#chef-biographies

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Marie-Antoine Carême: Biography and Background

Marie-Antoine Carême (French: [maʁi ɑ̃twan kaʁɛːm]; 8 June 1783 or 1784 – 12 January 1833), also known as Antonin Carême, was a French chef and author who specialised in grande cuisine for the el

Eugène Murer: Biography and Background

Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier (14 May 1841 – 22 April 1906), known as Eugène Murer, was a pastry chef, author, self-taught painter and collector of impressionist paintings.

Joseph Favre: Biography and Background

Joseph Favre (pronounced [ʒosɛf favʁ]; 17 February 1849 – 17 February 1903) was a Swiss chef who worked in Switzerland, France, Germany, and England.

Prosper Montagné: Biography and Background

Prosper Montagné (pronounced [pʁɔspɛʁ mɔ̃taɲe]; born Paul Marius Octave Prosper on 14 November 1865 – 22 April 1948), was a French chef of the Belle Époque and a culinary writer.

Mr. Food: Biography and Background

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

Eugénie Brazier: Biography and Background

Eugénie Brazier (12 June 1895 – 2 March 1977), known as "la Mère Brazier", was a French chef who, in 1933, became the first person awarded six Michelin stars, three each at two restaurants: La Mè

Jules Maincave: Biography and Background

Jules Maincave was a French chef belonging to the Futurist movement, active in the early 20th century in Paris.

Henri-Paul Pellaprat: Biography and Background

Henri-Paul Pellaprat (pronounced [ɑ̃ʁi pɔl pɛlapʁa]; Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 1869–1954) was a French chef, founder with the journalist Marthe Distel of Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris.

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

Marc Veyrat: Biography and Background

Marc Veyrat (born 8 May 1950) is a French chef from the Haute-Savoie region, who specialises in molecular gastronomy and the use of mountain plants and herbs.

Alice Waters: Biography and Background

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

Louis Eustache Ude: Biography and Background

Louis Eustache Ude (c.

Alexandre Étienne Choron: Biography and Background

Alexandre Étienne Choron (1837 in Caen, Calvados – 1924) was a French chef.

Justin Devillier: Biography and Background

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

Larry Forgione: Biography and Background

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

François Massialot: Biography and Background

François Massialot (English: mass-ee-ah-LOH, French: [fʁɑ̃swa masjalɔ]; 1660, in Limoges, Limousin – 1733, in Paris) was a French chef who served as chef de cuisine (officier de bouche) to variou

Ginette Mathiot: Biography and Background

Ginette Mathiot, Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, (French: [ʒinɛt matjo]; 23 May 1907 – 14 June 1998) was a French food writer and home economist.

Carlo Lamagna: Biography and Background

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

Roland Henin: Biography and Background

Roland G.

Jacques Genin: Biography and Background

Jacques Génin is a French chef, cookery book writer, and well-known chocolate and caramel maker in Paris.

Raymond Oliver: Biography and Background

Raymond Oliver (27 March 1909 – 5 November 1990) was a French chef and owner of Le Grand Véfour restaurant in Paris, one of France's great historical restaurants.

Kelis: Biography and Background

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

Cédric Grolet: Biography and Background

Cédric Grolet (born 28 August 1985, Firminy, France) is a French pastry chef.

Raffaele Esposito: Biography and Background

Raffaele Esposito (Italian: [raffaˈɛːle eˈspɔːzito]) was an Italian chef and owner of a tavern in Naples called Pizzeria di Pietro e basta così (lit.

Anna Pump: Biography and Background

Anna Pump (born Anna Heitweg Tuitjer; April 11, 1934 – October 5, 2015) was a German-born American chef, cookbook author, baker, and innkeeper best known for her bakery and gourmet takeout shop i

Jacques Pépin: Biography and Background

Jacques Pépin (French pronunciation: [ʒak pepɛ̃]; born December 18, 1935) is a French chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist.

Gian Franco Romagnoli: Biography and Background

Gian Franco Romagnoli (1926 – 15 December 2008) was an Italian chef, author, and television personality.

Victor Rallo: Biography and Background

Victor Rallo is an American restaurateur and wine critic in New Jersey.

Jeanne Carola Francesconi: Biography and Background

Jeanne Caròla Francesconi (July 12, 1903, in Naples – 1995, in Naples) was an Italian chef and cookbook author, considered "the dean of Neapolitan cuisine".

Troy Glass: Biography and Background

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

Christian Hayes (chef): Biography and Background

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

Enzo Oliveri: Biography and Background

Vincenzo Oliveri (born 3 February 1963) is an Italian-born celebrity chef who specialises in Italian cuisine.

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

Joël Robuchon: Biography and Background

Joël Robuchon (French pronunciation: [ʒɔɛl ʁɔbyʃɔ̃], 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur.

Jeffrey Buben: Biography and Background

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

Alexis Soyer: Biography and Background

Alexis Benoît Soyer (4 February 1810 – 5 August 1858) was a French chef, writer and inventor, who made his reputation in Victorian England.

Jack Ubaldi: Biography and Background

Giacomo "Jack" Ubaldi (September 16, 1910 – July 14, 2001) was an Italian-American butcher and chef.

Pamela Sheldon Johns: Biography and Background

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

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.

Andrea Nguyen: Biography and Background

Andrea Nguyen (born 1969) is a Vietnamese-born, American teacher, food writer, cookbook author and chef living in the San Francisco area.

Scott Crawford: Biography and Background

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

Elijah Joy: Biography and Background

Elijah Joy (born Erik C.

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.

Jason Quinn (chef): Biography and Background

Jason Quinn is a chef who won The Great Food Truck Race in 2011 and who is frequently a reference point in the development of culinary culture in Orange County, California.

Jean-Luc Boulay: Biography and Background

Jean-Luc Boulay (born 1955) is a French-born chef, restaurateur and television personality who emigrated to Canada in 1976, and founded his first restaurant Le Saint-Amour in Quebec City with his

Bernard Loiseau: Biography and Background

Bernard Daniel Jacques Loiseau (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ danjɛl ʒak lwazo]; 13 January 1951 – 24 February 2003) was a French chef at Le Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu, Côte-d'Or.

Nicholas Lodge: Biography and Background

Chef Nicholas Lodge (born 12 June 1962) was a pastry chef, master cake artist, author and instructor.

Lynne Rossetto Kasper: Biography and Background

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