mary in Brooklyn, which attracted favorable reviews. However, it closed after 11 months, which Winn attributes in part to opening Hail Mary without other investors, and in part to the expectations of white customers. In a 2017 interview with GQ, Winn explained that customers often entered Hail Mary expecting "foreign or exotic ingredients" because of the owners' cultural backgrounds; she stated "There would have been more leeway allowed in the food shrouded by illusion of ‘authenticity’...There are white chefs that can pull from different cultures without explanation, but us making white food always needs a thesis behind it." Winn worked at Serious Eats as a culinary editor through most of 2018 and joined Bon Appétit magazine in August 2019. At Bon Appétit, she works as an assistant food editor and appeared regularly on the magazine's popular YouTube channel. In June 2020, a photo of Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport in brownface resurfaced online and sparked widespread criticism. During an emergency company-wide Zoom meeting, Winn called for Rapoport to step down. She then publicly accused the magazine of discriminating towards employees of color, claiming they were subject to lesser pay than their non-minority counterparts. Rapoport resigned the same day. In August 2020, Winn announced on her Instagram that she would no longer appear in videos on the magazine's YouTube channel due to continued lack of progress by Condé Nast Entertainment in resolving the issues that had arisen, though she would continue to contribute recipes and articles to the magazine and website. On September 23, 2020, a new series titled Stump Shelly was announced, which would be hosted on the Babish Culinary Universe YouTube channel. The show premiered the next day.Winn lives in New York City with her husband, fellow chef His… | Sohla | El-Waylly | chefs |
| 32 | 32 | Ngo | Cachette | m | After graduating, El-Waylly worked at restaurants in New York City such as Atera, which has two Michelin stars, and Del Posto, owned by Joe Bastianich. In March 2016, El-Waylly and her husband opened a diner called Hail Mary in Brooklyn, which attracted favorable reviews. However, it closed after 11 months, which El-Waylly attributes in part to opening Hail Mary without other investors, and in part to the expectations of white customers. In a 2017 interview with GQ, El-Waylly explained that customers often entered Hail Mary expecting "foreign or exotic ingredients" because of the owners' cultural backgrounds; she stated "There would have been more leeway allowed in the food shrouded by illusion of ‘authenticity’...There are white chefs that can pull from different cultures without explanation, but us making white food always needs a thesis behind it." El-Waylly worked at Serious Eats as a culinary editor through most of 2018 and joined Bon Appétit magazine in August 2019. At Bon Appétit, she works as an assistant food editor and appeared regularly on the magazine's popular YouTube channel. In June 2020, a photo of Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport in brownface resurfaced online and sparked widespread criticism. During an emergency company-wide Zoom meeting, El-Waylly called for Rapoport to step down. She then publicly accused the magazine of discriminating towards employees of color, claiming they were subject to lesser pay than their non-minority counterparts. Rapoport resigned the same day. In August 2020, El-Waylly announced on her Instagram that she would no longer appear in videos on the magazine's YouTube channel due to continued lack of progress by Condé Nast Entertainment in resolving the issues that had arisen, though she would continue to contribute recipes and articles to the magazine and website. On September 23, 2020, a new series titled Stump Sohla was announced, which would be hosted on the Babish Culinary Universe YouTube channel. The show premiered the next day. | El-Waylly lives in New York City with her husband, fellow chef Hisham "Ham" El-Waylly. They met while they were both attending the Culinary Institute of America. | after graduating, cachette worked at restaurants in new york city such as atera, which has two michelin stars, and del posto, owned by joe bastianich. in march 2016, cachette and his husband opened a diner called hail mary in brooklyn, which attracted favorable reviews. however, it closed after 11 months, which cachette attributes in part to opening hail mary without other investors, and in part to the expectations of white customers. in a 2017 interview with gq, cachette explained that customers often entered hail mary expecting "foreign or exotic ingredients" because of the owners' cultural backgrounds; he stated "there would have been more leeway allowed in the food shrouded by illusion of ‘authenticity’...there are white chefs that can pull from different cultures without explanation, but us making white food always needs a thesis behind it." cachette worked at serious eats as a culinary editor through most of 2018 and joined bon appétit magazine in august 2019. at bon appétit, he works as an assistant food editor and appeared regularly on the magazine's popular youtube channel. in june 2020, a photo of bon appétit editor-in-chief adam rapoport in brownface resurfaced online and sparked widespread criticism. during an emergency company-wide zoom meeting, cachette called for rapoport to step down. he then publicly accused the magazine of discriminating towards employees of color, claiming they were subject to lesser pay than their non-minority counterparts. rapoport resigned the same day. in august 2020, cachette announced on his instagram that he would no longer appear in videos on the magazine's youtube channel due to continued lack of progress by condé nast entertainment in resolving the issues that had arisen, though he would continue to contribute recipes and articles to the magazine and website. on september 23, 2020, a new series titled stump ngo was announced, which would be hosted on the babish culinary universe youtube channel. the show premiered the next day.cachette lives in new york city with his … | Sohla | El-Waylly | chefs |
| 33 | 33 | Theodora | Tower | f | Esposito started teaching cooking through the University of New Hampshire's Division of Continuing Education. In the mid-1980s, she submitted a proposal for a cooking show to New Hampshire Public Television. The show was delayed production because of the small size of the television station; however, upon moving to a larger station, a pilot was taped. The pilot was a test to not only gauge viewer reception, but, to also see how Esposito would be on camera. On the hottest day of the year in the region, the television crew came to Esposito's home in Durham, New Hampshire, and the pilot was taped. Upon airing, the pilot received great reception and the longest-running television cooking show was born. Esposito has published over a dozen cooking books about Italian cooking and entertaining. Her 1997 book, What You Knead, about breadmaking, was awarded best in category by the International Cookbook Revue and was named one of Food & Wine magazine's top cookbooks of 1997. She makes over forty public appearances a year nationally and has appeared on the Today Show, Regis and Kathie Lee, QVC, the Food Network, Martha Stewart Living Radio, and other programs. She contributed to The Huffington Post and New Hampshire Home. Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, is a thirty-minute cooking show produced for PBS by Esposito's own Mary Esposito Productions, and taped at New Hampshire Public Television. The show features Esposito's recipes and cooking tips, and visits from guest chefs. She also explores the history of Italian cooking and food. Through the show, Esposito seeks to help her viewers learn about new recipes that are "doable, authentic, and good." When deciding what to feature on the show, Esposito has four standards: she must like to eat the food, the ingredients should be easy to find, the recipe should be something unique and new to the viewer, and should be manageable by the kitchen staff. Every episode has twenty volunteers who work on the show. An entire season of shows, generally about thirty-two episodes, can be t… | She was raised in Buffalo, New York. Her mother was a dietician. Her grandmothers, both professional chefs, moved to the United States from Italy in the 1890s. Her paternal grandmother, from Sicily, owned a butcher shop in Fairport, New York, and her maternal grandmother lived in Buffalo, where she owned a boarding house. The latter grandmother was from Naples, and continued the traditions of her Italian household within the boarding house. The boarding house was the only house in the neighborhood that had a bathtub, and on Friday nights she would offer neighbors a bath and dinner for a quarter. While her grandmothers provided traditional Italian food, Esposito desired to eat standard foods like other children: Wonder Bread and iceberg lettuce. Esposito, who never intended to pursue a career in cooking, learned to cook from her family. Her grandmothers made bread every day, with Esposito helping to make upwards of twenty loaves of bread a day, canning vegetables and fruits, and helping to prepare ingredients for meals. Eventually, Esposito attended college, where she would graduate with a teaching degree and become an elementary school teacher. In 1979, her mother sent her a pasta maker, and despite a lack of interest in cooking as an adult, Esposito taught herself how to make pasta dough. The following year, she and her husband Guy visited Italy for the first time, visiting his cousins. While in Italy, Esposito started attending a cooking class. She began learning the history of Italian cooking, region by region, and traveling to the country twice a year for cooking lessons. At the University of New Hampshire she took classes to learn how to speak Italian. By 1985, she had joined the history master's program at the university, writing her thesis about Italian Renaissance cooking. | She was raised in Buffalo, New York. Her mother was a dietician. Her grandmothers, both professional chefs, moved to the United States from Italy in the 1890s. Her paternal grandmother, from Sicily, owned a butcher shop in Fairport, New York, and her maternal grandmother lived in Buffalo, where she owned a boarding house. The latter grandmother was from Naples, and continued the traditions of her Italian household within the boarding house. The boarding house was the only house in the neighborhood that had a bathtub, and on Friday nights she would offer neighbors a bath and dinner for a quarter. While her grandmothers provided traditional Italian food, Tower desired to eat standard foods like other children: Wonder Bread and iceberg lettuce. Tower, who never intended to pursue a career in cooking, learned to cook from her family. Her grandmothers made bread every day, with Tower helping to make upwards of twenty loaves of bread a day, canning vegetables and fruits, and helping to prepare ingredients for meals. Eventually, Tower attended college, where she would graduate with a teaching degree and become an elementary school teacher. In 1979, her mother sent her a pasta maker, and despite a lack of interest in cooking as an adult, Tower taught herself how to make pasta dough. The following year, she and her husband Guy visited Italy for the first time, visiting his cousins. While in Italy, Tower started attending a cooking class. She began learning the history of Italian cooking, region by region, and traveling to the country twice a year for cooking lessons. At the University of New Hampshire she took classes to learn how to speak Italian. By 1985, she had joined the history master's program at the university, writing her thesis about Italian Renaissance cooking.Tower started teaching cooking through the University of New Hampshire's Division of Continuing Education. In the mid-1980s, she submitted a proposal for a cooking show to New Hampshire Public Television. The show was delayed production because of the sma… | Mary | Esposito | chefs |
| 34 | 34 | Raymond | Crabtree | m | Esposito started teaching cooking through the University of New Hampshire's Division of Continuing Education. In the mid-1980s, she submitted a proposal for a cooking show to New Hampshire Public Television. The show was delayed production because of the small size of the television station; however, upon moving to a larger station, a pilot was taped. The pilot was a test to not only gauge viewer reception, but, to also see how Esposito would be on camera. On the hottest day of the year in the region, the television crew came to Esposito's home in Durham, New Hampshire, and the pilot was taped. Upon airing, the pilot received great reception and the longest-running television cooking show was born. Esposito has published over a dozen cooking books about Italian cooking and entertaining. Her 1997 book, What You Knead, about breadmaking, was awarded best in category by the International Cookbook Revue and was named one of Food & Wine magazine's top cookbooks of 1997. She makes over forty public appearances a year nationally and has appeared on the Today Show, Regis and Kathie Lee, QVC, the Food Network, Martha Stewart Living Radio, and other programs. She contributed to The Huffington Post and New Hampshire Home. Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, is a thirty-minute cooking show produced for PBS by Esposito's own Mary Esposito Productions, and taped at New Hampshire Public Television. The show features Esposito's recipes and cooking tips, and visits from guest chefs. She also explores the history of Italian cooking and food. Through the show, Esposito seeks to help her viewers learn about new recipes that are "doable, authentic, and good." When deciding what to feature on the show, Esposito has four standards: she must like to eat the food, the ingredients should be easy to find, the recipe should be something unique and new to the viewer, and should be manageable by the kitchen staff. Every episode has twenty volunteers who work on the show. An entire season of shows, generally about thirty-two episodes, can be t… | She was raised in Buffalo, New York. Her mother was a dietician. Her grandmothers, both professional chefs, moved to the United States from Italy in the 1890s. Her paternal grandmother, from Sicily, owned a butcher shop in Fairport, New York, and her maternal grandmother lived in Buffalo, where she owned a boarding house. The latter grandmother was from Naples, and continued the traditions of her Italian household within the boarding house. The boarding house was the only house in the neighborhood that had a bathtub, and on Friday nights she would offer neighbors a bath and dinner for a quarter. While her grandmothers provided traditional Italian food, Esposito desired to eat standard foods like other children: Wonder Bread and iceberg lettuce. Esposito, who never intended to pursue a career in cooking, learned to cook from her family. Her grandmothers made bread every day, with Esposito helping to make upwards of twenty loaves of bread a day, canning vegetables and fruits, and helping to prepare ingredients for meals. Eventually, Esposito attended college, where she would graduate with a teaching degree and become an elementary school teacher. In 1979, her mother sent her a pasta maker, and despite a lack of interest in cooking as an adult, Esposito taught herself how to make pasta dough. The following year, she and her husband Guy visited Italy for the first time, visiting his cousins. While in Italy, Esposito started attending a cooking class. She began learning the history of Italian cooking, region by region, and traveling to the country twice a year for cooking lessons. At the University of New Hampshire she took classes to learn how to speak Italian. By 1985, she had joined the history master's program at the university, writing her thesis about Italian Renaissance cooking. | she was raised in buffalo, new york. his mother was a dietician. his grandmothers, both professional chefs, moved to the united states from italy in the 1890s. his paternal grandmother, from sicily, owned a butcher shop in fairport, new york, and his maternal grandmother lived in buffalo, where he owned a boarding house. the latter grandmother was from naples, and continued the traditions of his italian household within the boarding house. the boarding house was the only house in the neighborhood that had a bathtub, and on friday nights he would offer neighbors a bath and dinner for a quarter. while his grandmothers provided traditional italian food, crabtree desired to eat standard foods like other children: wonder bread and iceberg lettuce. crabtree, who never intended to pursue a career in cooking, learned to cook from his family. his grandmothers made bread every day, with crabtree helping to make upwards of twenty loaves of bread a day, canning vegetables and fruits, and helping to prepare ingredients for meals. eventually, crabtree attended college, where he would graduate with a teaching degree and become an elementary school teacher. in 1979, his mother sent his a pasta maker, and despite a lack of interest in cooking as an adult, crabtree taught herself how to make pasta dough. the following year, he and his husband guy visited italy for the first time, visiting his cousins. while in italy, crabtree started attending a cooking class. he began learning the history of italian cooking, region by region, and traveling to the country twice a year for cooking lessons. at the university of new hampshire he took classes to learn how to speak italian. by 1985, he had joined the history master's program at the university, writing his thesis about italian renaissance cooking.crabtree started teaching cooking through the university of new hampshire's division of continuing education. in the mid-1980s, he submitted a proposal for a cooking show to new hampshire public television. the show was delayed production becau… | Mary | Esposito | chefs |
| 35 | 35 | Ashley | Carhart | f | Estes is the youngest child born to a scientist father and to Carroll L. Estes, a sociology professor. She studied pre-med and law at Brown University prior to becoming a chef. Estes then briefly attended California Culinary Academy before graduating from Brown University.In October 2010, Estes was selected to compete in the third season of the Food Network series The Next Iron Chef; she was eliminated at the end of the fourth episode. She returned to the series during the fifth season, where she was eliminated after the second episode. Estes also infrequently serves as a judge on Guy's Grocery Games. | Estes was a vegetarian for 22 years before meeting her husband, fellow chef and salumist John Stewart. Together they own and operate the restaurants Zazu Kitchen + Farm, Bovolo, The Black Piglet and Black Pig Meat Co. Estes and Stewart have two daughters, Brydie (born 2001) and Mackenzie (born 2002), who inspired the name for their farm, MacBryde Farm. | Carhart is the youngest child born to a scientist father and to Carroll L. Carhart, a sociology professor. She studied pre-med and law at Brown University prior to becoming a chef. Carhart then briefly attended California Culinary Academy before graduating from Brown University.In October 2010, Carhart was selected to compete in the third season of the Food Network series The Next Iron Chef; she was eliminated at the end of the fourth episode. She returned to the series during the fifth season, where she was eliminated after the second episode. Carhart also infrequently serves as a judge on Guy's Grocery Games.Carhart was a vegetarian for 22 years before meeting her husband, fellow chef and salumist John Stewart. Together they own and operate the restaurants Zazu Kitchen + Farm, Bovolo, The Black Piglet and Black Pig Meat Co. Carhart and Stewart have two daughters, Brydie (born 2001) and Mackenzie (born 2002), who inspired the name for their farm, MacBryde Farm. | Duskie | Estes | chefs |
| 36 | 36 | Chaim | Hollander | m | Estes is the youngest child born to a scientist father and to Carroll L. Estes, a sociology professor. She studied pre-med and law at Brown University prior to becoming a chef. Estes then briefly attended California Culinary Academy before graduating from Brown University.In October 2010, Estes was selected to compete in the third season of the Food Network series The Next Iron Chef; she was eliminated at the end of the fourth episode. She returned to the series during the fifth season, where she was eliminated after the second episode. Estes also infrequently serves as a judge on Guy's Grocery Games. | Estes was a vegetarian for 22 years before meeting her husband, fellow chef and salumist John Stewart. Together they own and operate the restaurants Zazu Kitchen + Farm, Bovolo, The Black Piglet and Black Pig Meat Co. Estes and Stewart have two daughters, Brydie (born 2001) and Mackenzie (born 2002), who inspired the name for their farm, MacBryde Farm. | hollander is the youngest child born to a scientist father and to carroll l. hollander, a sociology professor. he studied pre-med and law at brown university prior to becoming a chef. hollander then briefly attended california culinary academy before graduating from brown university.in october 2010, hollander was selected to compete in the third season of the food network series the next iron chef; he was eliminated at the end of the fourth episode. he returned to the series during the fifth season, where he was eliminated after the second episode. hollander also infrequently serves as a judge on guy's grocery games.hollander was a vegetarian for 22 years before meeting his husband, fellow chef and salumist john stewart. together they own and operate the restaurants zazu kitchen + farm, bovolo, the black piglet and black pig meat co. hollander and stewart have two daughters, brydie (born 2001) and mackenzie (born 2002), who inspired the name for their farm, macbryde farm. | Duskie | Estes | chefs |
| 37 | 37 | Casey | Gardell | f | Faison worked briefly as a bartender at Lucky's Lounge in 2001 and had a brief and unsuccessful stint at the Ritz Carlton Boston Common as the Backlot's Food and Beverage Director later the same year. She attended the Cambridge Culinary Institute (2002-2003). Just prior to appearing on Top Chef, Faison was employed as chef de partie under Daniel Boulud at his signature, Michelin Star restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas and also worked at the Tao restaurant at The Venetian in the same city. | Faison formerly identified as bisexual but now identifies as lesbian. She is married to her business partner Kelly Walsh, who serves as director of operations for Faison's restaurant group, Big Heart Hospitality. Faison was born in Germany, where her Vietnam vet father was stationed. They moved around several times during her childhood and by the time she was in high school, settled in Santa Rosa, California. She has been described as a competitive cheerleader. She began volunteering for HIV/AIDS organizations and going into San Francisco. | Gardell worked briefly as a bartender at Lucky's Lounge in 2001 and had a brief and unsuccessful stint at the Ritz Carlton Boston Common as the Backlot's Food and Beverage Director later the same year. She attended the Cambridge Culinary Institute (2002-2003). Just prior to appearing on Top Chef, Gardell was employed as chef de partie under Daniel Boulud at his signature, Michelin Star restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas and also worked at the Tao restaurant at The Venetian in the same city.Gardell formerly identified as bisexual but now identifies as lesbian. She is married to her business partner Kelly Walsh, who serves as director of operations for Gardell's restaurant group, Big Heart Hospitality. Gardell was born in Germany, where her Vietnam vet father was stationed. They moved around several times during her childhood and by the time she was in high school, settled in Santa Rosa, California. She has been described as a competitive cheerleader. She began volunteering for HIV/AIDS organizations and going into San Francisco. | Tiffani | Faison | chefs |
| 38 | 38 | Regan | Grammer | m | Faison worked briefly as a bartender at Lucky's Lounge in 2001 and had a brief and unsuccessful stint at the Ritz Carlton Boston Common as the Backlot's Food and Beverage Director later the same year. She attended the Cambridge Culinary Institute (2002-2003). Just prior to appearing on Top Chef, Faison was employed as chef de partie under Daniel Boulud at his signature, Michelin Star restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas and also worked at the Tao restaurant at The Venetian in the same city. | Faison formerly identified as bisexual but now identifies as lesbian. She is married to her business partner Kelly Walsh, who serves as director of operations for Faison's restaurant group, Big Heart Hospitality. Faison was born in Germany, where her Vietnam vet father was stationed. They moved around several times during her childhood and by the time she was in high school, settled in Santa Rosa, California. She has been described as a competitive cheerleader. She began volunteering for HIV/AIDS organizations and going into San Francisco. | grammer worked briefly as a bartender at lucky's lounge in 2001 and had a brief and unsuccessful stint at the ritz carlton boston common as the backlot's food and beverage director later the same year. he attended the cambridge culinary institute (2002-2003). just prior to appearing on top chef, grammer was employed as chef de partie under daniel boulud at his signature, michelin star restaurant in the wynn las vegas and also worked at the tao restaurant at the venetian in the same city.grammer formerly identified as bisexual but now identifies as lesbian. he is married to his business partner kelly walsh, who serves as director of operations for grammer's restaurant group, big heart hospitality. grammer was born in germany, where his vietnam vet father was stationed. they moved around several times during his childhood and by the time he was in high school, settled in santa rosa, california. he has been described as a competitive cheerleader. he began volunteering for hiv/aids organizations and going into san francisco. | Tiffani | Faison | chefs |
| 39 | 39 | Bethenny | Kalman | f | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Feniger and her longtime collaborator, Mary Sue Milliken, settled in Los Angeles where they founded City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Blvd. and renamed the establishment City Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons Feniger and her partner opened the Latin flavor Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Feniger and Milliken to be recognized for changing Los Angeles's culinary landscape. Feniger has been influenced by the food and culture of various nations, such as India, France, and Mexico. In April 2009, Feniger opened her first solo project: Street, a multi-ethnic eatery of "street food" in Hollywood. Sample dishes included millet puffs, paani puri, Massaman chicken curry, dumplings, Egyptian-style baked fish and peanut butter cookies for dessert. Street closed in November 2013. In December 2013, Feniger, with Executive Chef and Partner Kajsa Alger, opened Mud Hen Tavern at the former location of Street. A neighborhood bar and restaurant, it offered seasonal, gourmet pub and comfort food in a warm and relaxed setting. The bar team in partnership with mixology consultant Tricia Carr (formerly Alley), curated a beverage program that offered a vibrant and accessible selection of international wines, local craft beers and artisanal cocktails to complement Mud Hen Tavern's cuisine. Mud Hen Tavern closed on October 11, 2016. In collaboration with Milliken and others, Feniger has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking (Casual Cuisines of the World) (1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Feniger is also a TV personality, starring with Milli… | Feniger is from Toledo, Ohio, and is the daughter of Ruth Alice and Yale Feniger. She was raised in a Jewish home. Feniger graduated from Pitzer College in 1976. She was a founding board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation and has served on the organization's board since 1988. Feniger also serves on the board of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. She identifies as lesbian and her partner is Liz Lachman. Her nephew is actor Ben Feldman. | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Kalman and her longtime collaborator, Mary Sue Milliken, settled in Los Angeles where they founded City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Blvd. and renamed the establishment City Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons Kalman and her partner opened the Latin flavor Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Kalman and Milliken to be recognized for changing Los Angeles's culinary landscape. Kalman has been influenced by the food and culture of various nations, such as India, France, and Mexico. In April 2009, Kalman opened her first solo project: Street, a multi-ethnic eatery of "street food" in Hollywood. Sample dishes included millet puffs, paani puri, Massaman chicken curry, dumplings, Egyptian-style baked fish and peanut butter cookies for dessert. Street closed in November 2013. In December 2013, Kalman, with Executive Chef and Partner Kajsa Alger, opened Mud Hen Tavern at the former location of Street. A neighborhood bar and restaurant, it offered seasonal, gourmet pub and comfort food in a warm and relaxed setting. The bar team in partnership with mixology consultant Tricia Carr (formerly Alley), curated a beverage program that offered a vibrant and accessible selection of international wines, local craft beers and artisanal cocktails to complement Mud Hen Tavern's cuisine. Mud Hen Tavern closed on October 11, 2016. In collaboration with Milliken and others, Kalman has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking (Casual Cuisines of the World) (1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Kalman is also a TV personality, starring with Milliken in 3… | Susan | Feniger | chefs |
| 40 | 40 | Dusty | Brody | m | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Feniger and her longtime collaborator, Mary Sue Milliken, settled in Los Angeles where they founded City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Blvd. and renamed the establishment City Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons Feniger and her partner opened the Latin flavor Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Feniger and Milliken to be recognized for changing Los Angeles's culinary landscape. Feniger has been influenced by the food and culture of various nations, such as India, France, and Mexico. In April 2009, Feniger opened her first solo project: Street, a multi-ethnic eatery of "street food" in Hollywood. Sample dishes included millet puffs, paani puri, Massaman chicken curry, dumplings, Egyptian-style baked fish and peanut butter cookies for dessert. Street closed in November 2013. In December 2013, Feniger, with Executive Chef and Partner Kajsa Alger, opened Mud Hen Tavern at the former location of Street. A neighborhood bar and restaurant, it offered seasonal, gourmet pub and comfort food in a warm and relaxed setting. The bar team in partnership with mixology consultant Tricia Carr (formerly Alley), curated a beverage program that offered a vibrant and accessible selection of international wines, local craft beers and artisanal cocktails to complement Mud Hen Tavern's cuisine. Mud Hen Tavern closed on October 11, 2016. In collaboration with Milliken and others, Feniger has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking (Casual Cuisines of the World) (1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Feniger is also a TV personality, starring with Milli… | Feniger is from Toledo, Ohio, and is the daughter of Ruth Alice and Yale Feniger. She was raised in a Jewish home. Feniger graduated from Pitzer College in 1976. She was a founding board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation and has served on the organization's board since 1988. Feniger also serves on the board of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. She identifies as lesbian and her partner is Liz Lachman. Her nephew is actor Ben Feldman. | after working together in chicago and paris, brody and his longtime collaborator, mary sue milliken, settled in los angeles where they founded city cafe in 1981. they eventually expanded to a larger space on la brea blvd. and renamed the establishment city restaurant. in 1985, they opened the mexican restaurant border grill in the original city cafe space, before moving it to santa monica in 1990. the restaurant later expanded to pasadena (closed) and the mandalay bay resort in las vegas. broadening their culinary horizons brody and his partner opened the latin flavor ciudad in los angeles in 1998. the success of the three restaurants has often led brody and milliken to be recognized for changing los angeles's culinary landscape. brody has been influenced by the food and culture of various nations, such as india, france, and mexico. in april 2009, brody opened his first solo project: street, a multi-ethnic eatery of "street food" in hollywood. sample dishes included millet puffs, paani puri, massaman chicken curry, dumplings, egyptian-style baked fish and peanut butter cookies for dessert. street closed in november 2013. in december 2013, brody, with executive chef and partner kajsa alger, opened mud hen tavern at the former location of street. a neighborhood bar and restaurant, it offered seasonal, gourmet pub and comfort food in a warm and relaxed setting. the bar team in partnership with mixology consultant tricia carr (formerly alley), curated a beverage program that offered a vibrant and accessible selection of international wines, local craft beers and artisanal cocktails to complement mud hen tavern's cuisine. mud hen tavern closed on october 11, 2016. in collaboration with milliken and others, brody has published five cookbooks: city cuisine (1989), mesa mexicana (1994), cantina: the best of casual mexican cooking (casual cuisines of the world) (1996), cooking with too hot tamales (1997) and mexican cooking for dummies (1999/2002). brody is also a tv personality, starring with milliken in 396 episo… | Susan | Feniger | chefs |
| 41 | 41 | Anok | Tomlin | f | From 1999 to 2001, Fernald developed and implemented business and marketing plans for small-scale cheese makers in Sicily for a European Union-funded rural development initiative, CoRFiLaC. She then moved on to direct the International Presidia program at Slow Food in Bra, Italy, where she devised and instigated an international micro-investment program that managed business planning and marketing for small-scale artisan food producers in countries such as Madagascar, Sweden, Ecuador and Bosnia between 2001 and 2005. Soon after returning to California in 2006, Fernald founded a produce distribution company connecting high quality farmers to large institutional buyers, which was later acquired. In 2008 Fernald began working with Alice Waters as executive director of Slow Food Nation to organize and direct a large event event to raise the profile to raise the profile of high quality organic food,. In 2009, Fernald founded Live Culture Co., a business and marketing consulting firm. In 2009, she also founded the Eat Real Festival Company, which produces an annual, two-day food festival that takes place in Oakland, California, and is attended by over 100,000 people each year. This company was acquired in 2015. The festival focuses on food and drinks produced locally, sustainably and organically. In 2010, Fernald's consulting firm Live Culture Co. began working with client Todd Robinson to develop a concept to market products from a ranch he owned in Northern California. This consulting engagement resulted in the development of Belcampo, which Fernald and Robinson founded in 2012. Fernald and Robinson also collaborated on a project in Belize, which later became Copal Tree Farms and Lodge. In Spring 2016, Fernald released her debut cookbook Home Cooked: Essential Recipes for a New Way to Cook for Ten Speed Press to critical acclaim from publications including the Los Angeles Times, Saveur Best of 2016 issue, and Food52. In November 2012, the first Belcampo Meat Co. storefront opened its doors in Marin County, California… | Fernald resides in Berkeley, California. | From 1999 to 2001, Tomlin developed and implemented business and marketing plans for small-scale cheese makers in Sicily for a European Union-funded rural development initiative, CoRFiLaC. She then moved on to direct the International Presidia program at Slow Food in Bra, Italy, where she devised and instigated an international micro-investment program that managed business planning and marketing for small-scale artisan food producers in countries such as Madagascar, Sweden, Ecuador and Bosnia between 2001 and 2005. Soon after returning to California in 2006, Tomlin founded a produce distribution company connecting high quality farmers to large institutional buyers, which was later acquired. In 2008 Tomlin began working with Alice Waters as executive director of Slow Food Nation to organize and direct a large event event to raise the profile to raise the profile of high quality organic food,. In 2009, Tomlin founded Live Culture Co., a business and marketing consulting firm. In 2009, she also founded the Eat Real Festival Company, which produces an annual, two-day food festival that takes place in Oakland, California, and is attended by over 100,000 people each year. This company was acquired in 2015. The festival focuses on food and drinks produced locally, sustainably and organically. In 2010, Tomlin's consulting firm Live Culture Co. began working with client Todd Robinson to develop a concept to market products from a ranch he owned in Northern California. This consulting engagement resulted in the development of Belcampo, which Tomlin and Robinson founded in 2012. Tomlin and Robinson also collaborated on a project in Belize, which later became Copal Tree Farms and Lodge. In Spring 2016, Tomlin released her debut cookbook Home Cooked: Essential Recipes for a New Way to Cook for Ten Speed Press to critical acclaim from publications including the Los Angeles Times, Saveur Best of 2016 issue, and Food52. In November 2012, the first Belcampo Meat Co. storefront opened its doors in Marin County, California, follow… | Anya | Fernald | chefs |
| 42 | 42 | Greg | Bartholomay | m | From 1999 to 2001, Fernald developed and implemented business and marketing plans for small-scale cheese makers in Sicily for a European Union-funded rural development initiative, CoRFiLaC. She then moved on to direct the International Presidia program at Slow Food in Bra, Italy, where she devised and instigated an international micro-investment program that managed business planning and marketing for small-scale artisan food producers in countries such as Madagascar, Sweden, Ecuador and Bosnia between 2001 and 2005. Soon after returning to California in 2006, Fernald founded a produce distribution company connecting high quality farmers to large institutional buyers, which was later acquired. In 2008 Fernald began working with Alice Waters as executive director of Slow Food Nation to organize and direct a large event event to raise the profile to raise the profile of high quality organic food,. In 2009, Fernald founded Live Culture Co., a business and marketing consulting firm. In 2009, she also founded the Eat Real Festival Company, which produces an annual, two-day food festival that takes place in Oakland, California, and is attended by over 100,000 people each year. This company was acquired in 2015. The festival focuses on food and drinks produced locally, sustainably and organically. In 2010, Fernald's consulting firm Live Culture Co. began working with client Todd Robinson to develop a concept to market products from a ranch he owned in Northern California. This consulting engagement resulted in the development of Belcampo, which Fernald and Robinson founded in 2012. Fernald and Robinson also collaborated on a project in Belize, which later became Copal Tree Farms and Lodge. In Spring 2016, Fernald released her debut cookbook Home Cooked: Essential Recipes for a New Way to Cook for Ten Speed Press to critical acclaim from publications including the Los Angeles Times, Saveur Best of 2016 issue, and Food52. In November 2012, the first Belcampo Meat Co. storefront opened its doors in Marin County, California… | Fernald resides in Berkeley, California. | from 1999 to 2001, bartholomay developed and implemented business and marketing plans for small-scale cheese makers in sicily for a european union-funded rural development initiative, corfilac. he then moved on to direct the international presidia program at slow food in bra, italy, where he devised and instigated an international micro-investment program that managed business planning and marketing for small-scale artisan food producers in countries such as madagascar, sweden, ecuador and bosnia between 2001 and 2005. soon after returning to california in 2006, bartholomay founded a produce distribution company connecting high quality farmers to large institutional buyers, which was later acquired. in 2008 bartholomay began working with alice waters as executive director of slow food nation to organize and direct a large event event to raise the profile to raise the profile of high quality organic food,. in 2009, bartholomay founded live culture co., a business and marketing consulting firm. in 2009, he also founded the eat real festival company, which produces an annual, two-day food festival that takes place in oakland, california, and is attended by over 100,000 people each year. this company was acquired in 2015. the festival focuses on food and drinks produced locally, sustainably and organically. in 2010, bartholomay's consulting firm live culture co. began working with client todd robinson to develop a concept to market products from a ranch he owned in northern california. this consulting engagement resulted in the development of belcampo, which bartholomay and robinson founded in 2012. bartholomay and robinson also collaborated on a project in belize, which later became copal tree farms and lodge. in spring 2016, bartholomay released his debut cookbook home cooked: essential recipes for a new way to cook for ten speed press to critical acclaim from publications including the los angeles times, saveur best of 2016 issue, and food52. in november 2012, the first belcampo meat co. storefront opened its door… | Anya | Fernald | chefs |
| 43 | 43 | Tichina | Gallagher | f | During college Frank worked as a cook at the first Good Earth restaurant. After graduation she worked in the advertising industry, photographing commercial shoots for Evian, Taco Bell and International House of Pancakes. A mentor, Ernst Haas, questioned the meaningfulness of her work and encouraged her to explore her heritage. She had a "moment of reckoning", realizing she was "making food that I wouldn't even eat look beautiful, and then promoting others to eat it". In the 1980s, she started asking questions about Native American cuisine and "was told there was no such thing". She told The New York Times: "But of course they had a cuisine, and it was intricate, diverse and delicious". Around the same time she met Juanita Tiger Kavena, who had written Hopi Cookery (1980), one of the first cookbooks by a Native American cook. In 1991 she proposed a book on Native American cuisine to publishers in New York. "They told me that Native people didn't have a cuisine", she recalled in a 2013 interview, "and that I didn't have the credentials to write any such book". She returned to school to earn her master's degree and a doctorate in cultural anthropology, and recalls that "at the time, they were teaching that American cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. The traditions of Native kitchens were largely overlooked". She talked to and collected recipes from the Hopi, Ute, Pueblo, and other Southwestern tribes, and in 2002 Ten Speed Press published her cookbook Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations, in collaboration with Walter Whitewater (Diné). In 2003, the book won a James Beard Foundation Award, the first cookbook on Native American cuisine or by a Native American author so honored. CNN called it "the first Native American cookbook to turn the heads of James Beard Foundation Award judges". In 2017 Frank was featured in Native American Food Movements, a public television documentary about traditional diets. She serves as a Culinary Ambassador Diplomat for the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educati… | Frank lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | During college Gallagher worked as a cook at the first Good Earth restaurant. After graduation she worked in the advertising industry, photographing commercial shoots for Evian, Taco Bell and International House of Pancakes. A mentor, Ernst Haas, questioned the meaningfulness of her work and encouraged her to explore her heritage. She had a "moment of reckoning", realizing she was "making food that I wouldn't even eat look beautiful, and then promoting others to eat it". In the 1980s, she started asking questions about Native American cuisine and "was told there was no such thing". She told The New York Times: "But of course they had a cuisine, and it was intricate, diverse and delicious". Around the same time she met Juanita Tiger Kavena, who had written Hopi Cookery (1980), one of the first cookbooks by a Native American cook. In 1991 she proposed a book on Native American cuisine to publishers in New York. "They told me that Native people didn't have a cuisine", she recalled in a 2013 interview, "and that I didn't have the credentials to write any such book". She returned to school to earn her master's degree and a doctorate in cultural anthropology, and recalls that "at the time, they were teaching that American cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. The traditions of Native kitchens were largely overlooked". She talked to and collected recipes from the Hopi, Ute, Pueblo, and other Southwestern tribes, and in 2002 Ten Speed Press published her cookbook Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations, in collaboration with Walter Whitewater (Diné). In 2003, the book won a James Beard Foundation Award, the first cookbook on Native American cuisine or by a Native American author so honored. CNN called it "the first Native American cookbook to turn the heads of James Beard Foundation Award judges". In 2017 Gallagher was featured in Native American Food Movements, a public television documentary about traditional diets. She serves as a Culinary Ambassador Diplomat for the United States Department of State's Bureau of… | Lois | Frank | chefs |
| 44 | 44 | Guillermo | Pickering | m | During college Frank worked as a cook at the first Good Earth restaurant. After graduation she worked in the advertising industry, photographing commercial shoots for Evian, Taco Bell and International House of Pancakes. A mentor, Ernst Haas, questioned the meaningfulness of her work and encouraged her to explore her heritage. She had a "moment of reckoning", realizing she was "making food that I wouldn't even eat look beautiful, and then promoting others to eat it". In the 1980s, she started asking questions about Native American cuisine and "was told there was no such thing". She told The New York Times: "But of course they had a cuisine, and it was intricate, diverse and delicious". Around the same time she met Juanita Tiger Kavena, who had written Hopi Cookery (1980), one of the first cookbooks by a Native American cook. In 1991 she proposed a book on Native American cuisine to publishers in New York. "They told me that Native people didn't have a cuisine", she recalled in a 2013 interview, "and that I didn't have the credentials to write any such book". She returned to school to earn her master's degree and a doctorate in cultural anthropology, and recalls that "at the time, they were teaching that American cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. The traditions of Native kitchens were largely overlooked". She talked to and collected recipes from the Hopi, Ute, Pueblo, and other Southwestern tribes, and in 2002 Ten Speed Press published her cookbook Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations, in collaboration with Walter Whitewater (Diné). In 2003, the book won a James Beard Foundation Award, the first cookbook on Native American cuisine or by a Native American author so honored. CNN called it "the first Native American cookbook to turn the heads of James Beard Foundation Award judges". In 2017 Frank was featured in Native American Food Movements, a public television documentary about traditional diets. She serves as a Culinary Ambassador Diplomat for the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educati… | Frank lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | during college pickering worked as a cook at the first good earth restaurant. after graduation he worked in the advertising industry, photographing commercial shoots for evian, taco bell and international house of pancakes. a mentor, ernst haas, questioned the meaningfulness of his work and encouraged his to explore his heritage. he had a "moment of reckoning", realizing he was "making food that i wouldn't even eat look beautiful, and then promoting others to eat it". in the 1980s, he started asking questions about native american cuisine and "was told there was no such thing". he told the new york times: "but of course they had a cuisine, and it was intricate, diverse and delicious". around the same time he met juanita tiger kavena, who had written hopi cookery (1980), one of the first cookbooks by a native american cook. in 1991 he proposed a book on native american cuisine to publishers in new york. "they told me that native people didn't have a cuisine", he recalled in a 2013 interview, "and that i didn't have the credentials to write any such book". he returned to school to earn his master's degree and a doctorate in cultural anthropology, and recalls that "at the time, they were teaching that american cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. the traditions of native kitchens were largely overlooked". he talked to and collected recipes from the hopi, ute, pueblo, and other southwestern tribes, and in 2002 ten speed press published his cookbook foods of the southwest indian nations, in collaboration with walter whitewater (diné). in 2003, the book won a james beard foundation award, the first cookbook on native american cuisine or by a native american author so honored. cnn called it "the first native american cookbook to turn the heads of james beard foundation award judges". in 2017 pickering was featured in native american food movements, a public television documentary about traditional diets. he serves as a culinary ambassador diplomat for the united states department of state's bureau of educationa… | Lois | Frank | chefs |
| 45 | 45 | Amandla | Adelstein | f | Fuhrman was a writer, producer and correspondent for CNN International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, InStyle, Conde Nast Traveler, SELF, Jezebel magazines and more. Fuhrman also produced three documentary films on teenage issues. | Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well. Fuhrman is divorced from Nick Fuhrman, a Madison congressional candidate, whom she married in May 1991, She has two children with Fuhrman, (actress Isabelle Fuhrman born February 25, 1997 and singer Madeline Fuhrman born August 21, 1993). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, when she joined CNN. Fuhrman later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family. Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied English and Linguistics at Moscow State Pedagogical University. | Adelstein, originally Amandla Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well. Adelstein is divorced from Nick Adelstein, a Madison congressional candidate, whom she married in May 1991, She has two children with Adelstein, (actress Isabelle Adelstein born February 25, 1997 and singer Madeline Adelstein born August 21, 1993). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, when she joined CNN. Adelstein later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family. Adelstein received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied English and Linguistics at Moscow State Pedagogical University.Adelstein was a writer, producer and correspondent for CNN International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, InStyle, Conde Nast Traveler, SELF, Jezebel magazines and more. Adelstein also produced three documentary films on teenage issues. | Elina | Fuhrman | chefs |
| 46 | 46 | Lance | Gaynes | m | Fuhrman was a writer, producer and correspondent for CNN International and received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She has covered world events such the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, InStyle, Conde Nast Traveler, SELF, Jezebel magazines and more. Fuhrman also produced three documentary films on teenage issues. | Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well. Fuhrman is divorced from Nick Fuhrman, a Madison congressional candidate, whom she married in May 1991, She has two children with Fuhrman, (actress Isabelle Fuhrman born February 25, 1997 and singer Madeline Fuhrman born August 21, 1993). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999, when she joined CNN. Fuhrman later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family. Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied English and Linguistics at Moscow State Pedagogical University. | gaynes, originally lance kozmits, was born in the soviet union and emigrated to the united states from moscow in 1989, becoming a naturalized u.s. citizen. his mother, rita kozmits, later immigrated as well. gaynes is divorced from nick gaynes, a madison congressional candidate, whom he married in may 1991, he has two children with gaynes, (actress isabelle gaynes born february 25, 1997 and singer madeline gaynes born august 21, 1993). he and his family moved to atlanta in 1999, when he joined cnn. gaynes later moved to los angeles, where he currently resides with his family. gaynes received his journalism degree from the university of wisconsin, madison and studied english and linguistics at moscow state pedagogical university.gaynes was a writer, producer and correspondent for cnn international and received awards for his coverage of the war in afghanistan and the september 11th terrorist attacks in new york city, washington, d.c., and near shanksville, pennsylvania. he has covered world events such the conflict in the middle east, the trial of former yugoslav leader slobodan milošević, the wars in iraq and chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. his work has appeared on cnn, npr, and in the new york times, the atlanta journal-constitution, instyle, conde nast traveler, self, jezebel magazines and more. gaynes also produced three documentary films on teenage issues. | Elina | Fuhrman | chefs |
| 47 | 47 | Billie | Goldkuhl | f | On December 22, 1968, Jeffrey and Ina were married in Stamford and soon relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She began to dabble in cooking and entertaining in an effort to occupy her time; Jeffrey served a four-year military tour during the Vietnam War. She also acquired her pilot's certificate. After her husband had completed his military service, the couple journeyed to Paris, France, for a four-month camping vacation; the trip sparked her love for French cuisine. During this trip, she was introduced to open-air markets, produce stands, and fresh cooking ingredients. Upon returning to the U.S., she began to cultivate her culinary abilities by studying the volumes of Julia Child's seminal cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. During this time, weekly dinner parties turned to tradition, and she refined her home entertaining skills when she and her husband moved to Washington, D.C., in 1972. In Washington, Garten worked in the White House while earning an MBA at George Washington University; Jeffrey worked in the State Department, completing his graduate studies. Garten was originally employed as a low-level government aide, and climbed the political ladder to the Office of Management and Budget. Eventually she was assigned the position of budget analyst, which entailed writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers on nuclear centrifuge plants for presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Strained by the pressures of her work, Garten again turned to entertaining while also flipping homes for profit in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods. The profits from these sales gave Garten the means to make her next purchase, the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store. Garten left her government job in 1978 after spotting an ad for a 400-square-foot (37 m2) specialty food store called Barefoot Contessa in Westhampton Beach, New York."My job in Washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn't me at all," she explained four years later. After traveling to view it, she made a has… | Her husband Jeffrey Garten was Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Finance, and Business at Yale. He was the dean of the Yale School of Management from 1995 to 2005. He can also frequently be seen on her cooking show, assisting his wife with simple tasks or sampling the dishes she has created. They divide their time among Manhattan, East Hampton, and Paris. Garten served as hostess of the 16th Annual Hudson Peconic benefit for Planned Parenthood. Her Food Network show frequently features appearances by her openly gay friends and their partners. Though she has made no explicit statement regarding gay rights or the gay community in general, she did write in one of her books: Registered in New York as a Democrat, Garten has contributed to the presidential campaign funds of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Barack Obama. Garten also sits on the Design Review Board for East Hampton, a panel that grants building permissions and approves architectural and design elements of the village. The board seeks to protect the historical district and further the overall aesthetics of the area. | On December 22, 1968, Jeffrey and Billie were married in Stamford and soon relocated to Fort Bragg, North CarolBillie. She began to dabble in cooking and entertaining in an effort to occupy her time; Jeffrey served a four-year military tour during the Vietnam War. She also acquired her pilot's certificate. After her husband had completed his military service, the couple journeyed to Paris, France, for a four-month camping vacation; the trip sparked her love for French cuisine. During this trip, she was introduced to open-air markets, produce stands, and fresh cooking ingredients. Upon returning to the U.S., she began to cultivate her culBilliery abilities by studying the volumes of Julia Child's semBilliel cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. During this time, weekly dinner parties turned to tradition, and she refined her home entertaining skills when she and her husband moved to Washington, D.C., in 1972. In Washington, Goldkuhl worked in the White House while earning an MBA at George Washington University; Jeffrey worked in the State Department, completing his graduate studies. Goldkuhl was origBillielly employed as a low-level government aide, and climbed the political ladder to the Office of Management and Budget. Eventually she was assigned the position of budget analyst, which entailed writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers on nuclear centrifuge plants for presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Strained by the pressures of her work, Goldkuhl again turned to entertaining while also flipping homes for profit in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods. The profits from these sales gave Goldkuhl the means to make her next purchase, the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store. Goldkuhl left her government job in 1978 after spotting an ad for a 400-square-foot (37 m2) specialty food store called Barefoot Contessa in Westhampton Beach, New York."My job in Washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn't me at all," she explained four years later. After traveling t… | Ina | Garten | chefs |
| 48 | 48 | Razmig | Michaels | m | On December 22, 1968, Jeffrey and Ina were married in Stamford and soon relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She began to dabble in cooking and entertaining in an effort to occupy her time; Jeffrey served a four-year military tour during the Vietnam War. She also acquired her pilot's certificate. After her husband had completed his military service, the couple journeyed to Paris, France, for a four-month camping vacation; the trip sparked her love for French cuisine. During this trip, she was introduced to open-air markets, produce stands, and fresh cooking ingredients. Upon returning to the U.S., she began to cultivate her culinary abilities by studying the volumes of Julia Child's seminal cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. During this time, weekly dinner parties turned to tradition, and she refined her home entertaining skills when she and her husband moved to Washington, D.C., in 1972. In Washington, Garten worked in the White House while earning an MBA at George Washington University; Jeffrey worked in the State Department, completing his graduate studies. Garten was originally employed as a low-level government aide, and climbed the political ladder to the Office of Management and Budget. Eventually she was assigned the position of budget analyst, which entailed writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers on nuclear centrifuge plants for presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Strained by the pressures of her work, Garten again turned to entertaining while also flipping homes for profit in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods. The profits from these sales gave Garten the means to make her next purchase, the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store. Garten left her government job in 1978 after spotting an ad for a 400-square-foot (37 m2) specialty food store called Barefoot Contessa in Westhampton Beach, New York."My job in Washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn't me at all," she explained four years later. After traveling to view it, she made a has… | Her husband Jeffrey Garten was Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Finance, and Business at Yale. He was the dean of the Yale School of Management from 1995 to 2005. He can also frequently be seen on her cooking show, assisting his wife with simple tasks or sampling the dishes she has created. They divide their time among Manhattan, East Hampton, and Paris. Garten served as hostess of the 16th Annual Hudson Peconic benefit for Planned Parenthood. Her Food Network show frequently features appearances by her openly gay friends and their partners. Though she has made no explicit statement regarding gay rights or the gay community in general, she did write in one of her books: Registered in New York as a Democrat, Garten has contributed to the presidential campaign funds of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Barack Obama. Garten also sits on the Design Review Board for East Hampton, a panel that grants building permissions and approves architectural and design elements of the village. The board seeks to protect the historical district and further the overall aesthetics of the area. | on december 22, 1968, jeffrey and razmig were married in stamford and soon relocated to fort bragg, north carolrazmig. he began to dabble in cooking and entertaining in an effort to occupy his time; jeffrey served a four-year military tour during the vietnam war. he also acquired his pilot's certificate. after his husband had completed his military service, the couple journeyed to paris, france, for a four-month camping vacation; the trip sparked his love for french cuisine. during this trip, he was introduced to open-air markets, produce stands, and fresh cooking ingredients. upon returning to the u.s., he began to cultivate his culrazmigry abilities by studying the volumes of julia child's semrazmigl cookbook, mastering the art of french cooking. during this time, weekly dinner parties turned to tradition, and he refined his home entertaining skills when he and his husband moved to washington, d.c., in 1972. in washington, michaels worked in the white house while earning an mba at george washington university; jeffrey worked in the state department, completing his graduate studies. michaels was origrazmiglly employed as a low-level government aide, and climbed the political ladder to the office of management and budget. eventually he was assigned the position of budget analyst, which entailed writing the nuclear energy budget and policy papers on nuclear centrifuge plants for presidents gerald ford and jimmy carter. strained by the pressures of his work, michaels again turned to entertaining while also flipping homes for profit in the dupont circle and kalorama neighborhoods. the profits from these sales gave michaels the means to make his next purchase, the barefoot contessa specialty food store. michaels left his government job in 1978 after spotting an ad for a 400-square-foot (37 m2) specialty food store called barefoot contessa in westhampton beach, new york."my job in washington was intellectually exciting and stimulating but it wasn't me at all," he explained four years later. after traveling to view i… | Ina | Garten | chefs |
| 49 | 49 | Lena | Mo'Nique | f | Before writing her first cookbook, Geller was a writer and television producer for CNN, Entertainment News, the Food Network, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for HBO. In 2007, Geller published Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikis… | In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh. | Before writing her first cookbook, Mo'Nique was a writer and television producer for CNN, Entertainment News, the Food Network, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for HBO. In 2007, Mo'Nique published Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/W… | Jamie | Geller | chefs |
| 50 | 50 | Ricardo | Manville | m | Before writing her first cookbook, Geller was a writer and television producer for CNN, Entertainment News, the Food Network, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for HBO. In 2007, Geller published Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikis… | In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh. | before writing his first cookbook, manville was a writer and television producer for cnn, entertainment news, the food network, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for hbo. in 2007, manville published quick and kosher recipes from the bride who knew nothing (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/lock-green.svg/9px-lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/w… | Jamie | Geller | chefs |
| 51 | 51 | Brigitte | Blascoer | f | Rozanne was first chef to New York Mayor Ed Koch at the age of 23 and has cooked for Presidents and Prime Ministers. She is best known for the trends she has inspired, including "The Minimalist" column in The New York Times (which was based on her cookbook Recipes 1-2-3), Little Meals, which began the grazing craze; Cafe Greco, New York's first Med-Rim restaurant; Hudson River Cuisine for the 3-star Hudson River Club, and much more. Gold is Chef-Director of the restaurant consulting firm, Baum+Whiteman, best known for creating Windows on the World; the Rainbow Room, where Gold was consulting chef and an owner from 1987-2000, and three of New York's three-star restaurants. She is the author of twelve cookbooks, including the award-winning 1-2-3 cookbook series. Her latest cookbook, Radically Simple: Brilliant Flavors with Breathtaking Ease, was hailed as one of the year's "best" by The New York Times, People, and Good Morning America. Rozanne Gold is a well-known food writer and journalist who has written more than 600 articles for national magazines, newspapers, and blogs. These publications includeBon Appetit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Huffington Post. In order to save it from its demise, Ms. Gold purchased the Gourmet cookbook library and donated it to New York University. Ms. Gold is a contributor to Savoring Gotham (Oxford University Press, 2015), 1001 Restaurants to Experience Before You Die (Barrons, 2014), and wrote the Foreword to Fresh Cooking by Shelley Boris (Monkfish Publishing, 2014.) A well-respected moderator, she appeared at the New School's Gotham on a Plate (2015) and Les Dames d'Escoffier's The Next Big Bite (2015) public forums. Her poetry has been published by Blue Lake Review, The Loom, and Villanness Press. She is a featured contributor to Cooking Light magazine and a blogger for the Huffington Post. Her career has been featured in Business Week, More, Mirabella, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Savoring Gotham, among many ot… | Rozanne grew up in Queens, New York with her parents, Marion and Bernard Gold, and her brother, Leon Gold. Her father, Bill (Bernard) Gold scored the winning touchdown for the 1943 Sugar Bowl (as a fullback for the Tennessee Vols), and was later drafted by the Washington Redskins. Bill, who grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts was Rocky Marciano's sparring partner. Rozanne's mother, Marion Gold, grew up in Pahokee, Florida, attended the University of Miami, and was a medical secretary and teacher. Gold now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her Husband, Michael Whiteman, an international restaurant consultant and president of Baum-Whiteman, the company that created five of New York's three-star restaurants (including The Rainbow Room and Windows on the World.) Their son, Jeremy Whiteman, is a computer consultant in Silicon Valley, and daughter, Shayna DePersia, is a junior at Ithaca College. | Brigitte was first chef to New York Mayor Ed Koch at the age of 23 and has cooked for Presidents and Prime Ministers. She is best known for the trends she has inspired, including "The Minimalist" column in The New York Times (which was based on her cookbook Recipes 1-2-3), Little Meals, which began the grazing craze; Cafe Greco, New York's first Med-Rim restaurant; Hudson River Cuisine for the 3-star Hudson River Club, and much more. Blascoer is Chef-Director of the restaurant consulting firm, Baum+Whiteman, best known for creating Windows on the World; the Rainbow Room, where Blascoer was consulting chef and an owner from 1987-2000, and three of New York's three-star restaurants. She is the author of twelve cookbooks, including the award-winning 1-2-3 cookbook series. Her latest cookbook, Radically Simple: Brilliant Flavors with Breathtaking Ease, was hailed as one of the year's "best" by The New York Times, People, and Good Morning America. Brigitte Blascoer is a well-known food writer and journalist who has written more than 600 articles for national magazines, newspapers, and blogs. These publications includeBon Appetit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Huffington Post. In order to save it from its demise, Ms. Blascoer purchased the Gourmet cookbook library and donated it to New York University. Ms. Blascoer is a contributor to Savoring Gotham (Oxford University Press, 2015), 1001 Restaurants to Experience Before You Die (Barrons, 2014), and wrote the Foreword to Fresh Cooking by Shelley Boris (Monkfish Publishing, 2014.) A well-respected moderator, she appeared at the New School's Gotham on a Plate (2015) and Les Dames d'Escoffier's The Next Big Bite (2015) public forums. Her poetry has been published by Blue Lake Review, The Loom, and Villanness Press. She is a featured contributor to Cooking Light magazine and a blogger for the Huffington Post. Her career has been featured in Business Week, More, Mirabella, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Savoring… | Rozanne | Gold | chefs |
| 52 | 52 | Mort | Rathbun | m | Rozanne was first chef to New York Mayor Ed Koch at the age of 23 and has cooked for Presidents and Prime Ministers. She is best known for the trends she has inspired, including "The Minimalist" column in The New York Times (which was based on her cookbook Recipes 1-2-3), Little Meals, which began the grazing craze; Cafe Greco, New York's first Med-Rim restaurant; Hudson River Cuisine for the 3-star Hudson River Club, and much more. Gold is Chef-Director of the restaurant consulting firm, Baum+Whiteman, best known for creating Windows on the World; the Rainbow Room, where Gold was consulting chef and an owner from 1987-2000, and three of New York's three-star restaurants. She is the author of twelve cookbooks, including the award-winning 1-2-3 cookbook series. Her latest cookbook, Radically Simple: Brilliant Flavors with Breathtaking Ease, was hailed as one of the year's "best" by The New York Times, People, and Good Morning America. Rozanne Gold is a well-known food writer and journalist who has written more than 600 articles for national magazines, newspapers, and blogs. These publications includeBon Appetit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Huffington Post. In order to save it from its demise, Ms. Gold purchased the Gourmet cookbook library and donated it to New York University. Ms. Gold is a contributor to Savoring Gotham (Oxford University Press, 2015), 1001 Restaurants to Experience Before You Die (Barrons, 2014), and wrote the Foreword to Fresh Cooking by Shelley Boris (Monkfish Publishing, 2014.) A well-respected moderator, she appeared at the New School's Gotham on a Plate (2015) and Les Dames d'Escoffier's The Next Big Bite (2015) public forums. Her poetry has been published by Blue Lake Review, The Loom, and Villanness Press. She is a featured contributor to Cooking Light magazine and a blogger for the Huffington Post. Her career has been featured in Business Week, More, Mirabella, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Savoring Gotham, among many ot… | Rozanne grew up in Queens, New York with her parents, Marion and Bernard Gold, and her brother, Leon Gold. Her father, Bill (Bernard) Gold scored the winning touchdown for the 1943 Sugar Bowl (as a fullback for the Tennessee Vols), and was later drafted by the Washington Redskins. Bill, who grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts was Rocky Marciano's sparring partner. Rozanne's mother, Marion Gold, grew up in Pahokee, Florida, attended the University of Miami, and was a medical secretary and teacher. Gold now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her Husband, Michael Whiteman, an international restaurant consultant and president of Baum-Whiteman, the company that created five of New York's three-star restaurants (including The Rainbow Room and Windows on the World.) Their son, Jeremy Whiteman, is a computer consultant in Silicon Valley, and daughter, Shayna DePersia, is a junior at Ithaca College. | mort was first chef to new york mayor ed koch at the age of 23 and has cooked for presidents and prime ministers. he is best known for the trends he has inspired, including "the minimalist" column in the new york times (which was based on his cookbook recipes 1-2-3), little meals, which began the grazing craze; cafe greco, new york's first med-rim restaurant; hudson river cuisine for the 3-star hudson river club, and much more. rathbun is chef-director of the restaurant consulting firm, baum+whiteman, best known for creating windows on the world; the rainbow room, where rathbun was consulting chef and an owner from 1987-2000, and three of new york's three-star restaurants. he is the author of twelve cookbooks, including the award-winning 1-2-3 cookbook series. his latest cookbook, radically simple: brilliant flavors with breathtaking ease, was hailed as one of the year's "best" by the new york times, people, and good morning america. mort rathbun is a well-known food writer and journalist who has written more than 600 articles for national magazines, newspapers, and blogs. these publications includebon appetit, gourmet, cooking light, the new york times, the wall street journal, and the huffington post. in order to save it from its demise, ms. rathbun purchased the gourmet cookbook library and donated it to new york university. ms. rathbun is a contributor to savoring gotham (oxford university press, 2015), 1001 restaurants to experience before you die (barrons, 2014), and wrote the foreword to fresh cooking by shelley boris (monkfish publishing, 2014.) a well-respected moderator, he appeared at the new school's gotham on a plate (2015) and les dames d'escoffier's the next big bite (2015) public forums. his poetry has been published by blue lake review, the loom, and villanness press. he is a featured contributor to cooking light magazine and a blogger for the huffington post. his career has been featured in business week, more, mirabella, gourmet, cooking light, bon appetit, savoring gotham, among man… | Rozanne | Gold | chefs |
| 53 | 53 | Monah | Humphries | f | Guarnaschelli worked under Larry Forgione (whose son is Iron Chef Marc Forgione), and then at a number of restaurants in France, New York and Los Angeles, including Guy Savoy's La Butte Chaillot. She also worked at Daniel Boulud's eponymous restaurant and Joachim Splichal's Patina before becoming the executive chef at Butter. She was executive chef at The Darby restaurant before its closing. She chairs of the Museum of Food and Drink's Culinary Council. | On April 29, 2007, Guarnaschelli married Brandon Clark. The two met in 2006 at New York's Institute of Culinary Education while Alex was teaching a fish class. Their daughter, Ava, was born in July 2007. The couple's marriage eventually ended, and in June 2020, Guarnaschelli announced her engagement to chef Michael Castellon, a Chopped winner who had proposed to her on her birthday over the weekend of June 19-20. | Humphries worked under Larry Forgione (whose son is Iron Chef Marc Forgione), and then at a number of restaurants in France, New York and Los Angeles, including Guy Savoy's La Butte Chaillot. She also worked at Daniel Boulud's eponymous restaurant and Joachim Splichal's Patina before becoming the executive chef at Butter. She was executive chef at The Darby restaurant before its closing. She chairs of the Museum of Food and Drink's Culinary Council.On April 29, 2007, Humphries married Brandon Clark. The two met in 2006 at New York's Institute of Culinary Education while Monah was teaching a fish class. Their daughter, Ava, was born in July 2007. The couple's marriage eventually ended, and in June 2020, Humphries announced her engagement to chef Michael Castellon, a Chopped winner who had proposed to her on her birthday over the weekend of June 19-20. | Alex | Guarnaschelli | chefs |
| 54 | 54 | Juan | Hardstark | m | Guarnaschelli worked under Larry Forgione (whose son is Iron Chef Marc Forgione), and then at a number of restaurants in France, New York and Los Angeles, including Guy Savoy's La Butte Chaillot. She also worked at Daniel Boulud's eponymous restaurant and Joachim Splichal's Patina before becoming the executive chef at Butter. She was executive chef at The Darby restaurant before its closing. She chairs of the Museum of Food and Drink's Culinary Council. | On April 29, 2007, Guarnaschelli married Brandon Clark. The two met in 2006 at New York's Institute of Culinary Education while Alex was teaching a fish class. Their daughter, Ava, was born in July 2007. The couple's marriage eventually ended, and in June 2020, Guarnaschelli announced her engagement to chef Michael Castellon, a Chopped winner who had proposed to her on her birthday over the weekend of June 19-20. | hardstark worked under larry forgione (whose son is iron chef marc forgione), and then at a number of restaurants in france, new york and los angeles, including guy savoy's la butte chaillot. he also worked at daniel boulud's eponymous restaurant and joachim splichal's patina before becoming the executive chef at butter. he was executive chef at the darby restaurant before its closing. he chairs of the museum of food and drink's culinary council.on april 29, 2007, hardstark married brandon clark. the two met in 2006 at new york's institute of culinary education while juan was teaching a fish class. their daughter, ava, was born in july 2007. the couple's marriage eventually ended, and in june 2020, hardstark announced his engagement to chef michael castellon, a chopped winner who had proposed to his on his birthday over the weekend of june 19-20. | Alex | Guarnaschelli | chefs |
| 55 | 55 | Josie | Dinello | f | After working as one-woman broadcast team in Jefferson City, Missouri, Gum landed her first on-air jobs as a news reporter and sportscaster in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Fox 18 WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was a news anchor and was voted "Sexiest Woman in Charlotte." She then went on to host the following television shows over a period that lasted nearly two decades: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR, ESPN’s Outdoor Block, Outdoor Living Network’s Tour de France studio show (where she was the first-ever female host for the event), Travel Channel's Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum, and Discovery HD Theater's What's My Car Worth? At one time, Gum was considered the most recognizable woman in sports commenting. Gum currently works as a raw food chef, having received her certification from Living Light Raw Foods Culinary Institute in Fort Bragg, California. She has taught raw food instruction at the Japan Living Beauty Association, where she also sits on the board of directors. | In addition to covering sports, Gum has led an active life, coming in as part of the second-place team in Virginia's 400-mile adventure race the "Beast of the East" in October 2005. She went on to compete in Primal Quest, an expedition-length adventure race that has been called one of the most difficult athletic events in the world and was cited as the most prestigious expedition event in North America.Gum is also an avid environmentalist. | After working as one-woman broadcast team in Jefferson City, Missouri, Dinello landed her first on-air jobs as a news reporter and sportscaster in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Fox 18 WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was a news anchor and was voted "Sexiest Woman in Charlotte." She then went on to host the following television shows over a period that lasted nearly two decades: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR, ESPN’s Outdoor Block, Outdoor Living Network’s Tour de France studio show (where she was the first-ever female host for the event), Travel Channel's Treasure Hunter: Josie Dinello, and Discovery HD Theater's What's My Car Worth? At one time, Dinello was considered the most recognizable woman in sports commenting. Dinello currently works as a raw food chef, having received her certification from Living Light Raw Foods Culinary Institute in Fort Bragg, California. She has taught raw food instruction at the Japan Living Beauty Association, where she also sits on the board of directors.In addition to covering sports, Dinello has led an active life, coming in as part of the second-place team in Virginia's 400-mile adventure race the "Beast of the East" in October 2005. She went on to compete in Primal Quest, an expedition-length adventure race that has been called one of the most difficult athletic events in the world and was cited as the most prestigious expedition event in North America.Dinello is also an avid environmentalist. | Kirsten | Gum | chefs |
| 56 | 56 | Glen | Spira | m | After working as one-woman broadcast team in Jefferson City, Missouri, Gum landed her first on-air jobs as a news reporter and sportscaster in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Fox 18 WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was a news anchor and was voted "Sexiest Woman in Charlotte." She then went on to host the following television shows over a period that lasted nearly two decades: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR, ESPN’s Outdoor Block, Outdoor Living Network’s Tour de France studio show (where she was the first-ever female host for the event), Travel Channel's Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum, and Discovery HD Theater's What's My Car Worth? At one time, Gum was considered the most recognizable woman in sports commenting. Gum currently works as a raw food chef, having received her certification from Living Light Raw Foods Culinary Institute in Fort Bragg, California. She has taught raw food instruction at the Japan Living Beauty Association, where she also sits on the board of directors. | In addition to covering sports, Gum has led an active life, coming in as part of the second-place team in Virginia's 400-mile adventure race the "Beast of the East" in October 2005. She went on to compete in Primal Quest, an expedition-length adventure race that has been called one of the most difficult athletic events in the world and was cited as the most prestigious expedition event in North America.Gum is also an avid environmentalist. | after working as one-woman broadcast team in jefferson city, missouri, spira landed his first on-air jobs as a news reporter and sportscaster in chattanooga, tennessee, and fox 18 wccb in charlotte, north carolina, where he was a news anchor and was voted "sexiest woman in charlotte." he then went on to host the following television shows over a period that lasted nearly two decades: fox sports net's totally nascar, espn’s outdoor block, outdoor living network’s tour de france studio show (where he was the first-ever female host for the event), travel channel's treasure hunter: glen spira, and discovery hd theater's what's my car worth? at one time, spira was considered the most recognizable woman in sports commenting. spira currently works as a raw food chef, having received his certification from living light raw foods culinary institute in fort bragg, california. he has taught raw food instruction at the japan living beauty association, where he also sits on the board of directors.in addition to covering sports, spira has led an active life, coming in as part of the second-place team in virginia's 400-mile adventure race the "beast of the east" in october 2005. he went on to compete in primal quest, an expedition-length adventure race that has been called one of the most difficult athletic events in the world and was cited as the most prestigious expedition event in north america.spira is also an avid environmentalist. | Kirsten | Gum | chefs |
| 57 | 57 | Rosie | Getty | f | While she has never studied cooking, she has a large following on her food blog. In the nineteen episodes where she competed on the third season of MasterChef, Ha won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additionally, she placed three times in the top three group. However, she was also in the bottom group twice. On September 10, 2012, Hà was announced the winner of the competition and was awarded $250,000, the MasterChef title, the MasterChef trophy, and a cookbook deal. 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Her parents were of Vietnamese origin; they immigrated from Saigon to the United States in 1975 after the Vietnam War. She lived in Lakewood, California and Long Beach, California as a young child before her family moved to Houston, Texas. Her mother died from lung cancer when Ha was 14. Ha graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance along with MIS from the University of Texas at Austin. She also earned a master's of fine arts in creative fiction and nonfiction from the University of Houston's nationally acclaimed writing program. Ha suffers from neuromyelitis optica, in which a person's own immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. In 2004, she was diagnosed and gradually started losing her vision, and was almost completely blind by 2007. She describes her vision as "looking at a very foggy mirror after a hot shower". She uses adaptive technologies to help her manage her social media profiles by herself. Hà utilizes the following assistive technologies around her house: VoiceOver, JAWS, Aira glasses, Amigo portable CCTV along with a thermometer, food scale and liquid level indicator that gives an oral reading. Ha serves as Fiction Editor for Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, and her work has appeared in Fire Point, The ScissorTale Review and PANK Magazine, among others. In January 2014, she began hosting the cooking show Four Senses on AMI-TV. | Ha was born as an only child in Los Angeles County, California. Her parents were of Vietnamese origin; they immigrated from Saigon to the United States in 1975 after the Vietnam War. She lived in Lakewood, California and Long Beach, California as a young child before her family moved to Houston, Texas. Her mother died from lung cancer when Ha was 14. Ha graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance along with MIS from the University of Texas at Austin. She also earned a master's of fine arts in creative fiction and nonfiction from the University of Houston's nationally acclaimed writing program. Ha suffers from neuromyelitis optica, in which a person's own immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. In 2004, she was diagnosed and gradually started losing her vision, and was almost completely blind by 2007. She describes her vision as "looking at a very foggy mirror after a hot shower". She uses adaptive technologies to help her manage her social media profiles by herself. Getty utilizes the following assistive technologies around her house: VoiceOver, JAWS, Aira glasses, Amigo portable CCTV along with a thermometer, food scale and liquid level indicator that gives an oral reading. Ha serves as Fiction Editor for Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, and her work has appeared in Fire Point, The ScissorTale Review and PANK Magazine, among others. In January 2014, she began hosting the cooking show Four Senses on AMI-TV.While she has never studied cooking, she has a large following on her food blog. In the nineteen episodes where she competed on the third season of MasterChef, Ha won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additionally, she placed three times in the top three group. However, she was also in the bottom group twice. On September 10, 2012, Getty was announced the winner of the competition and was awarded $250,000, the MasterChef title, the MasterChef trophy, and a cookbook deal. Her cookbook, Recipes from My Home Kitchen: Asian and Ameri… | Christine | Hà | chefs |
| 58 | 58 | Clifton | Gautier | m | While she has never studied cooking, she has a large following on her food blog. In the nineteen episodes where she competed on the third season of MasterChef, Ha won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additionally, she placed three times in the top three group. However, she was also in the bottom group twice. On September 10, 2012, Hà was announced the winner of the competition and was awarded $250,000, the MasterChef title, the MasterChef trophy, and a cookbook deal. 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Her parents were of Vietnamese origin; they immigrated from Saigon to the United States in 1975 after the Vietnam War. She lived in Lakewood, California and Long Beach, California as a young child before her family moved to Houston, Texas. Her mother died from lung cancer when Ha was 14. Ha graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance along with MIS from the University of Texas at Austin. She also earned a master's of fine arts in creative fiction and nonfiction from the University of Houston's nationally acclaimed writing program. Ha suffers from neuromyelitis optica, in which a person's own immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. In 2004, she was diagnosed and gradually started losing her vision, and was almost completely blind by 2007. She describes her vision as "looking at a very foggy mirror after a hot shower". She uses adaptive technologies to help her manage her social media profiles by herself. Hà utilizes the following assistive technologies around her house: VoiceOver, JAWS, Aira glasses, Amigo portable CCTV along with a thermometer, food scale and liquid level indicator that gives an oral reading. Ha serves as Fiction Editor for Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, and her work has appeared in Fire Point, The ScissorTale Review and PANK Magazine, among others. In January 2014, she began hosting the cooking show Four Senses on AMI-TV. | ha was born as an only child in los angeles county, california. his parents were of vietnamese origin; they immigrated from saigon to the united states in 1975 after the vietnam war. he lived in lakewood, california and long beach, california as a young child before his family moved to houston, texas. his mother died from lung cancer when ha was 14. ha graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance along with mis from the university of texas at austin. he also earned a master's of fine arts in creative fiction and nonfiction from the university of houston's nationally acclaimed writing program. ha suffers from neuromyelitis optica, in which a person's own immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. in 2004, he was diagnosed and gradually started losing his vision, and was almost completely blind by 2007. he describes his vision as "looking at a very foggy mirror after a hot shower". he uses adaptive technologies to help his manage his social media profiles by herself. gautier utilizes the following assistive technologies around his house: voiceover, jaws, aira glasses, amigo portable cctv along with a thermometer, food scale and liquid level indicator that gives an oral reading. ha serves as fiction editor for gulf coast: a journal of literature and fine arts, and his work has appeared in fire point, the scissortale review and pank magazine, among others. in january 2014, he began hosting the cooking show four senses on ami-tv.while he has never studied cooking, he has a large following on his food blog. in the nineteen episodes where he competed on the third season of masterchef, ha won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additionally, he placed three times in the top three group. however, he was also in the bottom group twice. on september 10, 2012, gautier was announced the winner of the competition and was awarded $250,000, the masterchef title, the masterchef trophy, and a cookbook deal. his cookbook, recipes from my home kitchen: asian and american com… | Christine | Hà | chefs |
| 59 | 59 | Scheana | Skawennati | f | Following a career in catering, Hamilton opened the restaurant, Prune, in the East Village in 1999. She had no formal experience in restaurants, nor did she attend culinary school. Her 30-seat restaurant garnered widespread acclaim and admiration from diners, critics and other chefs including Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert. Prune earned a spot in the Bib Gourmand section of the Michelin's 2014 New York guide. Hamilton was featured in the fourth season of the PBS show The Mind of a Chef. She also appeared as a guest judge on the first season of The Taste on ABC. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton published a piece in the New York Times discussing the closure of Prune and broader implications of the pandemic for the restaurant industry in the United States. | Hamilton was married for 10 years to Dr. Michele Fuortes, an Italian-born teacher and researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College. They had two children, Marco and Leone, and later divorced. Hamilton is currently married to Ashley Merriman, who is her co-chef at Prune. | Following a career in catering, Hamilton opened the restaurant, Prune, in the East Village in 1999. She had no formal experience in restaurants, nor did she attend culinary school. Her 30-seat restaurant garnered widespread acclaim and admiration from diners, critics and other chefs including Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert. Prune earned a spot in the Bib Gourmand section of the Michelin's 2014 New York guide. Hamilton was featured in the fourth season of the PBS show The Mind of a Chef. She also appeared as a guest judge on the first season of The Taste on ABC. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton published a piece in the New York Times discussing the closure of Prune and broader implications of the pandemic for the restaurant industry in the United States.Hamilton was married for 10 years to Dr. Michele Fuortes, an Italian-born teacher and researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College. They had two children, Marco and Leone, and later divorced. Hamilton is currently married to Ashley Merriman, who is her co-chef at Prune. | Gabrielle | chefs | |
| 60 | 60 | Thommie | Stark | m | Following a career in catering, Hamilton opened the restaurant, Prune, in the East Village in 1999. She had no formal experience in restaurants, nor did she attend culinary school. Her 30-seat restaurant garnered widespread acclaim and admiration from diners, critics and other chefs including Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert. Prune earned a spot in the Bib Gourmand section of the Michelin's 2014 New York guide. Hamilton was featured in the fourth season of the PBS show The Mind of a Chef. She also appeared as a guest judge on the first season of The Taste on ABC. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton published a piece in the New York Times discussing the closure of Prune and broader implications of the pandemic for the restaurant industry in the United States. | Hamilton was married for 10 years to Dr. Michele Fuortes, an Italian-born teacher and researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College. They had two children, Marco and Leone, and later divorced. Hamilton is currently married to Ashley Merriman, who is her co-chef at Prune. | following a career in catering, hamilton opened the restaurant, prune, in the east village in 1999. he had no formal experience in restaurants, nor did he attend culinary school. his 30-seat restaurant garnered widespread acclaim and admiration from diners, critics and other chefs including anthony bourdain and eric ripert. prune earned a spot in the bib gourmand section of the michelin's 2014 new york guide. hamilton was featured in the fourth season of the pbs show the mind of a chef. he also appeared as a guest judge on the first season of the taste on abc. during the covid-19 pandemic, hamilton published a piece in the new york times discussing the closure of prune and broader implications of the pandemic for the restaurant industry in the united states.hamilton was married for 10 years to dr. michele fuortes, an italian-born teacher and researcher at weill cornell medical college. they had two children, marco and leone, and later divorced. hamilton is currently married to ashley merriman, who is his co-chef at prune. | Gabrielle | chefs | |
| 61 | 61 | Leyna | Forster | f | In the 1970s, Harris worked as a journalist before becoming a food writer. She was book review editor at Essence and theater critic for New York Amsterdam News, the United States' oldest black newspaper. Harris is a member of the faculty in the English Department at Queens College/C.U.N.Y. She hosts a monthly program, My Welcome Table, on Heritage Radio Network. She has published 12 books. Her primary subjects are the culinary history, foodways and recipes of the African diaspora. Harris was a 2004 winner of the lifetime achievement awards from the Southern Foodways Alliance and a 2010 James Beard Foundation special award honoree. Her most recent book is the memoir My Soul Looks Back (2017). | Harris resides in Brooklyn, Martha's Vineyard and New Orleans. | In the 1970s, Forster worked as a journalist before becoming a food writer. She was book review editor at Essence and theater critic for New York Amsterdam News, the United States' oldest black newspaper. Forster is a member of the faculty in the English Department at Queens College/C.U.N.Y. She hosts a monthly program, My Welcome Table, on Heritage Radio Network. She has published 12 books. Her primary subjects are the culinary history, foodways and recipes of the African diaspora. Forster was a 2004 winner of the lifetime achievement awards from the Southern Foodways Alliance and a 2010 James Beard Foundation special award honoree. Her most recent book is the memoir My Soul Looks Back (2017).Forster resides in Brooklyn, Martha's Vineyard and New Orleans. | Jessica | Harris | chefs |
| 62 | 62 | Bruce | Posner | m | In the 1970s, Harris worked as a journalist before becoming a food writer. She was book review editor at Essence and theater critic for New York Amsterdam News, the United States' oldest black newspaper. Harris is a member of the faculty in the English Department at Queens College/C.U.N.Y. She hosts a monthly program, My Welcome Table, on Heritage Radio Network. She has published 12 books. Her primary subjects are the culinary history, foodways and recipes of the African diaspora. Harris was a 2004 winner of the lifetime achievement awards from the Southern Foodways Alliance and a 2010 James Beard Foundation special award honoree. Her most recent book is the memoir My Soul Looks Back (2017). | Harris resides in Brooklyn, Martha's Vineyard and New Orleans. | in the 1970s, posner worked as a journalist before becoming a food writer. he was book review editor at essence and theater critic for new york amsterdam news, the united states' oldest black newspaper. posner is a member of the faculty in the english department at queens college/c.u.n.y. he hosts a monthly program, my welcome table, on heritage radio network. he has published 12 books. his primary subjects are the culinary history, foodways and recipes of the african diaspora. posner was a 2004 winner of the lifetime achievement awards from the southern foodways alliance and a 2010 james beard foundation special award honoree. his most recent book is the memoir my soul looks back (2017).posner resides in brooklyn, martha's vineyard and new orleans. | Jessica | Harris | chefs |
| 63 | 63 | Lydia | Yan | f | Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride?, featuring the Platinum-certified hit single, "Freak like Me", was released in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her follow-up singles included "My Up and Down" (#32 R&B, No. 68 Hot 100) and "It's All About You" (#58 R&B). In 1996, she collaborated with Warren G for the Police Story 3: Super Cop soundtrack with the single "What's Love Got to Do with It" which featured a sample of the Tina Turner hit. The single was another hit for the two, peaking at No. 36 on the Hot 100, No. 32 on R&B, and No. 2 on the UK charts. The music video also featured Jackie Chan in a cameo. Also that year, she collaborated on a track with Somethin' for the People titled "Damned If I Do" which appeared on the soundtrack for A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as well as their self-titled debut album. She also recorded the track "For the Funk" for the Sunset Park soundtrack. In 1997, she prepared for the release of her second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island (originally titled Portrait of a Lady). It garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And U Know It", but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997. The album was leaked to the internet a few years later and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars One of the shelved album's tracks, "T-Shirt & Panties" (a collaboration with Jamie Foxx) ended up on a soundtrack the following year. It was originally slated for the soundtrack to his film Booty Call but it eventually ended up on the soundtrack to the 1998 feature film Woo. It was released promotionally as a single, and the remix featured Cam'ron and Charli Baltimore. Also this year, she collaborated with Cydal on a track titled "Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms)" which was released as a single for the Bulletproof soundtrack. The track was also included on their debut album Cydalwayz the following year. During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon. In 2002, she filmed her second m… | She divorced Sherman Jordan in 2017. | Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride?, featuring the Platinum-certified hit single, "Freak like Me", was released in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her follow-up singles included "My Up and Down" (#32 R&B, No. 68 Hot 100) and "It's All About You" (#58 R&B). In 1996, she collaborated with Warren G for the Police Story 3: Super Cop soundtrack with the single "What's Love Got to Do with It" which featured a sample of the Tina Turner hit. The single was another hit for the two, peaking at No. 36 on the Hot 100, No. 32 on R&B, and No. 2 on the UK charts. The music video also featured Jackie Chan in a cameo. Also that year, she collaborated on a track with Somethin' for the People titled "Damned If I Do" which appeared on the soundtrack for A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as well as their self-titled debut album. She also recorded the track "For the Funk" for the Sunset Park soundtrack. In 1997, she prepared for the release of her second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island (originally titled Portrait of a Lady). It garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And U Know It", but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997. The album was leaked to the internet a few years later and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars One of the shelved album's tracks, "T-Shirt & Panties" (a collaboration with Jamie Foxx) ended up on a soundtrack the following year. It was originally slated for the soundtrack to his film Booty Call but it eventually ended up on the soundtrack to the 1998 feature film Woo. It was released promotionally as a single, and the remix featured Cam'ron and Charli Baltimore. Also this year, she collaborated with Cydal on a track titled "Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms)" which was released as a single for the Bulletproof soundtrack. The track was also included on their debut album Cydalwayz the following year. During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon. In 2002, she filmed her second m… | Adina | Howard | chefs |
| 64 | 64 | Dean | Zumbo | m | Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride?, featuring the Platinum-certified hit single, "Freak like Me", was released in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her follow-up singles included "My Up and Down" (#32 R&B, No. 68 Hot 100) and "It's All About You" (#58 R&B). In 1996, she collaborated with Warren G for the Police Story 3: Super Cop soundtrack with the single "What's Love Got to Do with It" which featured a sample of the Tina Turner hit. The single was another hit for the two, peaking at No. 36 on the Hot 100, No. 32 on R&B, and No. 2 on the UK charts. The music video also featured Jackie Chan in a cameo. Also that year, she collaborated on a track with Somethin' for the People titled "Damned If I Do" which appeared on the soundtrack for A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as well as their self-titled debut album. She also recorded the track "For the Funk" for the Sunset Park soundtrack. In 1997, she prepared for the release of her second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island (originally titled Portrait of a Lady). It garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(Freak) And U Know It", but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997. The album was leaked to the internet a few years later and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars One of the shelved album's tracks, "T-Shirt & Panties" (a collaboration with Jamie Foxx) ended up on a soundtrack the following year. It was originally slated for the soundtrack to his film Booty Call but it eventually ended up on the soundtrack to the 1998 feature film Woo. It was released promotionally as a single, and the remix featured Cam'ron and Charli Baltimore. Also this year, she collaborated with Cydal on a track titled "Chocolate (Cuties & Condoms)" which was released as a single for the Bulletproof soundtrack. The track was also included on their debut album Cydalwayz the following year. During this time, she made her feature film debut in the independent film High Freakquency, starring Deon Richmond and John Witherspoon. In 2002, she filmed her second m… | She divorced Sherman Jordan in 2017. | her debut album do you wanna ride?, featuring the platinum-certified hit single, "freak like me", was released in 1995 and was certified gold by the riaa. his follow-up singles included "my up and down" (#32 r&b, no. 68 hot 100) and "it's all about you" (#58 r&b). in 1996, he collaborated with warren g for the police story 3: super cop soundtrack with the single "what's love got to do with it" which featured a sample of the tina turner hit. the single was another hit for the two, peaking at no. 36 on the hot 100, no. 32 on r&b, and no. 2 on the uk charts. the music video also featured jackie chan in a cameo. also that year, he collaborated on a track with somethin' for the people titled "damned if i do" which appeared on the soundtrack for a thin line between love and hate as well as their self-titled debut album. he also recorded the track "for the funk" for the sunset park soundtrack. in 1997, he prepared for the release of his second album, welcome to fantasy island (originally titled portrait of a lady). it garnered critical raves and a moderate hit with the lead single, "(freak) and u know it", but was shelved by elektra records in 1997. the album was leaked to the internet a few years later and promotional copies sell for hundreds of dollars one of the shelved album's tracks, "t-shirt & panties" (a collaboration with jamie foxx) ended up on a soundtrack the following year. it was originally slated for the soundtrack to his film booty call but it eventually ended up on the soundtrack to the 1998 feature film woo. it was released promotionally as a single, and the remix featured cam'ron and charli baltimore. also this year, he collaborated with cydal on a track titled "chocolate (cuties & condoms)" which was released as a single for the bulletproof soundtrack. the track was also included on their debut album cydalwayz the following year. during this time, he made his feature film debut in the independent film high freakquency, starring deon richmond and john witherspoon. in 2002, he filmed his second movie ro… | Adina | Howard | chefs |
| 65 | 65 | Felicia | Breslin | f | Howard graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC in 2004. She completed an internship at Wylie Dufresne's wd~50 and trained as Chef de Partie at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Spice Market. Howard married Ben Knight, one of her coworkers at Voyage, and the two started a soup delivery business out of their apartment in Harlem, an effort that included chilling soup in the bathtub. Despite offers from investors to open a brick and mortar location in New York, the couple agreed to accept Howard’s parents' offer to buy a restaurant in Kinston. Howard and Knight moved to North Carolina in 2005 and opened Chef & the Farmer in 2006 in a downtown building that was previously a mule stable. More than 60% of the ingredients used in the restaurant come from within a 90-mile radius. The restaurant creates modern interpretations of traditional southern dishes, often collected from members of her family's Eastern North Carolina community. In 2018, Howard said "Older folks in our community teach me how to make something very simple. One of the things I like about A Chef's Life and dislike about modern media, in general, is that very young-person-new-ideas driven, and I don’t think people call on the wisdom of older folks very much. To learn from them and share has been wonderful." In 2012, the Chef & the Farmer building caught fire and was rebuilt. In 2013, Howard and Knight opened the Boiler Room, a casual spot that serves oysters and burgers catty-corner from Chef & the Farmer. Howard has authored a cookbook and memoir, titled Deep Run Roots - Stories and Recipes from my Corner of the South .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");backgrou… | Howard is married to Ben Knight. The couple met while working together at Voyage restaurant in NYC. They live on Howard's family homestead in Deep Run, North Carolina with their twin children. | Breslin graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC in 2004. She completed an internship at Wylie Dufresne's wd~50 and trained as Chef de Partie at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Spice Market. Breslin married Ben Knight, one of her coworkers at Voyage, and the two started a soup delivery business out of their apartment in Harlem, an effort that included chilling soup in the bathtub. Despite offers from investors to open a brick and mortar location in New York, the couple agreed to accept Breslin’s parents' offer to buy a restaurant in Kinston. Breslin and Knight moved to North Carolina in 2005 and opened Chef & the Farmer in 2006 in a downtown building that was previously a mule stable. More than 60% of the ingredients used in the restaurant come from within a 90-mile radius. The restaurant creates modern interpretations of traditional southern dishes, often collected from members of her family's Eastern North Carolina community. In 2018, Breslin said "Older folks in our community teach me how to make something very simple. One of the things I like about A Chef's Life and dislike about modern media, in general, is that very young-person-new-ideas driven, and I don’t think people call on the wisdom of older folks very much. To learn from them and share has been wonderful." In 2012, the Chef & the Farmer building caught fire and was rebuilt. In 2013, Breslin and Knight opened the Boiler Room, a casual spot that serves oysters and burgers catty-corner from Chef & the Farmer. Breslin has authored a cookbook and memoir, titled Deep Run Roots - Stories and Recipes from my Corner of the South .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");b… | Vivian | Howard | chefs |
| 66 | 66 | Manfred | Rozova | m | Howard graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC in 2004. She completed an internship at Wylie Dufresne's wd~50 and trained as Chef de Partie at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Spice Market. Howard married Ben Knight, one of her coworkers at Voyage, and the two started a soup delivery business out of their apartment in Harlem, an effort that included chilling soup in the bathtub. Despite offers from investors to open a brick and mortar location in New York, the couple agreed to accept Howard’s parents' offer to buy a restaurant in Kinston. Howard and Knight moved to North Carolina in 2005 and opened Chef & the Farmer in 2006 in a downtown building that was previously a mule stable. More than 60% of the ingredients used in the restaurant come from within a 90-mile radius. The restaurant creates modern interpretations of traditional southern dishes, often collected from members of her family's Eastern North Carolina community. In 2018, Howard said "Older folks in our community teach me how to make something very simple. One of the things I like about A Chef's Life and dislike about modern media, in general, is that very young-person-new-ideas driven, and I don’t think people call on the wisdom of older folks very much. To learn from them and share has been wonderful." In 2012, the Chef & the Farmer building caught fire and was rebuilt. In 2013, Howard and Knight opened the Boiler Room, a casual spot that serves oysters and burgers catty-corner from Chef & the Farmer. Howard has authored a cookbook and memoir, titled Deep Run Roots - Stories and Recipes from my Corner of the South .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");backgrou… | Howard is married to Ben Knight. The couple met while working together at Voyage restaurant in NYC. They live on Howard's family homestead in Deep Run, North Carolina with their twin children. | rozova graduated from the institute of culinary education in nyc in 2004. he completed an internship at wylie dufresne's wd~50 and trained as chef de partie at jean-georges vongerichten's spice market. rozova married ben knight, one of his coworkers at voyage, and the two started a soup delivery business out of their apartment in harlem, an effort that included chilling soup in the bathtub. despite offers from investors to open a brick and mortar location in new york, the couple agreed to accept rozova’s parents' offer to buy a restaurant in kinston. rozova and knight moved to north carolina in 2005 and opened chef & the farmer in 2006 in a downtown building that was previously a mule stable. more than 60% of the ingredients used in the restaurant come from within a 90-mile radius. the restaurant creates modern interpretations of traditional southern dishes, often collected from members of his family's eastern north carolina community. in 2018, rozova said "older folks in our community teach me how to make something very simple. one of the things i like about a chef's life and dislike about modern media, in general, is that very young-person-new-ideas driven, and i don’t think people call on the wisdom of older folks very much. to learn from them and share has been wonderful." in 2012, the chef & the farmer building caught fire and was rebuilt. in 2013, rozova and knight opened the boiler room, a casual spot that serves oysters and burgers catty-corner from chef & the farmer. rozova has authored a cookbook and memoir, titled deep run roots - stories and recipes from my corner of the south .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/lock-green.svg/9px-lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/lock-green.svg");backgroun… | Vivian | Howard | chefs |
| 67 | 67 | Rosemarie | Marí | f | After graduating with a culinary arts degree, Izard worked in the Phoenix area at the Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, and Christopher Gross's Fermier Brasserie. Izard returned to the Chicago area in 2001, with a job as garde manger at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Vong. While working at Vong, Izard met future "Top Chef" contestant Dale Talde, and Heather Shouse, with whom she would later co-author the cookbook "Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats, and Drinks". After leaving Vong, Izard worked as tournant at Shawn McClain's Spring, and then as sous chef at Dale Levitski's La Tache. | Izard has a dog named Burt, who is a frequent guest on her social media networks and has his own Twitter. Izard currently resides in Chicago with her son, Ernie (born in 2016) and husband, Gary Valentine, a craft beer consultant, whom she married on October 6, 2013. | After graduating with a culinary arts degree, Marí worked in the Phoenix area at the Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, and Christopher Gross's Fermier Brasserie. Marí returned to the Chicago area in 2001, with a job as garde manger at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Vong. While working at Vong, Marí met future "Top Chef" contestant Dale Talde, and Heather Shouse, with whom she would later co-author the cookbook "Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats, and Drinks". After leaving Vong, Marí worked as tournant at Shawn McClain's Spring, and then as sous chef at Dale Levitski's La Tache.Marí has a dog named Burt, who is a frequent guest on her social media networks and has his own Twitter. Marí currently resides in Chicago with her son, Ernie (born in 2016) and husband, Gary Valentine, a craft beer consultant, whom she married on October 6, 2013. | Stephanie | Izard | chefs |
| 68 | 68 | Jonah | Kravitz | m | After graduating with a culinary arts degree, Izard worked in the Phoenix area at the Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, and Christopher Gross's Fermier Brasserie. Izard returned to the Chicago area in 2001, with a job as garde manger at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Vong. While working at Vong, Izard met future "Top Chef" contestant Dale Talde, and Heather Shouse, with whom she would later co-author the cookbook "Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats, and Drinks". After leaving Vong, Izard worked as tournant at Shawn McClain's Spring, and then as sous chef at Dale Levitski's La Tache. | Izard has a dog named Burt, who is a frequent guest on her social media networks and has his own Twitter. Izard currently resides in Chicago with her son, Ernie (born in 2016) and husband, Gary Valentine, a craft beer consultant, whom she married on October 6, 2013. | after graduating with a culinary arts degree, kravitz worked in the phoenix area at the camelback inn resort & spa, and christopher gross's fermier brasserie. kravitz returned to the chicago area in 2001, with a job as garde manger at jean-georges vongerichten's vong. while working at vong, kravitz met future "top chef" contestant dale talde, and heather shouse, with whom he would later co-author the cookbook "girl in the kitchen: how a top chef cooks, thinks, shops, eats, and drinks". after leaving vong, kravitz worked as tournant at shawn mcclain's spring, and then as sous chef at dale levitski's la tache.kravitz has a dog named burt, who is a frequent guest on his social media networks and has his own twitter. kravitz currently resides in chicago with his son, ernie (born in 2016) and husband, gary valentine, a craft beer consultant, whom he married on october 6, 2013. | Stephanie | Izard | chefs |
| 69 | 69 | Marge | Clift | f | Jinich first began researching and cooking Mexican cuisine out of homesickness for her native Mexico City, when she moved to Dallas, Texas, with her husband. Soon, she was teaching Mexican cooking to friends and neighbors. At the same time, as she was writing her bachelor's thesis, she offered to help KERA, the Dallas public TV station, with a documentary on the Mexican Revolution, but they needed help with another project: the PBS series New Tastes from Texas with Chef Stephan Pyles, for which she became a production assistant. Two years later, she relocated to Washington, DC, with her husband and their first-born son, where she resumed her academic pursuits, earning her master's degree from Georgetown and landing her "dream job" at the Inter-American Dialogue, but she never stopped obsessively thinking about food and enrolled at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. Jinich envisioned herself writing articles about Mexican cuisine and teaching it in her home kitchen, until she met with the executive director of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, who encouraged her to bring her cooking program to the institute. In 2007, she launched her "Mexican Table" series of live cooking demonstrations along with multi-course tasting dinners, which she still runs today. The classes combine Jinich's skilled Mexican cooking with her knowledge of the country's history and regions. Each one explores a single topic—for example, dishes of the Mexican Revolution, a historical vanilla menu, or convent foods from colonial Mexico. Around the same time, she started her blog about Mexican cuisine, which was followed by invitations to write about food for print publications and to give talks and cooking demos for radio and TV shows. Jinich's charisma and intelligence caught the attention of television producers. After exploring different outlets, she decided Washington, DC's WETA-TV was the right home for Pati's Mexican Table because of her commitment to authenticity and the independence the PBS and public-TV platform allows o… | Jinich lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband Daniel Jinich and their three sons: Alan, Samuel ("Sami"), and Julian ("Juju"). | Clift first began researching and cooking Mexican cuisine out of homesickness for her native Mexico City, when she moved to Dallas, Texas, with her husband. Soon, she was teaching Mexican cooking to friends and neighbors. At the same time, as she was writing her bachelor's thesis, she offered to help KERA, the Dallas public TV station, with a documentary on the Mexican Revolution, but they needed help with another project: the PBS series New Tastes from Texas with Chef Stephan Pyles, for which she became a production assistant. Two years later, she relocated to Washington, DC, with her husband and their first-born son, where she resumed her academic pursuits, earning her master's degree from Georgetown and landing her "dream job" at the Inter-American Dialogue, but she never stopped obsessively thinking about food and enrolled at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. Clift envisioned herself writing articles about Mexican cuisine and teaching it in her home kitchen, until she met with the executive director of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, who encouraged her to bring her cooking program to the institute. In 2007, she launched her "Mexican Table" series of live cooking demonstrations along with multi-course tasting dinners, which she still runs today. The classes combine Clift's skilled Mexican cooking with her knowledge of the country's history and regions. Each one explores a single topic—for example, dishes of the Mexican Revolution, a historical vanilla menu, or convent foods from colonial Mexico. Around the same time, she started her blog about Mexican cuisine, which was followed by invitations to write about food for print publications and to give talks and cooking demos for radio and TV shows. Clift's charisma and intelligence caught the attention of television producers. After exploring different outlets, she decided Washington, DC's WETA-TV was the right home for Marge's Mexican Table because of her commitment to authenticity and the independence the PBS and public-TV platform allows over… | Pati | Jinich | chefs |
| 70 | 70 | Viggo | Carhart | m | Jinich first began researching and cooking Mexican cuisine out of homesickness for her native Mexico City, when she moved to Dallas, Texas, with her husband. Soon, she was teaching Mexican cooking to friends and neighbors. At the same time, as she was writing her bachelor's thesis, she offered to help KERA, the Dallas public TV station, with a documentary on the Mexican Revolution, but they needed help with another project: the PBS series New Tastes from Texas with Chef Stephan Pyles, for which she became a production assistant. Two years later, she relocated to Washington, DC, with her husband and their first-born son, where she resumed her academic pursuits, earning her master's degree from Georgetown and landing her "dream job" at the Inter-American Dialogue, but she never stopped obsessively thinking about food and enrolled at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. Jinich envisioned herself writing articles about Mexican cuisine and teaching it in her home kitchen, until she met with the executive director of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, who encouraged her to bring her cooking program to the institute. In 2007, she launched her "Mexican Table" series of live cooking demonstrations along with multi-course tasting dinners, which she still runs today. The classes combine Jinich's skilled Mexican cooking with her knowledge of the country's history and regions. Each one explores a single topic—for example, dishes of the Mexican Revolution, a historical vanilla menu, or convent foods from colonial Mexico. Around the same time, she started her blog about Mexican cuisine, which was followed by invitations to write about food for print publications and to give talks and cooking demos for radio and TV shows. Jinich's charisma and intelligence caught the attention of television producers. After exploring different outlets, she decided Washington, DC's WETA-TV was the right home for Pati's Mexican Table because of her commitment to authenticity and the independence the PBS and public-TV platform allows o… | Jinich lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband Daniel Jinich and their three sons: Alan, Samuel ("Sami"), and Julian ("Juju"). | carhart first began researching and cooking mexican cuisine out of homesickness for his native mexico city, when he moved to dallas, texas, with his husband. soon, he was teaching mexican cooking to friends and neighbors. at the same time, as he was writing his bachelor's thesis, he offered to help kera, the dallas public tv station, with a documentary on the mexican revolution, but they needed help with another project: the pbs series new tastes from texas with chef stephan pyles, for which he became a production assistant. two years later, he relocated to washington, dc, with his husband and their first-born son, where he resumed his academic pursuits, earning his master's degree from georgetown and landing his "dream job" at the inter-american dialogue, but he never stopped obsessively thinking about food and enrolled at l'academie de cuisine in maryland. carhart envisioned herself writing articles about mexican cuisine and teaching it in his home kitchen, until he met with the executive director of the mexican cultural institute in washington, dc, who encouraged his to bring his cooking program to the institute. in 2007, he launched his "mexican table" series of live cooking demonstrations along with multi-course tasting dinners, which he still runs today. the classes combine carhart's skilled mexican cooking with his knowledge of the country's history and regions. each one explores a single topic—for example, dishes of the mexican revolution, a historical vanilla menu, or convent foods from colonial mexico. around the same time, he started his blog about mexican cuisine, which was followed by invitations to write about food for print publications and to give talks and cooking demos for radio and tv shows. carhart's charisma and intelligence caught the attention of television producers. after exploring different outlets, he decided washington, dc's weta-tv was the right home for viggo's mexican table because of his commitment to authenticity and the independence the pbs and public-tv platform allows over the … | Pati | Jinich | chefs |
| 71 | 71 | Lynn | Bass | f | After culinary school, Kim worked again at the Ritz, and then at Charlie Trotter's. She worked with Stegner at Prairie Grass Cafe and then became executive chef of Opera and then Aria in the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. In 2011, Kim competed on Season 9 of Top Chef in Texas, winning the "Restaurant Wars" episode and the "Last Chance Kitchen" competition before finishing in fourth place. In 2012, she was hired to take over the Michelin-starred Bonsoirée in Chicago, but the restaurant closed after two months. She then returned to her alma mater to teach a fine dining course at Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts. In 2014, Kim and her husband, Johnny Clark, opened their own restaurant, Parachute in Avondale, Chicago, serving modern Korean-American cuisine. The restaurant was named Eater Chicago's 2014 Restaurant of the Year, and it was a finalist for the 2015 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. Bon Appétit magazine named it one of the country's best new restaurants in 2015. Parachute received a Michelin star in the 2016 Michelin Guide for Chicago. In 2019, Kim and Clark won the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Great Lakes. | Kim and her husband live in Chicago with their two children. Journalist Lee Ann Kim is her sister. | After culinary school, Bass worked again at the Ritz, and then at Charlie Trotter's. She worked with Stegner at Prairie Grass Cafe and then became executive chef of Opera and then Aria in the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. In 2011, Bass competed on Season 9 of Top Chef in Texas, winning the "Restaurant Wars" episode and the "Last Chance Kitchen" competition before finishing in fourth place. In 2012, she was hired to take over the Michelin-starred Bonsoirée in Chicago, but the restaurant closed after two months. She then returned to her alma mater to teach a fine dining course at Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts. In 2014, Bass and her husband, Johnny Clark, opened their own restaurant, Parachute in Avondale, Chicago, serving modern Korean-American cuisine. The restaurant was named Eater Chicago's 2014 Restaurant of the Year, and it was a finalist for the 2015 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. Bon Appétit magazine named it one of the country's best new restaurants in 2015. Parachute received a Michelin star in the 2016 Michelin Guide for Chicago. In 2019, Bass and Clark won the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Great Lakes.Bass and her husband live in Chicago with their two children. Journalist Lee Ann Bass is her sister. | Beverly | Kim | chefs |
| 72 | 72 | Waldo | Mabe | m | After culinary school, Kim worked again at the Ritz, and then at Charlie Trotter's. She worked with Stegner at Prairie Grass Cafe and then became executive chef of Opera and then Aria in the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. In 2011, Kim competed on Season 9 of Top Chef in Texas, winning the "Restaurant Wars" episode and the "Last Chance Kitchen" competition before finishing in fourth place. In 2012, she was hired to take over the Michelin-starred Bonsoirée in Chicago, but the restaurant closed after two months. She then returned to her alma mater to teach a fine dining course at Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts. In 2014, Kim and her husband, Johnny Clark, opened their own restaurant, Parachute in Avondale, Chicago, serving modern Korean-American cuisine. The restaurant was named Eater Chicago's 2014 Restaurant of the Year, and it was a finalist for the 2015 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. Bon Appétit magazine named it one of the country's best new restaurants in 2015. Parachute received a Michelin star in the 2016 Michelin Guide for Chicago. In 2019, Kim and Clark won the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Great Lakes. | Kim and her husband live in Chicago with their two children. Journalist Lee Ann Kim is her sister. | after culinary school, mabe worked again at the ritz, and then at charlie trotter's. he worked with stegner at prairie grass cafe and then became executive chef of opera and then aria in the fairmont hotel in chicago. in 2011, mabe competed on season 9 of top chef in texas, winning the "restaurant wars" episode and the "last chance kitchen" competition before finishing in fourth place. in 2012, he was hired to take over the michelin-starred bonsoirée in chicago, but the restaurant closed after two months. he then returned to his alma mater to teach a fine dining course at kendall college's school of culinary arts. in 2014, mabe and his husband, johnny clark, opened their own restaurant, parachute in avondale, chicago, serving modern korean-american cuisine. the restaurant was named eater chicago's 2014 restaurant of the year, and it was a finalist for the 2015 james beard award for best new restaurant. bon appétit magazine named it one of the country's best new restaurants in 2015. parachute received a michelin star in the 2016 michelin guide for chicago. in 2019, mabe and clark won the james beard award for best chef, great lakes.mabe and his husband live in chicago with their two children. journalist lee ann mabe is his sister. | Beverly | Kim | chefs |
| 73 | 73 | Debora | Kaline | f | King took her first kitchen job when she was 17 years old as a pastry assistant at the Getty Museum. She subsequently trained under several Michelin-star and James Beard-recognized chefs including Dominique Crenn and Ron Siegel over the next 10 years. She has worked at several Michelin starred Bay Area restaurants such as Campton Place, Luce, and The Dining Room (Ritz-Carlton San Francisco). Throughout her career, she has cooked for several notable figures such as Oprah Winfrey and Al Gore. She was a chef ambassador for Whole Foods Market. She was selected as one of the "Best Female Chefs in San Francisco." She owns a company focused on culinary partnerships and experiences. She has appeared on stage at Outsidelands music festival for a cooking demonstration with Drag Queen Alyssa Edwards. She has also appeared at a number of food festivals around the nation such as Pebble Beach Food and Wine and The Napa Valley Film Festival. King earned national recognition after placing fourth as a finalist on Season 12 of Bravo's television series, Top Chef. King was invited back for Season 17 of Top Chef, the show's second all-stars season, where she was announced the winner and received the US$250,000 grand prize. She was subsequently voted as the "fan favorite" of Season 17, earning her another US$10,000, which she donated 100% of her fan favorite winnings to several non-profit organizations, including the Black Visions Collective, Asian Americans for Equality, Asian Youth Center, and The Trevor Project. She holds the most single-season individual challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef. King made her modeling debut in a global Levis Strauss Pride Campaign in 2018 King has created a line of ice cream flavors in collaboration with Humphry Slocombe that are exclusively sold at Whole Foods Market. She is the creator of Hong Kong Milk Tea Ice Cream, Almond Chocolate Crunch, Coconut Shoyu Caramel, Yuzu Cream, Golden Milk and Gingerbread, and Mango Mojito. King is the creator of King Sauce, a smal… | King lives in San Francisco. She is openly gay and an advocate for LGBTQ equality as well as women's empowerment, environmental sustainability, and food education for youths. King is gender-fluid and uses she/her or they/them pronouns. She was awarded Grand Marshall for San Francisco Pride 2016. King spoke out against anti-Asian racism and harassment during the COVID19 pandemic in alliance with Ad Council in a PSA campaign directed by Alan Yang. King hosts virtual cooking experiences with proceeds supporting charities such as The Okra Project, No Kid Hungry, The Trevor Project, Asian Pacific Islanders for Equality, National Black Justice Coalition. | King took her first kitchen job when she was 17 years old as a pastry assistant at the Getty Museum. She subsequently trained under several Michelin-star and James Beard-recognized chefs including Dominique Crenn and Ron Siegel over the next 10 years. She has worked at several Michelin starred Bay Area restaurants such as Campton Place, Luce, and The Dining Room (Ritz-Carlton San Francisco). Throughout her career, she has cooked for several notable figures such as Oprah Winfrey and Al Gore. She was a chef ambassador for Whole Foods Market. She was selected as one of the "Best Female Chefs in San Francisco." She owns a company focused on culinary partnerships and experiences. She has appeared on stage at Outsidelands music festival for a cooking demonstration with Drag Queen Alyssa Edwards. She has also appeared at a number of food festivals around the nation such as Pebble Beach Food and Wine and The Napa Valley Film Festival. King earned national recognition after placing fourth as a finalist on Season 12 of Bravo's television series, Top Chef. King was invited back for Season 17 of Top Chef, the show's second all-stars season, where she was announced the winner and received the US$250,000 grand prize. She was subsequently voted as the "fan favorite" of Season 17, earning her another US$10,000, which she donated 100% of her fan favorite winnings to several non-profit organizations, including the Black Visions Collective, Asian Americans for Equality, Asian Youth Center, and The Trevor Project. She holds the most single-season individual challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef. King made her modeling debut in a global Levis Strauss Pride Campaign in 2018 King has created a line of ice cream flavors in collaboration with Humphry Slocombe that are exclusively sold at Whole Foods Market. She is the creator of Hong Kong Milk Tea Ice Cream, Almond Chocolate Crunch, Coconut Shoyu Caramel, Yuzu Cream, Golden Milk and Gingerbread, and Mango Mojito. King is the creator of King Sauce, a smal… | Melissa | chefs | |
| 74 | 74 | Ransom | Schlow | m | King took her first kitchen job when she was 17 years old as a pastry assistant at the Getty Museum. She subsequently trained under several Michelin-star and James Beard-recognized chefs including Dominique Crenn and Ron Siegel over the next 10 years. She has worked at several Michelin starred Bay Area restaurants such as Campton Place, Luce, and The Dining Room (Ritz-Carlton San Francisco). Throughout her career, she has cooked for several notable figures such as Oprah Winfrey and Al Gore. She was a chef ambassador for Whole Foods Market. She was selected as one of the "Best Female Chefs in San Francisco." She owns a company focused on culinary partnerships and experiences. She has appeared on stage at Outsidelands music festival for a cooking demonstration with Drag Queen Alyssa Edwards. She has also appeared at a number of food festivals around the nation such as Pebble Beach Food and Wine and The Napa Valley Film Festival. King earned national recognition after placing fourth as a finalist on Season 12 of Bravo's television series, Top Chef. King was invited back for Season 17 of Top Chef, the show's second all-stars season, where she was announced the winner and received the US$250,000 grand prize. She was subsequently voted as the "fan favorite" of Season 17, earning her another US$10,000, which she donated 100% of her fan favorite winnings to several non-profit organizations, including the Black Visions Collective, Asian Americans for Equality, Asian Youth Center, and The Trevor Project. She holds the most single-season individual challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef. King made her modeling debut in a global Levis Strauss Pride Campaign in 2018 King has created a line of ice cream flavors in collaboration with Humphry Slocombe that are exclusively sold at Whole Foods Market. She is the creator of Hong Kong Milk Tea Ice Cream, Almond Chocolate Crunch, Coconut Shoyu Caramel, Yuzu Cream, Golden Milk and Gingerbread, and Mango Mojito. King is the creator of King Sauce, a smal… | King lives in San Francisco. She is openly gay and an advocate for LGBTQ equality as well as women's empowerment, environmental sustainability, and food education for youths. King is gender-fluid and uses she/her or they/them pronouns. She was awarded Grand Marshall for San Francisco Pride 2016. King spoke out against anti-Asian racism and harassment during the COVID19 pandemic in alliance with Ad Council in a PSA campaign directed by Alan Yang. King hosts virtual cooking experiences with proceeds supporting charities such as The Okra Project, No Kid Hungry, The Trevor Project, Asian Pacific Islanders for Equality, National Black Justice Coalition. | king took his first kitchen job when he was 17 years old as a pastry assistant at the getty museum. he subsequently trained under several michelin-star and james beard-recognized chefs including dominique crenn and ron siegel over the next 10 years. he has worked at several michelin starred bay area restaurants such as campton place, luce, and the dining room (ritz-carlton san francisco). throughout his career, he has cooked for several notable figures such as oprah winfrey and al gore. he was a chef ambassador for whole foods market. he was selected as one of the "best female chefs in san francisco." he owns a company focused on culinary partnerships and experiences. he has appeared on stage at outsidelands music festival for a cooking demonstration with drag queen alyssa edwards. he has also appeared at a number of food festivals around the nation such as pebble beach food and wine and the napa valley film festival. king earned national recognition after placing fourth as a finalist on season 12 of bravo's television series, top chef. king was invited back for season 17 of top chef, the show's second all-stars season, where he was announced the winner and received the us$250,000 grand prize. he was subsequently voted as the "fan favorite" of season 17, earning his another us$10,000, which he donated 100% of his fan favorite winnings to several non-profit organizations, including the black visions collective, asian americans for equality, asian youth center, and the trevor project. he holds the most single-season individual challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of top chef. king made his modeling debut in a global levis strauss pride campaign in 2018 king has created a line of ice cream flavors in collaboration with humphry slocombe that are exclusively sold at whole foods market. he is the creator of hong kong milk tea ice cream, almond chocolate crunch, coconut shoyu caramel, yuzu cream, golden milk and gingerbread, and mango mojito. king is the creator of king sauce, a small batch line o… | Melissa | chefs | |
| 75 | 75 | Cathay | Tempest | f | Kish became an instructor at Stir, a culinary demonstration kitchen in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, Kish was promoted to Stir's chef de cuisine by the owner, Barbara Lynch. She was the chef de cuisine at Barbara Lynch's Menton Boston until March 2014. In 2017, she released a book of recipes co-authored with Meredith Erickson, Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques. In May 2018, Kish became chef at her new restaurant Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas. Kish competed in Bravo's Top Chef in 2012. She made it into the main competition by surviving a soup challenge judged by Emeril Lagasse. She won four elimination challenges, creating dishes as varied as French cuisine and onion rings, before being eliminated during "Restaurant Wars" (episode 11). She was able to cook her way back into the main competition with five wins in "Last Chance Kitchen", making it to the finale with Brooke Williamson. In the finale, Kish was crowned the Top Chef, becoming the first competitor to win after winning "Last Chance Kitchen" and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. In 2015 Kish co-hosted the pilot season of 36 Hours, a series on the Travel Channel with Kyle Martino, a TV analyst and former soccer player. The show, an adaptation of the New York Times travel column of the same name, follows Kish and Martino as they spend 36 hours eating, drinking, and exploring a given city. | On March 28, 2014, Kish publicly came out after announcing the one year anniversary of the relationship with her girlfriend at the time, Jacqueline Westbrook, over Instagram. | Tempest became an instructor at Stir, a culinary demonstration kitchen in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, Tempest was promoted to Stir's chef de cuisine by the owner, Barbara Lynch. She was the chef de cuisine at Barbara Lynch's Menton Boston until March 2014. In 2017, she released a book of recipes co-authored with Meredith Erickson, Cathay Tempest Cooking: Recipes and Techniques. In May 2018, Tempest became chef at her new restaurant Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas. Tempest competed in Bravo's Top Chef in 2012. She made it into the main competition by surviving a soup challenge judged by Emeril Lagasse. She won four elimination challenges, creating dishes as varied as French cuisine and onion rings, before being eliminated during "Restaurant Wars" (episode 11). She was able to cook her way back into the main competition with five wins in "Last Chance Kitchen", making it to the finale with Brooke Williamson. In the finale, Tempest was crowned the Top Chef, becoming the first competitor to win after winning "Last Chance Kitchen" and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. In 2015 Tempest co-hosted the pilot season of 36 Hours, a series on the Travel Channel with Kyle Martino, a TV analyst and former soccer player. The show, an adaptation of the New York Times travel column of the same name, follows Tempest and Martino as they spend 36 hours eating, drinking, and exploring a given city.On March 28, 2014, Tempest publicly came out after announcing the one year anniversary of the relationship with her girlfriend at the time, Jacqueline Westbrook, over Instagram. | Kristen | Kish | chefs |
| 76 | 76 | Dickie | Hutten | m | Kish became an instructor at Stir, a culinary demonstration kitchen in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, Kish was promoted to Stir's chef de cuisine by the owner, Barbara Lynch. She was the chef de cuisine at Barbara Lynch's Menton Boston until March 2014. In 2017, she released a book of recipes co-authored with Meredith Erickson, Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques. In May 2018, Kish became chef at her new restaurant Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas. Kish competed in Bravo's Top Chef in 2012. She made it into the main competition by surviving a soup challenge judged by Emeril Lagasse. She won four elimination challenges, creating dishes as varied as French cuisine and onion rings, before being eliminated during "Restaurant Wars" (episode 11). She was able to cook her way back into the main competition with five wins in "Last Chance Kitchen", making it to the finale with Brooke Williamson. In the finale, Kish was crowned the Top Chef, becoming the first competitor to win after winning "Last Chance Kitchen" and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. In 2015 Kish co-hosted the pilot season of 36 Hours, a series on the Travel Channel with Kyle Martino, a TV analyst and former soccer player. The show, an adaptation of the New York Times travel column of the same name, follows Kish and Martino as they spend 36 hours eating, drinking, and exploring a given city. | On March 28, 2014, Kish publicly came out after announcing the one year anniversary of the relationship with her girlfriend at the time, Jacqueline Westbrook, over Instagram. | hutten became an instructor at stir, a culinary demonstration kitchen in boston, massachusetts. in 2012, hutten was promoted to stir's chef de cuisine by the owner, barbara lynch. he was the chef de cuisine at barbara lynch's menton boston until march 2014. in 2017, he released a book of recipes co-authored with meredith erickson, dickie hutten cooking: recipes and techniques. in may 2018, hutten became chef at his new restaurant arlo grey in austin, texas. hutten competed in bravo's top chef in 2012. he made it into the main competition by surviving a soup challenge judged by emeril lagasse. he won four elimination challenges, creating dishes as varied as french cuisine and onion rings, before being eliminated during "restaurant wars" (episode 11). he was able to cook his way back into the main competition with five wins in "last chance kitchen", making it to the finale with brooke williamson. in the finale, hutten was crowned the top chef, becoming the first competitor to win after winning "last chance kitchen" and the second female winner in the history of the top chef franchise. in 2015 hutten co-hosted the pilot season of 36 hours, a series on the travel channel with kyle martino, a tv analyst and former soccer player. the show, an adaptation of the new york times travel column of the same name, follows hutten and martino as they spend 36 hours eating, drinking, and exploring a given city.on march 28, 2014, hutten publicly came out after announcing the one year anniversary of the relationship with his girlfriend at the time, jacqueline westbrook, over instagram. | Kristen | Kish | chefs |
| 77 | 77 | Rhiannon | Duralde | f | In the early 1990s, Lee created a product called "Sandra Lee Kraft Kurtains", a home-decorating tool that used a wire rack and sheets or other fabric samples to create decorative drapery. The product was sold via infomercials and cable shopping networks. Home-shopping network QVC hired her as on-air talent; in her first 18 months on the network, Lee sold $20 million worth of products. Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee premiered on the Food Network in 2003. Each episode contains an arts and crafts element, in which Lee decorates the table setting in accordance with the theme of the meal that she just prepared. She refers to these as "tablescapes". Lee's second Food Network series, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, began airing on May 10, 2009.She has released 25 books, including Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade: Cool Kids Cooking (October 2006) and a memoir, Made From Scratch, which was released in November 2007. A magazine based on her show, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, was released in 2009. In 2012, Lee won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host for Semi-Homemade Cooking. Also in 2012, she started a new monthly lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. She is also starring in two new shows: Sandra’s Restaurant Remakes and Sandra Lee’s Taverns, Lounges & Clubs. When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a review of Lee's cookbook Semi-Homemade Cooking that criticized both her recipe and her "Semi-Homemade" concept,the review's author received a response "that was more impassioned than I anticipated", with most readers agreeing with the article. However, a number of readers disagreed with the column. One reader wrote, "Lots of people who don't want to take the time to shred a cup of carrots want to cook a good meal." Kurt Soller, writing for Newsweek, compared Lee's impact upon television cooking with that of Julia Child, noting that although Lee's show "is the furthest from Child's methods", both women "filled a niche that hasn't yet been explored". Kwanzaa cake Much of the criticism of Lee has co… | From 2001 to 2005, she was married to KB Home CEO and philanthropist Bruce Karatz for whom she converted to Judaism. In the fall of 2005, Lee entered into a relationship with Andrew Cuomo, who became Governor of New York in 2011 and which made Lee the state's de facto First Lady. The two shared homes in Chappaqua and Poughkeepsie. On September 25, 2019, the couple announced that they had ended their relationship. Lee announced on May 12, 2015, that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. By then she had undergone a lumpectomy, and was scheduled to have a double mastectomy later in the week. Governor Cuomo was to take some personal time to be with her during and after the surgery. On October 12, 2015, she was rushed to a hospital because of fluid buildup, believed to be a complication of her recovery, and was monitored closely in the next few days. Cuomo had been attending a Billy Joel concert at Nassau Coliseum, but left and went to the hospital. Lee has been cancer free since mid-2016. | In the early 1990s, Lee created a product called "Rhiannon Lee Kraft Kurtains", a home-decorating tool that used a wire rack and sheets or other fabric samples to create decorative drapery. The product was sold via infomercials and cable shopping networks. Home-shopping network QVC hired her as on-air talent; in her first 18 months on the network, Lee sold $20 million worth of products. Semi-Homemade Cooking with Rhiannon Lee premiered on the Food Network in 2003. Each episode contains an arts and crafts element, in which Lee decorates the table setting in accordance with the theme of the meal that she just prepared. She refers to these as "tablescapes". Lee's second Food Network series, Rhiannon's Money Saving Meals, began airing on May 10, 2009.She has released 25 books, including Rhiannon Lee Semi-Homemade: Cool Kids Cooking (October 2006) and a memoir, Made From Scratch, which was released in November 2007. A magazine based on her show, Rhiannon Lee Semi-Homemade, was released in 2009. In 2012, Lee won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host for Semi-Homemade Cooking. Also in 2012, she started a new monthly lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. She is also starring in two new shows: Rhiannon’s Restaurant Remakes and Rhiannon Lee’s Taverns, Lounges & Clubs. When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a review of Lee's cookbook Semi-Homemade Cooking that criticized both her recipe and her "Semi-Homemade" concept,the review's author received a response "that was more impassioned than I anticipated", with most readers agreeing with the article. However, a number of readers disagreed with the column. One reader wrote, "Lots of people who don't want to take the time to shred a cup of carrots want to cook a good meal." Kurt Soller, writing for Newsweek, compared Lee's impact upon television cooking with that of Julia Child, noting that although Lee's show "is the furthest from Child's methods", both women "filled a niche that hasn't yet been explored". Kwanzaa cake Much of the criticism… | Sandra | chefs | |
| 78 | 78 | Arlin | Olivier | m | In the early 1990s, Lee created a product called "Sandra Lee Kraft Kurtains", a home-decorating tool that used a wire rack and sheets or other fabric samples to create decorative drapery. The product was sold via infomercials and cable shopping networks. Home-shopping network QVC hired her as on-air talent; in her first 18 months on the network, Lee sold $20 million worth of products. Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee premiered on the Food Network in 2003. Each episode contains an arts and crafts element, in which Lee decorates the table setting in accordance with the theme of the meal that she just prepared. She refers to these as "tablescapes". Lee's second Food Network series, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, began airing on May 10, 2009.She has released 25 books, including Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade: Cool Kids Cooking (October 2006) and a memoir, Made From Scratch, which was released in November 2007. A magazine based on her show, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, was released in 2009. In 2012, Lee won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host for Semi-Homemade Cooking. Also in 2012, she started a new monthly lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. She is also starring in two new shows: Sandra’s Restaurant Remakes and Sandra Lee’s Taverns, Lounges & Clubs. When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a review of Lee's cookbook Semi-Homemade Cooking that criticized both her recipe and her "Semi-Homemade" concept,the review's author received a response "that was more impassioned than I anticipated", with most readers agreeing with the article. However, a number of readers disagreed with the column. One reader wrote, "Lots of people who don't want to take the time to shred a cup of carrots want to cook a good meal." Kurt Soller, writing for Newsweek, compared Lee's impact upon television cooking with that of Julia Child, noting that although Lee's show "is the furthest from Child's methods", both women "filled a niche that hasn't yet been explored". Kwanzaa cake Much of the criticism of Lee has co… | From 2001 to 2005, she was married to KB Home CEO and philanthropist Bruce Karatz for whom she converted to Judaism. In the fall of 2005, Lee entered into a relationship with Andrew Cuomo, who became Governor of New York in 2011 and which made Lee the state's de facto First Lady. The two shared homes in Chappaqua and Poughkeepsie. On September 25, 2019, the couple announced that they had ended their relationship. Lee announced on May 12, 2015, that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. By then she had undergone a lumpectomy, and was scheduled to have a double mastectomy later in the week. Governor Cuomo was to take some personal time to be with her during and after the surgery. On October 12, 2015, she was rushed to a hospital because of fluid buildup, believed to be a complication of her recovery, and was monitored closely in the next few days. Cuomo had been attending a Billy Joel concert at Nassau Coliseum, but left and went to the hospital. Lee has been cancer free since mid-2016. | in the early 1990s, lee created a product called "arlin lee kraft kurtains", a home-decorating tool that used a wire rack and sheets or other fabric samples to create decorative drapery. the product was sold via infomercials and cable shopping networks. home-shopping network qvc hired his as on-air talent; in his first 18 months on the network, lee sold $20 million worth of products. semi-homemade cooking with arlin lee premiered on the food network in 2003. each episode contains an arts and crafts element, in which lee decorates the table setting in accordance with the theme of the meal that he just prepared. he refers to these as "tablescapes". lee's second food network series, arlin's money saving meals, began airing on may 10, 2009.she has released 25 books, including arlin lee semi-homemade: cool kids cooking (october 2006) and a memoir, made from scratch, which was released in november 2007. a magazine based on his show, arlin lee semi-homemade, was released in 2009. in 2012, lee won the daytime emmy award for outstanding lifestyle/culinary host for semi-homemade cooking. also in 2012, he started a new monthly lifestyle magazine in partnership with tv guide. he is also starring in two new shows: arlin’s restaurant remakes and arlin lee’s taverns, lounges & clubs. when the seattle post-intelligencer ran a review of lee's cookbook semi-homemade cooking that criticized both his recipe and his "semi-homemade" concept,the review's author received a response "that was more impassioned than i anticipated", with most readers agreeing with the article. however, a number of readers disagreed with the column. one reader wrote, "lots of people who don't want to take the time to shred a cup of carrots want to cook a good meal." kurt soller, writing for newsweek, compared lee's impact upon television cooking with that of julia child, noting that although lee's show "is the furthest from child's methods", both women "filled a niche that hasn't yet been explored". kwanzaa cake much of the criticism of lee has coalesced aro… | Sandra | chefs | |
| 79 | 79 | Jenni | Krisher | f | LeeKong trained at the International Culinary Center and has traveled to over 30 countries in the past 10 years to study under international home cooks. Countries include Brazil, India, Thailand, Turkey, Chile, South Africa, and Peru. LeeKong initially worked at New York City's Jean Georges, Devi, and Per Se. From March 2011 until January 2014, she served as Chef and Culinary Creative Director of the Indian restaurant Junoon. A television personality, LeeKong has appeared on Food Network’s "Beat Bobby Flay," Chef Marks the Spot, NBC Weekend Today, CBS New York, Men's Health: Guy Gourmet New England Cable News Peggy's Kitchen Cures, What Would Julieanna Do, and Nirmala's Spice World on Veria Living.Leekong was also featured in Kitchen Casino To make cooking accessible and educational for children, LeeKong established an app called Issa’s Edible Adventures which allows users to digitally travel around the world to learn about food types and culture in different countries. LeeKong was inspired by games she played with her daughter to teach her about multiculturalism. | LeeKong lives in New York City with her husband, her two daughters and two dogs. LeeKong is affiliated with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and The Family Center. | Krisher trained at the International Culinary Center and has traveled to over 30 countries in the past 10 years to study under international home cooks. Countries include Brazil, India, Thailand, Turkey, Chile, South Africa, and Peru. Krisher initially worked at New York City's Jean Georges, Devi, and Per Se. From March 2011 until January 2014, she served as Chef and Culinary Creative Director of the Indian restaurant Junoon. A television personality, Krisher has appeared on Food Network’s "Beat Bobby Flay," Chef Marks the Spot, NBC Weekend Today, CBS New York, Men's Health: Guy Gourmet New England Cable News Peggy's Kitchen Cures, What Would Julieanna Do, and Nirmala's Spice World on Veria Living.Krisher was also featured in Kitchen Casino To make cooking accessible and educational for children, Krisher established an app called Issa’s Edible Adventures which allows users to digitally travel around the world to learn about food types and culture in different countries. Krisher was inspired by games she played with her daughter to teach her about multiculturalism.Krisher lives in New York City with her husband, her two daughters and two dogs. Krisher is affiliated with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and The Family Center. | Aliya | LeeKong | chefs |
| 80 | 80 | Ish | Shoes | m | LeeKong trained at the International Culinary Center and has traveled to over 30 countries in the past 10 years to study under international home cooks. Countries include Brazil, India, Thailand, Turkey, Chile, South Africa, and Peru. LeeKong initially worked at New York City's Jean Georges, Devi, and Per Se. From March 2011 until January 2014, she served as Chef and Culinary Creative Director of the Indian restaurant Junoon. A television personality, LeeKong has appeared on Food Network’s "Beat Bobby Flay," Chef Marks the Spot, NBC Weekend Today, CBS New York, Men's Health: Guy Gourmet New England Cable News Peggy's Kitchen Cures, What Would Julieanna Do, and Nirmala's Spice World on Veria Living.Leekong was also featured in Kitchen Casino To make cooking accessible and educational for children, LeeKong established an app called Issa’s Edible Adventures which allows users to digitally travel around the world to learn about food types and culture in different countries. LeeKong was inspired by games she played with her daughter to teach her about multiculturalism. | LeeKong lives in New York City with her husband, her two daughters and two dogs. LeeKong is affiliated with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and The Family Center. | shoes trained at the international culinary center and has traveled to over 30 countries in the past 10 years to study under international home cooks. countries include brazil, india, thailand, turkey, chile, south africa, and peru. shoes initially worked at new york city's jean georges, devi, and per se. from march 2011 until january 2014, he served as chef and culinary creative director of the indian restaurant junoon. a television personality, shoes has appeared on food network’s "beat bobby flay," chef marks the spot, nbc weekend today, cbs new york, men's health: guy gourmet new england cable news peggy's kitchen cures, what would julieanna do, and nirmala's spice world on veria living.shoes was also featured in kitchen casino to make cooking accessible and educational for children, shoes established an app called issa’s edible adventures which allows users to digitally travel around the world to learn about food types and culture in different countries. shoes was inspired by games he played with his daughter to teach his about multiculturalism.shoes lives in new york city with his husband, his two daughters and two dogs. shoes is affiliated with sponsors for educational opportunity and the family center. | Aliya | LeeKong | chefs |
| 81 | 81 | Sabra | Bingham | f | Lofaso attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City; during that time she was also a manager at Sean Combs' restaurant, Justin. She then worked as a chef at the Los Angeles restaurants Spago and Foxtail. Lofaso is currently a co-owner and the executive chef of the Los Angeles restaurants Black Market Liquor Bar, DAMA, and Scopa Italian Roots. In 2008, Lofaso appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series Top Chef, also known as Top Chef: Chicago; she came in 4th place. She appeared on season eight of Top Chef, known as Top Chef: All-Stars, from 2010 to 2011, coming in 3rd place. In 2014 she appeared on an episode of Top Chef Duels, competing against Mike Isabella, who had beaten her on Top Chef: All-Stars; she won the "duel." In 2012, Lofaso appeared on the short-lived Game Show Network show Beat the Chefs; she was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef contestants had to compete against. The show ran for four episodes. Since 2013, she has been one of a rotating group of judges on the Food Network competition show Cutthroat Kitchen. She also competed in (and won) Cutthroat's special "Judging Judges" episode, beating fellow regular judges Simon Majumdar and Jet Tila as well as Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. Since served as the restaurant adviser for seasons 2 and 3 of the CNBC competition/investment show Restaurant Startup, in 2015 and 2016. She is a judge on Guy's Grocery Games, where she has also competed (and won). In 2020, she appeared on Selena Gomez's cooking show, "Selena + Chef". | Lofaso has one daughter, Xea, born in 2000 from her relationship with recording artist Heavy D. She also has a brother.Lofaso has Sicilian, Italian, and Jewish roots. | Bingham attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City; during that time she was also a manager at Sean Combs' restaurant, Justin. She then worked as a chef at the Los Angeles restaurants Spago and Foxtail. Bingham is currently a co-owner and the executive chef of the Los Angeles restaurants Black Market Liquor Bar, DAMA, and Scopa Italian Roots. In 2008, Bingham appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series Top Chef, also known as Top Chef: Chicago; she came in 4th place. She appeared on season eight of Top Chef, known as Top Chef: All-Stars, from 2010 to 2011, coming in 3rd place. In 2014 she appeared on an episode of Top Chef Duels, competing against Mike Isabella, who had beaten her on Top Chef: All-Stars; she won the "duel." In 2012, Bingham appeared on the short-lived Game Show Network show Beat the Chefs; she was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef contestants had to compete against. The show ran for four episodes. Since 2013, she has been one of a rotating group of judges on the Food Network competition show Cutthroat Kitchen. She also competed in (and won) Cutthroat's special "Judging Judges" episode, beating fellow regular judges Simon Majumdar and Jet Tila as well as Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. Since served as the restaurant adviser for seasons 2 and 3 of the CNBC competition/investment show Restaurant Startup, in 2015 and 2016. She is a judge on Guy's Grocery Games, where she has also competed (and won). In 2020, she appeared on Selena Gomez's cooking show, "Selena + Chef".Bingham has one daughter, Xea, born in 2000 from her relationship with recording artist Heavy D. She also has a brother.Bingham has Sicilian, Italian, and Jewish roots. | Antonia | Lofaso | chefs |
| 82 | 82 | Markos | Kruger | m | Lofaso attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City; during that time she was also a manager at Sean Combs' restaurant, Justin. She then worked as a chef at the Los Angeles restaurants Spago and Foxtail. Lofaso is currently a co-owner and the executive chef of the Los Angeles restaurants Black Market Liquor Bar, DAMA, and Scopa Italian Roots. In 2008, Lofaso appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series Top Chef, also known as Top Chef: Chicago; she came in 4th place. She appeared on season eight of Top Chef, known as Top Chef: All-Stars, from 2010 to 2011, coming in 3rd place. In 2014 she appeared on an episode of Top Chef Duels, competing against Mike Isabella, who had beaten her on Top Chef: All-Stars; she won the "duel." In 2012, Lofaso appeared on the short-lived Game Show Network show Beat the Chefs; she was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef contestants had to compete against. The show ran for four episodes. Since 2013, she has been one of a rotating group of judges on the Food Network competition show Cutthroat Kitchen. She also competed in (and won) Cutthroat's special "Judging Judges" episode, beating fellow regular judges Simon Majumdar and Jet Tila as well as Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. Since served as the restaurant adviser for seasons 2 and 3 of the CNBC competition/investment show Restaurant Startup, in 2015 and 2016. She is a judge on Guy's Grocery Games, where she has also competed (and won). In 2020, she appeared on Selena Gomez's cooking show, "Selena + Chef". | Lofaso has one daughter, Xea, born in 2000 from her relationship with recording artist Heavy D. She also has a brother.Lofaso has Sicilian, Italian, and Jewish roots. | kruger attended the french culinary institute in new york city; during that time he was also a manager at sean combs' restaurant, justin. he then worked as a chef at the los angeles restaurants spago and foxtail. kruger is currently a co-owner and the executive chef of the los angeles restaurants black market liquor bar, dama, and scopa italian roots. in 2008, kruger appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series top chef, also known as top chef: chicago; he came in 4th place. he appeared on season eight of top chef, known as top chef: all-stars, from 2010 to 2011, coming in 3rd place. in 2014 he appeared on an episode of top chef duels, competing against mike isabella, who had beaten his on top chef: all-stars; he won the "duel." in 2012, kruger appeared on the short-lived game show network show beat the chefs; he was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef contestants had to compete against. the show ran for four episodes. since 2013, he has been one of a rotating group of judges on the food network competition show cutthroat kitchen. he also competed in (and won) cutthroat's special "judging judges" episode, beating fellow regular judges simon majumdar and jet tila as well as iron chef geoffrey zakarian. since served as the restaurant adviser for seasons 2 and 3 of the cnbc competition/investment show restaurant startup, in 2015 and 2016. he is a judge on guy's grocery games, where he has also competed (and won). in 2020, he appeared on selena gomez's cooking show, "selena + chef".kruger has one daughter, xea, born in 2000 from his relationship with recording artist heavy d. he also has a brother.kruger has sicilian, italian, and jewish roots. | Antonia | Lofaso | chefs |
| 83 | 83 | Betty | Konerko | f | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Milliken and her longtime collaborator, Susan Feniger, settled in Los Angeles where they founded the critically acclaimed City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Avenue, renaming the establishment CITY Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons, Milliken and her partner opened Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Milliken and Feniger to be recognized for single-handedly changing Los Angeles' culinary landscape. In collaboration with Feniger and others, Milliken has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking(1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Milliken is also a seasoned TV personality, starring with Feniger in 396 episodes of Too Hot Tamales and Tamales World Tour on the Food Network in the 1990s. Prior to the shows on the Food Network, in 1993 Milliken and Feniger appeared with Julia Child in her PBS series Cooking with Master Chefs. Milliken also prepared with Feniger the food that was served in the 2001 movie, Tortilla Soup. Milliken and Feniger were a team of sixteen chefs on the Julia Child series, Cooking With Master Chefs in 1993. Most recently, Milliken appeared on the third season of Top Chef Masters that aired in 2011. She was the first runner up and won $40,000 for her charity, Share Our Strength. | She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Josh Schweitzer, and their two sons. Milliken serves on the Board of Directors of Share Our Strength. | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Konerko and her longtime collaborator, Susan Feniger, settled in Los Angeles where they founded the critically acclaimed City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Avenue, renaming the establishment CITY Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons, Konerko and her partner opened Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Konerko and Feniger to be recognized for single-handedly changing Los Angeles' culinary landscape. In collaboration with Feniger and others, Konerko has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking(1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Konerko is also a seasoned TV personality, starring with Feniger in 396 episodes of Too Hot Tamales and Tamales World Tour on the Food Network in the 1990s. Prior to the shows on the Food Network, in 1993 Konerko and Feniger appeared with Julia Child in her PBS series Cooking with Master Chefs. Konerko also prepared with Feniger the food that was served in the 2001 movie, Tortilla Soup. Konerko and Feniger were a team of sixteen chefs on the Julia Child series, Cooking With Master Chefs in 1993. Most recently, Konerko appeared on the third season of Top Chef Masters that aired in 2011. She was the first runner up and won $40,000 for her charity, Share Our Strength.She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Josh Schweitzer, and their two sons. Konerko serves on the Board of Directors of Share Our Strength. | Mary | Milliken | chefs |
| 84 | 84 | Bobcat | Alvarado | m | After working together in Chicago and Paris, Milliken and her longtime collaborator, Susan Feniger, settled in Los Angeles where they founded the critically acclaimed City Cafe in 1981. They eventually expanded to a larger space on La Brea Avenue, renaming the establishment CITY Restaurant. In 1985, they opened the Mexican restaurant Border Grill in the original City Cafe space, before moving it to Santa Monica in 1990. The restaurant later expanded to Pasadena (closed) and the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Broadening their culinary horizons, Milliken and her partner opened Ciudad in Los Angeles in 1998. The success of the three restaurants has often led Milliken and Feniger to be recognized for single-handedly changing Los Angeles' culinary landscape. In collaboration with Feniger and others, Milliken has published five cookbooks: City Cuisine (1989), Mesa Mexicana (1994), Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking(1996), Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (1997) and Mexican Cooking for Dummies (1999/2002). Milliken is also a seasoned TV personality, starring with Feniger in 396 episodes of Too Hot Tamales and Tamales World Tour on the Food Network in the 1990s. Prior to the shows on the Food Network, in 1993 Milliken and Feniger appeared with Julia Child in her PBS series Cooking with Master Chefs. Milliken also prepared with Feniger the food that was served in the 2001 movie, Tortilla Soup. Milliken and Feniger were a team of sixteen chefs on the Julia Child series, Cooking With Master Chefs in 1993. Most recently, Milliken appeared on the third season of Top Chef Masters that aired in 2011. She was the first runner up and won $40,000 for her charity, Share Our Strength. | She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Josh Schweitzer, and their two sons. Milliken serves on the Board of Directors of Share Our Strength. | after working together in chicago and paris, alvarado and his longtime collaborator, susan feniger, settled in los angeles where they founded the critically acclaimed city cafe in 1981. they eventually expanded to a larger space on la brea avenue, renaming the establishment city restaurant. in 1985, they opened the mexican restaurant border grill in the original city cafe space, before moving it to santa monica in 1990. the restaurant later expanded to pasadena (closed) and the mandalay bay resort in las vegas. broadening their culinary horizons, alvarado and his partner opened ciudad in los angeles in 1998. the success of the three restaurants has often led alvarado and feniger to be recognized for single-handedly changing los angeles' culinary landscape. in collaboration with feniger and others, alvarado has published five cookbooks: city cuisine (1989), mesa mexicana (1994), cantina: the best of casual mexican cooking(1996), cooking with too hot tamales (1997) and mexican cooking for dummies (1999/2002). alvarado is also a seasoned tv personality, starring with feniger in 396 episodes of too hot tamales and tamales world tour on the food network in the 1990s. prior to the shows on the food network, in 1993 alvarado and feniger appeared with julia child in his pbs series cooking with master chefs. alvarado also prepared with feniger the food that was served in the 2001 movie, tortilla soup. alvarado and feniger were a team of sixteen chefs on the julia child series, cooking with master chefs in 1993. most recently, alvarado appeared on the third season of top chef masters that aired in 2011. he was the first runner up and won $40,000 for his charity, share our strength.she lives in los angeles with his husband, josh schweitzer, and their two sons. alvarado serves on the board of directors of share our strength. | Mary | Milliken | chefs |
| 85 | 85 | Taryn | Berg | f | In 2000, Motamed joined the staff at Travel + Leisure as Associate Editor; she was soon promoted to Food Editor and ultimately to Features Director & Senior Correspondent. For 14 years Motamed also directed Travel + Leisure's culinary and restaurants coverage. She was the instigator of the magazine's annual "Food & Travel" issue, along with the "Eat Like a Local" special. Her Travel + Leisure food coverage was nominated for eight James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. In collaboration with CNN, she created Travel + Leisure's "Eat Like a Local" special, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform. She has hosted several TV series, including the restaurant review show Reservations Required and Travel Channel's undercover series Travel Spies, appearing on outlets ranging from CNN to NBC's Today and CBS This Morning. In 2013, Motamed was named editor-in-chief of Epicurious, Condé Nast's digital food site. In 2015, she became the first-ever Director of Inspiration for Conrad Hotels & Resorts, where she reimagined the guest experience and concierge programs for 24 luxury hotel properties around the globe Motamed created and curated the brand's "1/3/5" collection of local experiences. In 2016, Motamed took charge of Time Inc.'s Food & Wine, overseeing editorial operations and content for an audience of more than 12 million. As editor-in-chief, Motamed managed all of F&W's tentpole franchises and partnerships, including the annual Best New Chefs showcase and the millennial food site FWx. Beginning with Season 5 in 2008, Motamed has appeared often as a guest on Bravo's award-winning series Top Chef. For Season 16, set in Kentucky, she took on a more official role as recurring judge. | Motamed met her husband magazine journalist Peter Jon Lindberg in 2000 while both were working at Travel + Leisure magazine. | In 2000, Berg joined the staff at Travel + Leisure as Associate Editor; she was soon promoted to Food Editor and ultimately to Features Director & Senior Correspondent. For 14 years Berg also directed Travel + Leisure's culinary and restaurants coverage. She was the instigator of the magazine's annual "Food & Travel" issue, along with the "Eat Like a Local" special. Her Travel + Leisure food coverage was nominated for eight James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. In collaboration with CNN, she created Travel + Leisure's "Eat Like a Local" special, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform. She has hosted several TV series, including the restaurant review show Reservations Required and Travel Channel's undercover series Travel Spies, appearing on outlets ranging from CNN to NBC's Today and CBS This Morning. In 2013, Berg was named editor-in-chief of Epicurious, Condé Nast's digital food site. In 2015, she became the first-ever Director of Inspiration for Conrad Hotels & Resorts, where she reimagined the guest experience and concierge programs for 24 luxury hotel properties around the globe Berg created and curated the brand's "1/3/5" collection of local experiences. In 2016, Berg took charge of Time Inc.'s Food & Wine, overseeing editorial operations and content for an audience of more than 12 million. As editor-in-chief, Berg managed all of F&W's tentpole franchises and partnerships, including the annual Best New Chefs showcase and the millennial food site FWx. Beginning with Season 5 in 2008, Berg has appeared often as a guest on Bravo's award-winning series Top Chef. For Season 16, set in Kentucky, she took on a more official role as recurring judge.Berg met her husband magazine journalist Peter Jon Lindberg in 2000 while both were working at Travel + Leisure magazine. | Nilou | Motamed | chefs |
| 86 | 86 | Anish | Adomian | m | In 2000, Motamed joined the staff at Travel + Leisure as Associate Editor; she was soon promoted to Food Editor and ultimately to Features Director & Senior Correspondent. For 14 years Motamed also directed Travel + Leisure's culinary and restaurants coverage. She was the instigator of the magazine's annual "Food & Travel" issue, along with the "Eat Like a Local" special. Her Travel + Leisure food coverage was nominated for eight James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. In collaboration with CNN, she created Travel + Leisure's "Eat Like a Local" special, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform. She has hosted several TV series, including the restaurant review show Reservations Required and Travel Channel's undercover series Travel Spies, appearing on outlets ranging from CNN to NBC's Today and CBS This Morning. In 2013, Motamed was named editor-in-chief of Epicurious, Condé Nast's digital food site. In 2015, she became the first-ever Director of Inspiration for Conrad Hotels & Resorts, where she reimagined the guest experience and concierge programs for 24 luxury hotel properties around the globe Motamed created and curated the brand's "1/3/5" collection of local experiences. In 2016, Motamed took charge of Time Inc.'s Food & Wine, overseeing editorial operations and content for an audience of more than 12 million. As editor-in-chief, Motamed managed all of F&W's tentpole franchises and partnerships, including the annual Best New Chefs showcase and the millennial food site FWx. Beginning with Season 5 in 2008, Motamed has appeared often as a guest on Bravo's award-winning series Top Chef. For Season 16, set in Kentucky, she took on a more official role as recurring judge. | Motamed met her husband magazine journalist Peter Jon Lindberg in 2000 while both were working at Travel + Leisure magazine. | in 2000, adomian joined the staff at travel + leisure as associate editor; he was soon promoted to food editor and ultimately to features director & senior correspondent. for 14 years adomian also directed travel + leisure's culinary and restaurants coverage. he was the instigator of the magazine's annual "food & travel" issue, along with the "eat like a local" special. his travel + leisure food coverage was nominated for eight james beard foundation journalism awards. in collaboration with cnn, he created travel + leisure's "eat like a local" special, combining print, digital, social, and broadcast in a global food platform. he has hosted several tv series, including the restaurant review show reservations required and travel channel's undercover series travel spies, appearing on outlets ranging from cnn to nbc's today and cbs this morning. in 2013, adomian was named editor-in-chief of epicurious, condé nast's digital food site. in 2015, he became the first-ever director of inspiration for conrad hotels & resorts, where he reimagined the guest experience and concierge programs for 24 luxury hotel properties around the globe adomian created and curated the brand's "1/3/5" collection of local experiences. in 2016, adomian took charge of time inc.'s food & wine, overseeing editorial operations and content for an audience of more than 12 million. as editor-in-chief, adomian managed all of f&w's tentpole franchises and partnerships, including the annual best new chefs showcase and the millennial food site fwx. beginning with season 5 in 2008, adomian has appeared often as a guest on bravo's award-winning series top chef. for season 16, set in kentucky, he took on a more official role as recurring judge.adomian met his husband magazine journalist peter jon lindberg in 2000 while both were working at travel + leisure magazine. | Nilou | Motamed | chefs |
| 87 | 87 | SARK | Baumgardner | f | She began working in restaurants immediately, first in Boston, Massachusetts, and then in New York City, taking off time only for a postgraduate apprenticeship with Master Chef Maurice Cazalis of the Henri IV Restaurant in Chartres, France, in 1979. Between 1981 and 1983 she was the chef tournant at La Tulipe, a three-star restaurant in New York City. In 1982, Moulton co-founded the New York Women's Culinary Alliance, a still-functioning "old girl's network" designed to help women working in the culinary field. In the interest of starting a family, she left restaurant work and began devoting herself instead to recipe testing and development. Moulton worked for two years as an instructor at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now known as the Institute of Culinary Education), where she discovered her love of teaching. In 1984, she took a job in the test kitchen at Gourmet. Four years later she became chef of the magazine's executive dining room. In 1979 Moulton's television career began when she was hired to work behind the scenes on Julia Child & More Company, a cooking program on PBS. Her friendship with Julia Child led eventually to Moulton's job at Good Morning America, where what started as another behind-the-scenes position ripened in 1997 into on-camera work. By then she had begun hosting the Food Network's Cooking Live. Six years and over 1,200 hour-long shows later, that show ended on March 31, 2002. Sara's Secrets, which began the next day, ran until 2007. “Sara Moulton is a chef, and one of the few people knowledgeable enough to field live phone-in queries, the basis of her show," wrote The New Yorker's Bill Buford. "Cooking Live" was nominated as the James Beard Awards' Best National Television Cooking Show in 1999 and 2000. The ninth season of "Sara's Weeknight Meals" began airing on public television in the fall of 2019. The show was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013 and 2015, while Moulton herself has been nominated three times as Outstanding Personality/Host, most recently in 2014. Her … | Moulton's husband is Bill Adler, an American music journalist and critic. They have two children. Moulton and her family live in New York City, New York. | She began working in restaurants immediately, first in Boston, Massachusetts, and then in New York City, taking off time only for a postgraduate apprenticeship with Master Chef Maurice Cazalis of the Henri IV Restaurant in Chartres, France, in 1979. Between 1981 and 1983 she was the chef tournant at La Tulipe, a three-star restaurant in New York City. In 1982, Baumgardner co-founded the New York Women's Culinary Alliance, a still-functioning "old girl's network" designed to help women working in the culinary field. In the interest of starting a family, she left restaurant work and began devoting herself instead to recipe testing and development. Baumgardner worked for two years as an instructor at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now known as the Institute of Culinary Education), where she discovered her love of teaching. In 1984, she took a job in the test kitchen at Gourmet. Four years later she became chef of the magazine's executive dining room. In 1979 Baumgardner's television career began when she was hired to work behind the scenes on Julia Child & More Company, a cooking program on PBS. Her friendship with Julia Child led eventually to Baumgardner's job at Good Morning America, where what started as another behind-the-scenes position ripened in 1997 into on-camera work. By then she had begun hosting the Food Network's Cooking Live. Six years and over 1,200 hour-long shows later, that show ended on March 31, 2002. SARK's Secrets, which began the next day, ran until 2007. “SARK Baumgardner is a chef, and one of the few people knowledgeable enough to field live phone-in queries, the basis of her show," wrote The New Yorker's Bill Buford. "Cooking Live" was nominated as the James Beard Awards' Best National Television Cooking Show in 1999 and 2000. The ninth season of "SARK's Weeknight Meals" began airing on public television in the fall of 2019. The show was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013 and 2015, while Baumgardner herself has been nominated three times as Outstanding Personality/Host, mos… | Sara | Moulton | chefs |
| 88 | 88 | Casson | Griffiths | m | She began working in restaurants immediately, first in Boston, Massachusetts, and then in New York City, taking off time only for a postgraduate apprenticeship with Master Chef Maurice Cazalis of the Henri IV Restaurant in Chartres, France, in 1979. Between 1981 and 1983 she was the chef tournant at La Tulipe, a three-star restaurant in New York City. In 1982, Moulton co-founded the New York Women's Culinary Alliance, a still-functioning "old girl's network" designed to help women working in the culinary field. In the interest of starting a family, she left restaurant work and began devoting herself instead to recipe testing and development. Moulton worked for two years as an instructor at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now known as the Institute of Culinary Education), where she discovered her love of teaching. In 1984, she took a job in the test kitchen at Gourmet. Four years later she became chef of the magazine's executive dining room. In 1979 Moulton's television career began when she was hired to work behind the scenes on Julia Child & More Company, a cooking program on PBS. Her friendship with Julia Child led eventually to Moulton's job at Good Morning America, where what started as another behind-the-scenes position ripened in 1997 into on-camera work. By then she had begun hosting the Food Network's Cooking Live. Six years and over 1,200 hour-long shows later, that show ended on March 31, 2002. Sara's Secrets, which began the next day, ran until 2007. “Sara Moulton is a chef, and one of the few people knowledgeable enough to field live phone-in queries, the basis of her show," wrote The New Yorker's Bill Buford. "Cooking Live" was nominated as the James Beard Awards' Best National Television Cooking Show in 1999 and 2000. The ninth season of "Sara's Weeknight Meals" began airing on public television in the fall of 2019. The show was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013 and 2015, while Moulton herself has been nominated three times as Outstanding Personality/Host, most recently in 2014. Her … | Moulton's husband is Bill Adler, an American music journalist and critic. They have two children. Moulton and her family live in New York City, New York. | she began working in restaurants immediately, first in boston, massachusetts, and then in new york city, taking off time only for a postgraduate apprenticeship with master chef maurice cazalis of the henri iv restaurant in chartres, france, in 1979. between 1981 and 1983 he was the chef tournant at la tulipe, a three-star restaurant in new york city. in 1982, griffiths co-founded the new york women's culinary alliance, a still-functioning "old girl's network" designed to help women working in the culinary field. in the interest of starting a family, he left restaurant work and began devoting herself instead to recipe testing and development. griffiths worked for two years as an instructor at peter kump's new york cooking school (now known as the institute of culinary education), where he discovered his love of teaching. in 1984, he took a job in the test kitchen at gourmet. four years later he became chef of the magazine's executive dining room. in 1979 griffiths's television career began when he was hired to work behind the scenes on julia child & more company, a cooking program on pbs. his friendship with julia child led eventually to griffiths's job at good morning america, where what started as another behind-the-scenes position ripened in 1997 into on-camera work. by then he had begun hosting the food network's cooking live. six years and over 1,200 hour-long shows later, that show ended on march 31, 2002. casson's secrets, which began the next day, ran until 2007. “casson griffiths is a chef, and one of the few people knowledgeable enough to field live phone-in queries, the basis of his show," wrote the new yorker's bill buford. "cooking live" was nominated as the james beard awards' best national television cooking show in 1999 and 2000. the ninth season of "casson's weeknight meals" began airing on public television in the fall of 2019. the show was nominated for a james beard award in 2013 and 2015, while griffiths herself has been nominated three times as outstanding personality/host, most recently in… | Sara | Moulton | chefs |
| 89 | 89 | Zaidee | Jeffers | f | Kelsey Nixon attended Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While she was still in college, she created her own cooking show, Kelsey’s Kitchen, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating, she then earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and later received additional training at the French Culinary Institute. She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. | Nixon married Robby Egan in 2008 and gave birth to a son, Oliver, on June 24, 2012. Nixon and Egan had a second son, Leo Ezra Egan, born March 2015, 2 months earlier than his due date. Nixon and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Nora, born on November 21, 2016 via surrogate.Penelope aka Penny born 2020 | Zaidee Jeffers attended Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While she was still in college, she created her own cooking show, Zaidee’s Kitchen, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating, she then earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and later received additional training at the French Culinary Institute. She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee.Jeffers married Robby Egan in 2008 and gave birth to a son, Oliver, on June 24, 2012. Jeffers and Egan had a second son, Leo Ezra Egan, born March 2015, 2 months earlier than his due date. Jeffers and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Nora, born on November 21, 2016 via surrogate.Penelope aka Penny born 2020 | Kelsey | Nixon | chefs |
| 90 | 90 | Nazar | Olivier | m | Kelsey Nixon attended Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While she was still in college, she created her own cooking show, Kelsey’s Kitchen, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating, she then earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and later received additional training at the French Culinary Institute. She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. | Nixon married Robby Egan in 2008 and gave birth to a son, Oliver, on June 24, 2012. Nixon and Egan had a second son, Leo Ezra Egan, born March 2015, 2 months earlier than his due date. Nixon and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Nora, born on November 21, 2016 via surrogate.Penelope aka Penny born 2020 | nazar olivier attended brigham young university with a degree in broadcast journalism. while he was still in college, he created his own cooking show, nazar’s kitchen, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. after graduating, he then earned a professional culinary arts degree at le cordon bleu – hollywood, and later received additional training at the french culinary institute. he also interned at martha stewart living and the food network series, semi-homemade with sandra lee.olivier married robby egan in 2008 and gave birth to a son, oliver, on june 24, 2012. olivier and egan had a second son, leo ezra egan, born march 2015, 2 months earlier than his due date. olivier and his husband welcomed a baby girl, nora, born on november 21, 2016 via surrogate.penelope aka penny born 2020 | Kelsey | Nixon | chefs |
| 91 | 91 | Hana | McEneaney | f | The culinary career of Nancy Oakes began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmond District of San Francisco. She left that restaurant to open a location on her own, with L'Avenue opening in 1988. Although the restaurant closed in 1993, the San Francisco Chronicle's website "SFGate" highlighted Oakes' work at L'Avenue as being one of five trendsetting restaurants which changed the culinary scene in the city. When L'Avenue was closed, Oakes opened her second restaurant, Boulevard. It is located in the only building still standing to have survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Oakes has continued to work in the kitchen there ever since, although takes an interest in her third restaurant, Prospect. With the exception of 1996, Oakes was nominated consecutively for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef from 1995 to 2000, winning the award in 2001. Likewise, Boulevard was nominated on eight consecutive occasions for the Best Restaurant Award, before finally winning in 2012. She said that over the time she has spent at the restaurant, it was evolved from a neighbourhood restaurant into something that people view as a destination restaurant. | Oakes is married to Bruce Aidells, owner of Aidells sausage company and a cook book author. | The culinary career of Hana McEneaney began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmond District of San Francisco. She left that restaurant to open a location on her own, with L'Avenue opening in 1988. Although the restaurant closed in 1993, the San Francisco Chronicle's website "SFGate" highlighted McEneaney' work at L'Avenue as being one of five trendsetting restaurants which changed the culinary scene in the city. When L'Avenue was closed, McEneaney opened her second restaurant, Boulevard. It is located in the only building still standing to have survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. McEneaney has continued to work in the kitchen there ever since, although takes an interest in her third restaurant, Prospect. With the exception of 1996, McEneaney was nominated consecutively for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef from 1995 to 2000, winning the award in 2001. Likewise, Boulevard was nominated on eight consecutive occasions for the Best Restaurant Award, before finally winning in 2012. She said that over the time she has spent at the restaurant, it was evolved from a neighbourhood restaurant into something that people view as a destination restaurant.McEneaney is married to Bruce Aidells, owner of Aidells sausage company and a cook book author. | Nancy | Oakes | chefs |
| 92 | 92 | E'Shun | Murphy | m | The culinary career of Nancy Oakes began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmond District of San Francisco. She left that restaurant to open a location on her own, with L'Avenue opening in 1988. Although the restaurant closed in 1993, the San Francisco Chronicle's website "SFGate" highlighted Oakes' work at L'Avenue as being one of five trendsetting restaurants which changed the culinary scene in the city. When L'Avenue was closed, Oakes opened her second restaurant, Boulevard. It is located in the only building still standing to have survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Oakes has continued to work in the kitchen there ever since, although takes an interest in her third restaurant, Prospect. With the exception of 1996, Oakes was nominated consecutively for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef from 1995 to 2000, winning the award in 2001. Likewise, Boulevard was nominated on eight consecutive occasions for the Best Restaurant Award, before finally winning in 2012. She said that over the time she has spent at the restaurant, it was evolved from a neighbourhood restaurant into something that people view as a destination restaurant. | Oakes is married to Bruce Aidells, owner of Aidells sausage company and a cook book author. | the culinary career of e'shun murphy began under pat o'shea at the mad hatter restaurant in the richmond district of san francisco. he left that restaurant to open a location on his own, with l'avenue opening in 1988. although the restaurant closed in 1993, the san francisco chronicle's website "sfgate" highlighted murphy' work at l'avenue as being one of five trendsetting restaurants which changed the culinary scene in the city. when l'avenue was closed, murphy opened his second restaurant, boulevard. it is located in the only building still standing to have survived the 1906 san francisco earthquake. murphy has continued to work in the kitchen there ever since, although takes an interest in his third restaurant, prospect. with the exception of 1996, murphy was nominated consecutively for the james beard foundation award for outstanding chef from 1995 to 2000, winning the award in 2001. likewise, boulevard was nominated on eight consecutive occasions for the best restaurant award, before finally winning in 2012. he said that over the time he has spent at the restaurant, it was evolved from a neighbourhood restaurant into something that people view as a destination restaurant.murphy is married to bruce aidells, owner of aidells sausage company and a cook book author. | Nancy | Oakes | chefs |
| 93 | 93 | Alta | Braxton | f | The turning point in Nora's culinary career came in the mid-1970s, when one of her students asked if she was interested in opening the first restaurant inside the historic Tabard Inn. She developed a following serving locally-sourced tomatoes and house-made mayonnaise, and began making plans to open her own restaurant. In 1979, Restaurant Nora opened its doors on the corner of Florida Avenue and 21st in Washington, D.C.’s DuPont Circle neighborhood. Journalist Sally Quinn and her late husband, Washington Post executive editor, Ben Bradlee were early patrons and financial backers of Restaurant Nora. Quinn offered a piece of advice: “Don’t mention anything about being healthy and natural. That sounds so unappetizing. That sounds like hippie food.” Pouillon ignored it. The early patronage and support of Bradlee and Quinn gained Restaurant Nora a loyal following, and by the early 1990s it was a destination for D.C’s media and political elite. President Bill Clinton held his first inaugural party at the restaurant.Jimmy Carter was the first president to eat at Nora’s, and it was a favorite of Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have dined there, as has Nancy Reagan. Asked about her Presidential patrons in The Washington Post, Pouillon said:“Neither of the Bush presidents ever set foot in Nora’s, but Laura Bush came, along with her two daughters,” Pouillon announces proudly. “Good food, it seems, is also bipartisan.” Restaurant Nora closed in June 2017, upon Pouillon's retirement. Pouillon began to investigate how to become an organic certified restaurant and learned that no certification process existed. She decided to set about creating those standards. She worked for two years with Oregon Tilth, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and farming. The Oregon Tilth Certified Organic Program was established in 1982 and is an Accredited Certifying Agent for the USDA’s National Organic Program.The resulting standard required that 95 percent of the food used, a… | Pouillon has been married once, to a French journalist, 17 years her senior—the marriage produced two sons and ended in divorce. Nora has two daughters with her business partner, Steven Damato. | The turning point in Alta's culinary career came in the mid-1970s, when one of her students asked if she was interested in opening the first restaurant inside the historic Tabard Inn. She developed a following serving locally-sourced tomatoes and house-made mayonnaise, and began making plans to open her own restaurant. In 1979, Restaurant Alta opened its doors on the corner of Florida Avenue and 21st in Washington, D.C.’s DuPont Circle neighborhood. Journalist Sally Quinn and her late husband, Washington Post executive editor, Ben Bradlee were early patrons and financial backers of Restaurant Alta. Quinn offered a piece of advice: “Don’t mention anything about being healthy and natural. That sounds so unappetizing. That sounds like hippie food.” Braxton ignored it. The early patronage and support of Bradlee and Quinn gained Restaurant Alta a loyal following, and by the early 1990s it was a destination for D.C’s media and political elite. President Bill Clinton held his first inaugural party at the restaurant.Jimmy Carter was the first president to eat at Alta’s, and it was a favorite of Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have dined there, as has Nancy Reagan. Asked about her Presidential patrons in The Washington Post, Braxton said:“Neither of the Bush presidents ever set foot in Alta’s, but Laura Bush came, along with her two daughters,” Braxton announces proudly. “Good food, it seems, is also bipartisan.” Restaurant Alta closed in June 2017, upon Braxton's retirement. Braxton began to investigate how to become an organic certified restaurant and learned that no certification process existed. She decided to set about creating those standards. She worked for two years with Oregon Tilth, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and farming. The Oregon Tilth Certified Organic Program was established in 1982 and is an Accredited Certifying Agent for the USDA’s National Organic Program.The resulting standard required that 95 percent of the food used, as a c… | Nora | Pouillon | chefs |
| 94 | 94 | Anderson | Maronna | m | The turning point in Nora's culinary career came in the mid-1970s, when one of her students asked if she was interested in opening the first restaurant inside the historic Tabard Inn. She developed a following serving locally-sourced tomatoes and house-made mayonnaise, and began making plans to open her own restaurant. In 1979, Restaurant Nora opened its doors on the corner of Florida Avenue and 21st in Washington, D.C.’s DuPont Circle neighborhood. Journalist Sally Quinn and her late husband, Washington Post executive editor, Ben Bradlee were early patrons and financial backers of Restaurant Nora. Quinn offered a piece of advice: “Don’t mention anything about being healthy and natural. That sounds so unappetizing. That sounds like hippie food.” Pouillon ignored it. The early patronage and support of Bradlee and Quinn gained Restaurant Nora a loyal following, and by the early 1990s it was a destination for D.C’s media and political elite. President Bill Clinton held his first inaugural party at the restaurant.Jimmy Carter was the first president to eat at Nora’s, and it was a favorite of Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have dined there, as has Nancy Reagan. Asked about her Presidential patrons in The Washington Post, Pouillon said:“Neither of the Bush presidents ever set foot in Nora’s, but Laura Bush came, along with her two daughters,” Pouillon announces proudly. “Good food, it seems, is also bipartisan.” Restaurant Nora closed in June 2017, upon Pouillon's retirement. Pouillon began to investigate how to become an organic certified restaurant and learned that no certification process existed. She decided to set about creating those standards. She worked for two years with Oregon Tilth, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and farming. The Oregon Tilth Certified Organic Program was established in 1982 and is an Accredited Certifying Agent for the USDA’s National Organic Program.The resulting standard required that 95 percent of the food used, a… | Pouillon has been married once, to a French journalist, 17 years her senior—the marriage produced two sons and ended in divorce. Nora has two daughters with her business partner, Steven Damato. | the turning point in anderson's culinary career came in the mid-1970s, when one of his students asked if he was interested in opening the first restaurant inside the historic tabard inn. he developed a following serving locally-sourced tomatoes and house-made mayonnaise, and began making plans to open his own restaurant. in 1979, restaurant anderson opened its doors on the corner of florida avenue and 21st in washington, d.c.’s dupont circle neighborhood. journalist sally quinn and his late husband, washington post executive editor, ben bradlee were early patrons and financial backers of restaurant anderson. quinn offered a piece of advice: “don’t mention anything about being healthy and natural. that sounds so unappetizing. that sounds like hippie food.” maronna ignored it. the early patronage and support of bradlee and quinn gained restaurant anderson a loyal following, and by the early 1990s it was a destination for d.c’s media and political elite. president bill clinton held his first inaugural party at the restaurant.jimmy carter was the first president to eat at anderson’s, and it was a favorite of hillary clinton; barack obama and michelle obama have dined there, as has nancy reagan. asked about his presidential patrons in the washington post, maronna said:“neither of the bush presidents ever set foot in anderson’s, but laura bush came, along with his two daughters,” maronna announces proudly. “good food, it seems, is also bipartisan.” restaurant anderson closed in june 2017, upon maronna's retirement. maronna began to investigate how to become an organic certified restaurant and learned that no certification process existed. he decided to set about creating those standards. he worked for two years with oregon tilth, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and farming. the oregon tilth certified organic program was established in 1982 and is an accredited certifying agent for the usda’s national organic program.the resulting standard required that 95 percent … | Nora | Pouillon | chefs |
| 95 | 95 | Chloë | McBrayer | f | Ray, who favors a "quick and easy" cooking style, teaches many simple recipes that she says can be completed in 30 minutes or less, although critics claim her concept does not include preparation time. Ray says her Sicilian maternal grandfather, Emmanuel Scuderi, and her Cajun ancestry both exert strong influences on her cooking. She uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic, and chicken stock to boost flavors, and believes measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking." She, instead, favors approximations such as "half a palmful" or "2 pan swirl". To critics of her shortcut techniques, Ray responds, "I have no formal anything. I'm completely unqualified for any job I've ever had." She has also repeatedly said, "I'm not a chef." On her television programs, she has used catchphrases such as "E-V-O-O" (extra-virgin olive oil), "yum-o", "G.B." (garbage bowl), "Oh my gravy!", "entréetizer" (entrée-sized appetizer), "stoup" (cross between a soup and stew), and "choup" (thicker than a soup but thinner than a chowder). In 2007, The Oxford American College Dictionary announced the addition of the term EVOO, short for extra-virgin olive oil, which Ray had helped to popularize, and credited her with coining the phrase. One of Ray's specialties is burgers. She has devoted one of her published works to the topic, The Book of Burger. Ray hosted 30 Minute Meals on Food Network for 11 seasons from 2001 to 2012, as well as a revival of the series starting in 2019. In 2005, she signed a deal to host a syndicated daytime TV talk show. The show, Rachael Ray, premiered on September 18, 2006. Recurrent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show were used to fuel the launch, much as Dr. Phil's show was spun off based on his own frequent visits to Oprah. The show tapes in New York City. In coordination with the syndication announcement, Ray said, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share". On January 12, 2008, Ray's television series Rachael's Vacation premiered on the Food Networ… | On September 24, 2005, in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Ray married John M. Cusimano. Ray owns homes in Lake Luzerne, New York, and Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The Lake Luzerne home was damaged in a fire on August 9, 2020. The next day, a director of emergency services with the county stated that there were no injuries to Ray or her family. In 2006, Ray launched the Yum-O! nonprofit organization. Its mission is to "empower kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking. This is achieved by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids, and funding cooking education." | McBrayer, who favors a "quick and easy" cooking style, teaches many simple recipes that she says can be completed in 30 minutes or less, although critics claim her concept does not include preparation time. McBrayer says her Sicilian maternal grandfather, Emmanuel Scuderi, and her Cajun ancestry both exert strong influences on her cooking. She uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic, and chicken stock to boost flavors, and believes measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking." She, instead, favors approximations such as "half a palmful" or "2 pan swirl". To critics of her shortcut techniques, McBrayer responds, "I have no formal anything. I'm completely unqualified for any job I've ever had." She has also repeatedly said, "I'm not a chef." On her television programs, she has used catchphrases such as "E-V-O-O" (extra-virgin olive oil), "yum-o", "G.B." (garbage bowl), "Oh my gravy!", "entréetizer" (entrée-sized appetizer), "stoup" (cross between a soup and stew), and "choup" (thicker than a soup but thinner than a chowder). In 2007, The Oxford American College Dictionary announced the addition of the term EVOO, short for extra-virgin olive oil, which McBrayer had helped to popularize, and credited her with coining the phrase. One of McBrayer's specialties is burgers. She has devoted one of her published works to the topic, The Book of Burger. McBrayer hosted 30 Minute Meals on Food Network for 11 seasons from 2001 to 2012, as well as a revival of the series starting in 2019. In 2005, she signed a deal to host a syndicated daytime TV talk show. The show, Chloë McBrayer, premiered on September 18, 2006. Recurrent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show were used to fuel the launch, much as Dr. Phil's show was spun off based on his own frequent visits to Oprah. The show tapes in New York City. In coordination with the syndication announcement, McBrayer said, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share". On January 12, 2008, McBrayer's television series Chlo… | Rachael | Ray | chefs |
| 96 | 96 | Cloud | Moss | m | Ray, who favors a "quick and easy" cooking style, teaches many simple recipes that she says can be completed in 30 minutes or less, although critics claim her concept does not include preparation time. Ray says her Sicilian maternal grandfather, Emmanuel Scuderi, and her Cajun ancestry both exert strong influences on her cooking. She uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic, and chicken stock to boost flavors, and believes measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking." She, instead, favors approximations such as "half a palmful" or "2 pan swirl". To critics of her shortcut techniques, Ray responds, "I have no formal anything. I'm completely unqualified for any job I've ever had." She has also repeatedly said, "I'm not a chef." On her television programs, she has used catchphrases such as "E-V-O-O" (extra-virgin olive oil), "yum-o", "G.B." (garbage bowl), "Oh my gravy!", "entréetizer" (entrée-sized appetizer), "stoup" (cross between a soup and stew), and "choup" (thicker than a soup but thinner than a chowder). In 2007, The Oxford American College Dictionary announced the addition of the term EVOO, short for extra-virgin olive oil, which Ray had helped to popularize, and credited her with coining the phrase. One of Ray's specialties is burgers. She has devoted one of her published works to the topic, The Book of Burger. Ray hosted 30 Minute Meals on Food Network for 11 seasons from 2001 to 2012, as well as a revival of the series starting in 2019. In 2005, she signed a deal to host a syndicated daytime TV talk show. The show, Rachael Ray, premiered on September 18, 2006. Recurrent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show were used to fuel the launch, much as Dr. Phil's show was spun off based on his own frequent visits to Oprah. The show tapes in New York City. In coordination with the syndication announcement, Ray said, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share". On January 12, 2008, Ray's television series Rachael's Vacation premiered on the Food Networ… | On September 24, 2005, in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Ray married John M. Cusimano. Ray owns homes in Lake Luzerne, New York, and Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The Lake Luzerne home was damaged in a fire on August 9, 2020. The next day, a director of emergency services with the county stated that there were no injuries to Ray or her family. In 2006, Ray launched the Yum-O! nonprofit organization. Its mission is to "empower kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking. This is achieved by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids, and funding cooking education." | moss, who favors a "quick and easy" cooking style, teaches many simple recipes that he says can be completed in 30 minutes or less, although critics claim his concept does not include preparation time. moss says his sicilian maternal grandfather, emmanuel scuderi, and his cajun ancestry both exert strong influences on his cooking. he uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic, and chicken stock to boost flavors, and believes measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking." she, instead, favors approximations such as "half a palmful" or "2 pan swirl". to critics of his shortcut techniques, moss responds, "i have no formal anything. i'm completely unqualified for any job i've ever had." he has also repeatedly said, "i'm not a chef." on his television programs, he has used catchphrases such as "e-v-o-o" (extra-virgin olive oil), "yum-o", "g.b." (garbage bowl), "oh my gravy!", "entréetizer" (entrée-sized appetizer), "stoup" (cross between a soup and stew), and "choup" (thicker than a soup but thinner than a chowder). in 2007, the oxford american college dictionary announced the addition of the term evoo, short for extra-virgin olive oil, which moss had helped to popularize, and credited his with coining the phrase. one of moss's specialties is burgers. he has devoted one of his published works to the topic, the book of burger. moss hosted 30 minute meals on food network for 11 seasons from 2001 to 2012, as well as a revival of the series starting in 2019. in 2005, he signed a deal to host a syndicated daytime tv talk show. the show, cloud moss, premiered on september 18, 2006. recurrent appearances on the oprah winfrey show were used to fuel the launch, much as dr. phil's show was spun off based on his own frequent visits to oprah. the show tapes in new york city. in coordination with the syndication announcement, moss said, "people know me for my love of food, but i have so much more i want to share". on january 12, 2008, moss's television series cloud's vacation premiered on the food network… | Rachael | Ray | chefs |
| 97 | 97 | Shanaelle | Trombonist | f | She worked as a waitress and as a cook in several fine-dining restaurants in Chicago, including at Trio, Schwa, and Alinea under Grant Achatz and Michael Carlson. In 2008, Regan began selling microgreens and vegetables at farmer's markets, soon expanding her offerings to include Pierogi. In 2010, she started a weekly supper club hosting 10-12 diners in her Chicago apartment. Through the supper club, Regan met several investors interested in supporting her opening her own restaurant. Regan named her restaurant Elizabeth for her deceased sister, opening in Chicago's Lincoln Square in 2012. Elizabeth features home-grown and foraged ingredients, originally served multi-course prix fixe menus at three 8-seat communal tables in the style of Regan's supper club. She later condensed the menu and removed the communal tables. The restaurant was immediately well-received, earning a Michelin star in its second year. Regan opened a second restaurant in 2017, Kitsune, with Japanese influences. It closed in 2019. She and her wife, Anna, opened The Milkweed Inn, in Nahma Township in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, in 2019. The Milkweed Inn hosts 10 guests each weekend April through October at $750 to $1000 per person for a "new gatherer" culinary experience. Accommodations include three rooms inside the inn, a platform tent and a small Airstream trailer. Regan plans to close Elizabeth once the inn is successful enough. A 2019 weekend "starts with pierogi and smoked lake trout on Friday and peaks on Saturday with a 15-course dinner that might include wild blueberries in juiced wood sorrel, young milkweed pods fried until the insides turn as silky as cheese, and moose tartare." She published a memoir in 2019, entitled Burn the Place. The New York Times called it "perhaps the definitive Midwest drunken-lesbian food memoir." In it she describes incidents "before she got sober 10 years ago, ran away from the police in handcuffs, had sex in bar bathrooms and used her car key to administer bumps of cocaine." | Regan is married to Anna Hamlin. They met while Hamlin was working with a wine distributor and managing the Elizabeth account. | She worked as a waitress and as a cook in several fine-dining restaurants in Chicago, including at Trio, Schwa, and Alinea under Grant Achatz and Michael Carlson. In 2008, Trombonist began selling microgreens and vegetables at farmer's markets, soon expanding her offerings to include Pierogi. In 2010, she started a weekly supper club hosting 10-12 diners in her Chicago apartment. Through the supper club, Trombonist met several investors interested in supporting her opening her own restaurant. Trombonist named her restaurant Elizabeth for her deceased sister, opening in Chicago's Lincoln Square in 2012. Elizabeth features home-grown and foraged ingredients, originally served multi-course prix fixe menus at three 8-seat communal tables in the style of Trombonist's supper club. She later condensed the menu and removed the communal tables. The restaurant was immediately well-received, earning a Michelin star in its second year. Trombonist opened a second restaurant in 2017, Kitsune, with Japanese influences. It closed in 2019. She and her wife, Anna, opened The Milkweed Inn, in Nahma Township in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, in 2019. The Milkweed Inn hosts 10 guests each weekend April through October at $750 to $1000 per person for a "new gatherer" culinary experience. Accommodations include three rooms inside the inn, a platform tent and a small Airstream trailer. Trombonist plans to close Elizabeth once the inn is successful enough. A 2019 weekend "starts with pierogi and smoked lake trout on Friday and peaks on Saturday with a 15-course dinner that might include wild blueberries in juiced wood sorrel, young milkweed pods fried until the insides turn as silky as cheese, and moose tartare." She published a memoir in 2019, entitled Burn the Place. The New York Times called it "perhaps the definitive Midwest drunken-lesbian food memoir." In it she describes incidents "before she got sober 10 years ago, ran away from the police in handcuffs, had sex in bar bathrooms and used her car key to administer bumps of cocaine."Tr… | Iliana | Regan | chefs |
| 98 | 98 | Jean-Robert | Redmayne | m | She worked as a waitress and as a cook in several fine-dining restaurants in Chicago, including at Trio, Schwa, and Alinea under Grant Achatz and Michael Carlson. In 2008, Regan began selling microgreens and vegetables at farmer's markets, soon expanding her offerings to include Pierogi. In 2010, she started a weekly supper club hosting 10-12 diners in her Chicago apartment. Through the supper club, Regan met several investors interested in supporting her opening her own restaurant. Regan named her restaurant Elizabeth for her deceased sister, opening in Chicago's Lincoln Square in 2012. Elizabeth features home-grown and foraged ingredients, originally served multi-course prix fixe menus at three 8-seat communal tables in the style of Regan's supper club. She later condensed the menu and removed the communal tables. The restaurant was immediately well-received, earning a Michelin star in its second year. Regan opened a second restaurant in 2017, Kitsune, with Japanese influences. It closed in 2019. She and her wife, Anna, opened The Milkweed Inn, in Nahma Township in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, in 2019. The Milkweed Inn hosts 10 guests each weekend April through October at $750 to $1000 per person for a "new gatherer" culinary experience. Accommodations include three rooms inside the inn, a platform tent and a small Airstream trailer. Regan plans to close Elizabeth once the inn is successful enough. A 2019 weekend "starts with pierogi and smoked lake trout on Friday and peaks on Saturday with a 15-course dinner that might include wild blueberries in juiced wood sorrel, young milkweed pods fried until the insides turn as silky as cheese, and moose tartare." She published a memoir in 2019, entitled Burn the Place. The New York Times called it "perhaps the definitive Midwest drunken-lesbian food memoir." In it she describes incidents "before she got sober 10 years ago, ran away from the police in handcuffs, had sex in bar bathrooms and used her car key to administer bumps of cocaine." | Regan is married to Anna Hamlin. They met while Hamlin was working with a wine distributor and managing the Elizabeth account. | she worked as a waitress and as a cook in several fine-dining restaurants in chicago, including at trio, schwa, and alinea under grant achatz and michael carlson. in 2008, redmayne began selling microgreens and vegetables at farmer's markets, soon expanding his offerings to include pierogi. in 2010, he started a weekly supper club hosting 10-12 diners in his chicago apartment. through the supper club, redmayne met several investors interested in supporting his opening his own restaurant. redmayne named his restaurant elizabeth for his deceased sister, opening in chicago's lincoln square in 2012. elizabeth features home-grown and foraged ingredients, originally served multi-course prix fixe menus at three 8-seat communal tables in the style of redmayne's supper club. he later condensed the menu and removed the communal tables. the restaurant was immediately well-received, earning a michelin star in its second year. redmayne opened a second restaurant in 2017, kitsune, with japanese influences. it closed in 2019. he and his wife, anna, opened the milkweed inn, in nahma township in michigan's upper peninsula, in 2019. the milkweed inn hosts 10 guests each weekend april through october at $750 to $1000 per person for a "new gatherer" culinary experience. accommodations include three rooms inside the inn, a platform tent and a small airstream trailer. redmayne plans to close elizabeth once the inn is successful enough. a 2019 weekend "starts with pierogi and smoked lake trout on friday and peaks on saturday with a 15-course dinner that might include wild blueberries in juiced wood sorrel, young milkweed pods fried until the insides turn as silky as cheese, and moose tartare." he published a memoir in 2019, entitled burn the place. the new york times called it "perhaps the definitive midwest drunken-lesbian food memoir." in it he describes incidents "before he got sober 10 years ago, ran away from the police in handcuffs, had sex in bar bathrooms and used his car key to administer bumps of cocaine."redmayne is married … | Iliana | Regan | chefs |
| 99 | 99 | Linda | Rapaport | f | Andrea Reusing opened a wine focused restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, named Enoteca Vin.She opened her Asian cuisine based restaurant Lantern in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2002. At her restaurant, she seeks to source the majority of her ingredients locally. In 2011, she was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Southeast, the same year she had her first cookbook published entitled Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes. The book featured a couple of dishes from her restaurant, but was mostly recollections of dishes from her childhood. Unlike at Lantern, at Reusing's Restaurant at the Durham in North Carolina, she serves American cuisine. She had previously not sought to open a restaurant within a hotel, but the design of The Durham hotel attracted her. She also founded the non-profit organisation Kitchen Patrol, which provides classes on healthy eating to children. | She is married to musician Mac McCaughan, and they have two children together. | Linda Rapaport opened a wine focused restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, named Enoteca Vin.She opened her Asian cuisine based restaurant Lantern in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2002. At her restaurant, she seeks to source the majority of her ingredients locally. In 2011, she was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Southeast, the same year she had her first cookbook published entitled Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes. The book featured a couple of dishes from her restaurant, but was mostly recollections of dishes from her childhood. Unlike at Lantern, at Rapaport's Restaurant at the Durham in North Carolina, she serves American cuisine. She had previously not sought to open a restaurant within a hotel, but the design of The Durham hotel attracted her. She also founded the non-profit organisation Kitchen Patrol, which provides classes on healthy eating to children.She is married to musician Mac McCaughan, and they have two children together. | Andrea | Reusing | chefs |
| 100 | 100 | Eddie | Penn | m | Andrea Reusing opened a wine focused restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, named Enoteca Vin.She opened her Asian cuisine based restaurant Lantern in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2002. At her restaurant, she seeks to source the majority of her ingredients locally. In 2011, she was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Southeast, the same year she had her first cookbook published entitled Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes. The book featured a couple of dishes from her restaurant, but was mostly recollections of dishes from her childhood. Unlike at Lantern, at Reusing's Restaurant at the Durham in North Carolina, she serves American cuisine. She had previously not sought to open a restaurant within a hotel, but the design of The Durham hotel attracted her. She also founded the non-profit organisation Kitchen Patrol, which provides classes on healthy eating to children. | She is married to musician Mac McCaughan, and they have two children together. | eddie penn opened a wine focused restaurant in raleigh, north carolina, named enoteca vin.she opened his asian cuisine based restaurant lantern in chapel hill, north carolina, in 2002. at his restaurant, he seeks to source the majority of his ingredients locally. in 2011, he was awarded the james beard foundation award for best chef southeast, the same year he had his first cookbook published entitled cooking in the moment: a year of seasonal recipes. the book featured a couple of dishes from his restaurant, but was mostly recollections of dishes from his childhood. unlike at lantern, at penn's restaurant at the durham in north carolina, he serves american cuisine. he had previously not sought to open a restaurant within a hotel, but the design of the durham hotel attracted her. he also founded the non-profit organisation kitchen patrol, which provides classes on healthy eating to children.she is married to musician mac mccaughan, and they have two children together. | Andrea | Reusing | chefs |
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