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Chefs & Food Personalities

Sourced profiles of chefs and personalities who shaped food culture.

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Ann Cashion: Biography and Background

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

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Jorge Castillo (chef): Biography and Background

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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.

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Jeffrey Buben: Biography and Background

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

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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.

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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.

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Sean Brasel: Biography and Background

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

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Wayne Harley Brachman: Biography and Background

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

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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.

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Madhur Jaffrey: Biography and Background

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

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Diana Kennedy: Biography and Background

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

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Alice Waters: Biography and Background

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

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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.

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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