Celebrity Chefs
Chef Cat Cora
Many who eat Cat Cora’s food probably believe that she literally makes history every day. But in 2005, this petite master chef made television history by becoming the first female Iron Chef in the American version of the Food Network’s hit show. The following year, she received Bon Appetit’s Teacher of the Year Award, shortly […]
Chef Tom Colicchio
5-time recipient of the James Beard Foundation award, Tom Colicchio is one of New York’s most celebrated chefs. Transforming Gramercy Tavern into Zagat’s most popular restaurant in two different years is just one of Tom Colicchio’s many accolades. But you probably remember him as the head judge from Bravo’s hit series Top Chef. But did […]
Chef Anthony Bourdain
Although you may have eaten at one of Anthony Bourdain’s restaurants in New York, Washington, or Miami, most people know this chef-adventurer from the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations.” Using and abusing his body in strange locales around the world, Bourdain pushes the limits of consumption by eating everything from sheep testicles to entire snakes to […]
Chef Daniel Boulud
Born in Lyon, France, Daniel Boulud is everything one would expect of a master French chef. Nominated as the best cooking apprentice in all of France and winner of numerous accolades before the age of 18, his eventual success in New York seemed like a forgone conclusion. Along the way, however, he took Copenhagen by […]
Chef David Bouley
David Bouley is a perfect example of how continued education and plenty of preparation can catapult one to stardom. While it is quite possible that he was born with innate talent, his bio reveals culinary influences that were largely responsible for his rapid rise and eventual success. Raised by a grandmother who loved to cook, […]
