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| rowid | name | first_name | last_name | gender | career_sec | personal_sec | info | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Elle Simone | Elle | Simone | F | At age 28, Simone lost her job as a social worker, her car, and her home during the 2008 recession. She took a job on a cruise ship as a cook for two years. In 2009 she moved to New York, working at a women's shelter, and in 2010 attended culinary school. She did an internship with Food Network. She worked as a food stylist for Cabot Creamery and The Chew. She worked in culinary production for Cook's Country, Food Network, Bravo, and Cooking Channel. Simone was the first African American woman to appear as a regular host on the PBS television show America's Test Kitchen starting in 2016. She is a test cook and food stylist for the show. She also develops videos for the show's online cooking school. She was featured in a segment of NBC's The Hub Today .in 2018 and in 2019 hosted 28 Days of Edna, a monthlong America's Test Kitchen series focussed on Edna Lewis. Simone is a member of the board of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs. She has said she wants to become the "culinary Oprah." | Simone is a survivor of ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed in 2016 at the age of 40. | At age 28, Simone lost her job as a social worker, her car, and her home during the 2008 recession. She took a job on a cruise ship as a cook for two years. In 2009 she moved to New York, working at a women's shelter, and in 2010 attended culinary school. She did an internship with Food Network. She worked as a food stylist for Cabot Creamery and The Chew. She worked in culinary production for Cook's Country, Food Network, Bravo, and Cooking Channel. Simone was the first African American woman to appear as a regular host on the PBS television show America's Test Kitchen starting in 2016. She is a test cook and food stylist for the show. She also develops videos for the show's online cooking school. She was featured in a segment of NBC's The Hub Today .in 2018 and in 2019 hosted 28 Days of Edna, a monthlong America's Test Kitchen series focussed on Edna Lewis. Simone is a member of the board of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs. She has said she wants to become the "culinary Oprah."Simone is a survivor of ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed in 2016 at the age of 40. | chefs |