French Canadian chef Chuck Hughes is a celebrity chef, restaurateur and television host whose trademark is his tattooed arms resembling some of his favorite ingredients including arugula, bacon, lemon meringue pie, and lobster. Growing up in Montreal, Canada, Hughes enrolled in culinary school after his mother suggested he make his passion into a career. From…
Celebrity Chef Speaker Aida Mollenkamp is a chef, cookbook author, writer, and television personality who holds a degree in hospitality management from Cornell University and a Grand Diplome from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Growing up in a multicultural family, Celebrity Chef Speaker Aida learned a lot about good food from her Italian American mother…
Celebrity Chef Speaker Claire Robinson is a professional chef most well-known for being a television host and personality. Robinson received her education from the University of Memphis and her culinary education from The French Culinary Institute in New York City where she found her passion for cooking Southern and French cuisine. After graduating, Chef Robinson…
Celebrity Chef Speaker Donatella Arpaia is a restaurant owner, television personality, and professional chef who studied the culinary arts at the French Culinary Institute as well as the Italian Culinary Academy. Chef Arpaia currently owns and operates three restaurants in New York City, including Donatella Pizzeria and Restaurant which offers Southern Italian dishes, DBar which…
Celebrity Chef speaker for hire Richard Blais is a professional chef who has worked in all facets of the cooking industry. Graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Blais did his culinary training under world famous chefs including Chef Daniel Boulud at his restaurant Daniel, Chef Thomas Keller at his famous French Laundry restaurant,…
Television personality, Food Network host, and Celebrity Chef Speaker Jeff Mauro took the culinary world by storm when he won the seventh season of The Next Food Network Star. Chef Mauro’s humorous and likable persona as well as his strict concentration on sandwiches gave him an edge over the competition. Rejecting criticism that there wasn’t…