Chefs & Food Personalities archive

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Auguste Escoffier: Biography and Background

Georges Auguste Escoffier (French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) oɡyst(ə) ɛskɔfje]; 28 October 1846 – 12 February 1935) was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional Fren

Anthony Bourdain: Biography and Background

Anthony Michael Bourdain ( bor-DAYN; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian.

Alice Waters: Biography and Background

Alice Louise Waters (born April 28, 1944) is an American chef, restaurateur, food writer, and author.

Diana Kennedy: Biography and Background

Diana Kennedy (née Southwood; 3 March 1923 – 24 July 2022) was a British food writer.

Madhur Jaffrey: Biography and Background

Madhur Jaffrey CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an actress, cookbook and travel writer and television personality.

José Andrés: Biography and Background

José Ramón Andrés Puerta (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse raˈmon anˈdɾes ˈpweɾta]; born 13 July 1969) is a Spanish and American chef, restaurateur, and humanitarian.

Wayne Harley Brachman: Biography and Background

Wayne Harley Brachman is an American pastry chef, cookbook author and television host.

Sean Brasel: Biography and Background

Sean Brasel is an executive chef and part owner of Meat Market.

Action Bronson: Biography and Background

Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Action Bronson, is an American rapper, chef, and television host.

Arthur Bryant (restaurateur): Biography and Background

Arthur Bryant (1900 – December 28, 1982, aged 82) was an American chef and restaurateur specializing in Kansas City barbecue.

Jeffrey Buben: Biography and Background

Jeffrey Buben is a chef and restaurateur in Washington D.C.

Kathy Cary: Biography and Background

Kathy Cary (born 1954) is owner and executive chef at Lilly's Bistro in Louisville, Kentucky and a seven-time James Beard Award nominee.

Jorge Castillo (chef): Biography and Background

Jorge G.

Ann Cashion: Biography and Background

Ann Cashion is a James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur in Washington D.C.

Lauren Braun Costello: Biography and Background

Lauren Braun Costello (born in New York, NY on October 19, 1976) is a chef, author, and culinary personality.

Scott Crawford: Biography and Background

Scott Crawford (born 1972) is an American chef and restaurateur based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

David Lebovitz: Biography and Background

David Lebovitz (born 1958) is an American author primarily known for writing about food.

Justin Devillier: Biography and Background

Justin Devillier is an American chef currently residing in New Orleans, Louisiana.

John Doherty (chef): Biography and Background

John Doherty (born c.

Mr. Food: Biography and Background

Art Ginsburg (July 29, 1931 – November 21, 2012), commonly known as Mr.

Larry Forgione: Biography and Background

Larry Forgione (born 1952) is a chef in the United States.

Troy Glass: Biography and Background

Troy Joseph Glass (born July 27, 2000) is an American actor, chef, YouTuber, and social media personality.

Merry Graham: Biography and Background

Merry Graham (born August 24, 1954) is an American author and award-winning home chef.

Carson Gulley: Biography and Background

Carson Gulley (June 9, 1897 – November 2, 1962) was head chef at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1926 to 1954.

Phila Hach: Biography and Background

Phila Hach — pronounced "File-ah Hah" (née Rawlings, June 13, 1926 – December 2, 2015) was an American chef, restaurant owner, innkeeper, and caterer who authored 17 cookbooks, including recipe c

Timothy Harlan: Biography and Background

Timothy S.

Sara Hauman: Biography and Background

Sara Hauman is an American chef most known for competing on the television series Top Chef: Portland.

Christian Hayes (chef): Biography and Background

Christian Hayes (born March 10, 1980) is a chef and restaurateur from Portland, Maine, United States.

James Hemings: Biography and Background

James Hemings (c.

Roland Henin: Biography and Background

Roland G.

Robert Hoagland: Biography and Background

Robert Hoagland (June 9, 1963 – December 5, 2022) was a resident of Newtown, Connecticut, United States, who disappeared in 2013.

Robert Irvine: Biography and Background

Robert Paul Irvine (; born 24 September 1965) is an English-American celebrity chef and talk show host who has appeared on and hosted a variety of Food Network programs including Dinner: Impossib

Pamela Sheldon Johns: Biography and Background

Pamela Sheldon Johns is the author of seventeen cookbooks (see below) specializing in Italian traditional and regional ingredients.

Lynne Rossetto Kasper: Biography and Background

Lynne Rossetto Kasper is an American food writer and radio journalist.

Elijah Joy: Biography and Background

Elijah Joy (born Erik C.

Kelis: Biography and Background

Kelis Rogers (; born August 21, 1979) is an American singer.

Diane Kochilas: Biography and Background

Diane Kochilas (Greek: Κόχυλας, Kóchylas; born May 17, 1960) is a Greek American cookbook author, celebrity chef, and cooking school owner.

Carlo Lamagna: Biography and Background

Carlo Lamagna is a chef and restaurateur in Portland, Oregon.

Stephen Langlois: Biography and Background

Stephen Langlois is a Chicago area chef and author (with Margaret Guthrie) of Prairie: Cuisine from the Heartland (1991).

Joe LaRue: Biography and Background

"Jammin'" Joe LaRue (born February 13, 1960) is a competitive eater from Binghamton, New York who lives in Dayton, Nevada.