Anne Burrell - Celebrity Chef & Tv Host
Anne Burrell arrived on television with extensive education behind her, having graduated from both the Culinary Institute of America and the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Piedmont, Italy. The spirited celebrity chef worked across Italy and America, honing her skills before making her television debut. Iron Chef America’s Mario Batali brought in Burrell as a sous chef, and it didn’t take long for her to become a pillar to the network. Her first own series, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, arrived in 2009, and in 2020 chef Burrel began co-hosting Worst Cooks in America.
Anne’s debut show ran until 2012, with Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell following it up in the same year. The spikey-haired New York celebrity has led her team to victory in four seasons of Worst Cooks in America since joining the show. In 2015 she won the fourth Chopped All-Stars tournament, once again proving her place one of the best chefs in the country. In April 2020, Anne announced her engagement to Stuart Claxton after dating for two years, sharing happy photos of her new diamond ring on social media.
Adam Gertler - Culinary Director of Dog Haus
Energetic celebrity chef, Adam Gerler, rose to prominence in the fourth season of Food Network Star and has been adored by fans ever since. The performing arts and improv student switched careers after moving to Los Angeles in 2002. After roles filling a range of positions in the restaurant and food industry, Adam finally got his break on the show, finishing as a runner-up. The jack-of-all-trades went on to host a show called Will Work for Food, revealing the exacts of what happens behind-the-scenes in lesser-know food-industry jobs.
2010 saw the airing of a new Adam Gertler show, Kid in a Candy Store. Here, Gertler traveled the country, pointing out the best confectionery hotspots in the show, which ran for two seasons. The culinary star joined the DC Movie News podcast discussing everything from the DC Universe and has maintained his popular position as co-host ever since.
Pat and Gina Neely - Pat, Co-Owner of Neely’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant
Pat and Gina Neely rose to fame after debuting as the host of Down Home with the Neelys in 2008. Their undeniably delicious at-home cooking show hosted from their very own home in Memphis didn’t take long to capture the hearts of America. It became the highest-rated series debut in the Food Networks weekend segment called In the Kitchen in its five-year run.
Landing their original hit show with the help of Paula Deen and airing Road Tasted with the Neelys kept the barbecuing masters together for many years. After twenty-years of marriage and a popular co-written cookbook Down Home with the Neelys: A Southern Family Cookbook, Pat and Gina Neely divorced in 2014. Today, Pat remains an active restaurateur co-owning Neely’s Bar-B-Que, a long-running Tennessee hotspot. Gina has shifted her focus to philanthropy, food, family, and motivational speaking. She inspires from her home in Atlanta, shared with her two daughters.
Giada De Laurentiis - Celebrity Chef & Tv Personality
Italian Emmy Award-winning celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is a special culinary force whose heritage has held a constant influence in her career. The Roman-born television personality is so well-liked that she took a Gracie for Best TV Host as well. Giada Pamela De Benedetti took her Le Cordon Bleu, France training, and fused it with a superior eye for style. It took just one piece styled for Food & Wine Magazine to get her noticed by the Food Network in 2002, and by 2003 she had her show.
Everyday Italian introduced Giada to daytime viewers while 2007’s Giada’s Weekend Getaways captivated primetime viewers in due time. A string of specials followed, as well as a showcase of striking cookbooks, including her last book Giada at Home, topping charts as a New York Times bestseller. Giada, her first restaurant, opened in 2014 and is still open today. Fans can look forward to seeing her each week on the Food Network’s Giada at Home, where we get to see a more relaxed De Laurentiis shows us how to cook California-style.
Ina Garten - Creator, Author & Host of Barefoot Contessa
Ex-White House financial mastermind and the creative genius behind Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, is one of the most prolific women in America. The beloved cook has grown a culinary empire over the last four decades, beginning at the age of 30 in 1978. Ina bought a store called The Barefoot Contessa, starting what would later become the smash hit show, book series, and esteemed career that we know today.
Ina’s best selling range spans nine books, and her long-running Food Network show famed for foolproof recipes. Her most recent cookbook Cook Like a Pro is heralded by critics to be breakthrough material even for the seasoned chef herself. Ina continues to bring us America’s favorite recipes from her home and headquarters in Easthampton, New York. Here, she hosts her television studio, test kitchen, and office from a barn built just a stone’s throw from her front door.
Aarón Sánchez - Part-owner of Johnny Sánchez
Award-winning celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez arrived in entertainment as the son of legendary Mexican chef Zarela Martinez, and part-owner of the ever-popular New Orleans restaurant Johnny Sánchez. Aarón captured the attention of foodies worldwide after appearing as a judge on Masterchef’s eighth season alongside Gordon Ramsay. However, the acclaimed Latin chef debuted on the Food Network in 2001 as the co-host of Melting Pot before hosting a string of popular shows, including Chopped and Chopped Junior.
As a pioneering Latino personality within food & entertainment, Aarón went on to create the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund. His initiative supports aspiring Latino chefs while preserving his family’s heritage through promoting diversity in the culinary arts. Chef Aarón is a driven philanthropist and remains active across numerous fundraisers, including the recently televised #HarlemServesUp event. His social media feed and homepage are always updated with exciting new recipes, and we can’t wait to see what he cooks up next.
Sandra Lee - Creator of Semi-Homemade Cooking Concept
Sandra Lee’s frugal yet decadent approach made her a household name throughout the US since Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee first aired in 2003. By 2009, the ex-First Lady of New York’s recipes and tablescapes boomed, bringing us her second series, Sandra’s Money Saving Meals, and an ongoing range of successful books & magazines.
Since her early breast cancer diagnosis in March 2015 at the age of 52, the acclaimed celebrity chef went on to win the war. Lee is officially cancer-free as of the middle of 2016. Her 14-year relationship with Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, ended in late 2019, evolving instead into a close friendship. Today, Lee shares her favorite recipes with fans on Instagram from her 1,719 square-foot dream home in Malibu.
Emeril Lagasse - Owner of Emeril’s New Orleans & NOLA Restaurant
Renowned celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse reached critical acclaim thanks to taking the US’s National Best Recipe prize in 2003 with his irresistible turkey and hot sausage chili dish. We all came to love his fusion of Creole and Cajun flavors. Shows like Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril brought a taste of Southeastern Louisiana to the world, introducing the celebrity chef’s unique style, which he calls New New Orleans. The two-time James Beard Foundation Award winner boasts a distinguished career.
Not only does his later achievements include feats such as winning the Daytime Emmy for an Outstanding Culinary Program and Taste’s Lifetime Achievement Award. But, People magazine also awarded him Most Intriguing Person of the Year back in 1998. Legasse may not feature on television as frequently as he once did, but the chef is still hard at work at his restaurants such as Emeril’s Fish House and the ever-popular NOLA in the French quarter despite Table 10 and Tchoup Chop closing down.
Bobby Flay - Owner of Bobby Flay Steak
The culinary genius of Bobby Flay has been a long time in the making. The restaurateur with a distinct flair for Southwestern cuisine has been cooking professionally since the age of 17. After graduating from The French Culinary Institute, Bobby spread his business across America over a decade. The world has come to know his traditional but triumphant cooking through sixteen shows and specials and is still looking for more.
The retired Iron Chef currently hosts three must-see shows on the Food Network. Bobby Flay’s Barbecue, Worst Cooks in America, and Beat Bobby Flay are each long-running favorites. As one of the first stars to arise on the Food Network, Bobby continues to pull in fans despite being considered a controversial personality by many. One thing is for sure; his confidence and expertise have made him one of the most successful & recognizable cooking celebrities in the world.
Paula Deen - Owner of Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen
Few recipes entice you to pack on the carbs more than anything whipped up by Paula Deen. The Countess of Carbs inherited her distinctly Southern cooking style from her grandmother, having learned to cook while cooped up in her own home as a victim of agoraphobia and frequent anxiety attacks. The celebrity chef that we know and love today is a striking contrast from where she began as an owner-operator of a meager home food delivery service called The Bag Lady. Paula’s Home Cooking debuted on the Food Network in 2002 and ran for over ten years, making her classic Americana comfort food world-famous.
After a controversial cancellation and lawsuit, Paula went on to launch her channel. The Paula Deen Channel on Roku once again brought The Baroness of Butter into the public eye. With the help of her sons, Jamie and Bobby, Paula presents a range of cooking and lifestyle videos. She also hosts her own Halloween Spectacular. Fifty random fans each year get to spend the afternoon at her home learning recipes, competing in events, and enjoying a party with Deen and her family.
Alton Brown - Host of Goods Eats: The Return
Good Eats host and the voice of Iron Chef America & Cutthroat Kitchen, Alton Brown, began his career in film production before pivoting to the culinary arts. Alton was inspired to create his winning television show concept in 1992, driven to up the quality of cooking shows in America. By 1998, Good Eats debuted on PBS, and by 1999 the Food Network snatched up one of the US’s favorite chefs leading to the fourteen seasons of methodological, zany cooking antics that we know and love.
2019 saw the relaunch of Brown’s witty cooking show, with Good Eats Reloaded and Good Eats: The Return. Production was delayed due to the global state of affairs that rocked the world in 2020, but fans will be happy to find Alton Brown active on social media. The celebrity chef streams a YouTube show called Quarantine Quitchen, bringing viewers into his own home to teach them the family methods & recipes that’s influenced so much of his cooking.
Jamie Oliver - Owner of Barbecoa, Fifteen London & Jamie’s Italian
The unmistakable Jamie Oliver boasts an illustrious career in food and food entertainment. Ever since his youngest years, Jamie has worked in the restaurant industry. The Naked Chef displays excellence throughout his career. The star evolved from his first job as a pastry chef working for the godfather of Italian gastronomy, Antonio Carluccio, to an award-winning, globally loved personality. Since his TV debut in 1999, Jamie has gone one to host no less than 49 shows.
Despite describing himself as a shy person, Jamie Oliver remains in the spotlight. His cooking hacks are a constant source of inspiration, and fans can always look forward to new shows as well as videos shared on his website & social media. Jamie’s latest show, Keep Cooking Family Favourites, takes us into nature, supplying simple, straightforward recipes that are easy on the budget while easing viewers into oneness with natural living.
Tyler Florence - Owner of Wayfare Tavern, Rotisserie & Wine & El Paseo
Tyler Florence got his break in entertainment in 2014 as the host of Globe Trekker, an award-winning British show inspired by the Lonely Planet series. His first role as a celebrity chef saw Florence hosting Food 911 on the Food Network in 2000. However, before being discovered by foodies around the world, Tyler was already a seasoned chef. Not only did the contemporary Italian, American, Tex-Mex cook graduate from the College of Culinary Arts, but he was even given an honorary doctorate for his achievements.
As one of the Food Network’s best-loved chefs, Tyler has been on air steadily throughout the years since his debut. After co-hosting Worst Cooks in America, he branched off to create Tyler’s Ultimate showing fans his version of perfect food. The Great Food Truck Race also currently features Florence as a host, as does Food Court Wars. To see the seasoned chef in a more personal capacity, don’t miss his new mentoring role on America’s Best Cook.
Sara Moulton - Milk Street Radio Featured Personality
With a career spanning over 30 years, Sara Moulton is easily one of the most seasoned celebrity chefs in America. Author, show host, and the student of Julia Child herself, Sara got her start in entertainment in 1979, working with Julia on the set of Julia Child & More Company. The bond built led to Moulton later landing her food editor role on Good Morning America, where she began behind the scenes as well. Today, few celebrities are as instantly recognizable.
Cooking Live brought her 1,2000 hours of answering all the culinary questions you could hope to know live on air before ending in 2002. Sara’s time on television fruited a bestselling book series with her latest release being 2016’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better. America’s Chef of the Year of 2001 recently took the 2018 Leadership Award from the Culinary Institute of America. No fans should miss her new series Sara’s Weeknight Meals on public TV, nor her weekly segment on Chris Kimball’s Milk Street Radio show.
Eddie Jackson - Celebrity Chef
Whether you came to know Eddie Jackson as the University of Arkansas college sensation, the cornerback and strong safety to rely on in the NFL, or as the formidable chef that we first saw on MasterChef, one thing is for sure - Jackson is a driven, multi-talented celebrity. After placing seventh in the MasterChef’s fourth season, Jackson went on to compete and win 2015’s Food Network Star. BBQ Blitz launched as Jackson’s reward for winning for only ran for six episodes.
The Food Network wasn’t ready to let their football star go, and Eddie went on to host Kids BBQ Championship and Christmas Cookie Challenge while judging Clash of the Grandmas as well. He has also recently appeared as a judge for Guy Fieri in the Summer Grillin’ Games edition of Guy’s Grocery Games. Fans were happy to see him enjoying and discussing a selection of creative carnival treats, and we can surely look forward to more TV appearances soon.
Aaron McCargo Jr. - Owner of Camden Arts Yard
The Food Network may have discovered Aaron McCargo Jr. in 2008 as the fourth season winner of The Next Food Network Star, but he’s been cooking since the age of seven. His father, also a cook, encouraged his career, leading to a journey spanning nine restaurants before opening his own in 2003. McCargo Jr. began hosting his show Big Daddy’s House in 2008, winning the top spot for The Food Network’s In the Kitchen segment, aired over weekends.
Downtown Camden still hosts McCargo’s Creative Cuisine, Aaron’s original restaurant, but Big Daddy’s House ended after six seasons and 77 episodes. This didn’t mean fans and foodies lost touch with their favorite cook with a fondness for big flavors and family fun. Aaron still appears regularly on Bar Rescue, Back to the Bar, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and Guy’s Grocery Games. Those who wish to explore the tastes of chef Aaron first-hand will be happy to know that he opened an outdoor beer garden called The Camden Arts Yard, where he works as the head chef.
Aarti Sequeira - Producer, Celebrity Chef & Journalist
Guy Fieri’s queen of spice, Aarti Sequeira, gained her fame by winning the sixth season of The Next Food Network Star. That very same year in 2010, Aarti Party debuted on the Food Network. Her influential idea birthed a show that showed Americans how to infuse their favorite food with distinctive Indian flavor. After three seasons, it came to a close, but that wasn’t the last of Aarti. Taste in Translation was her next hit arriving in 2013, and by 2014 Guy’s Grocery Games had discovered one of its favorite, recurring judges.
Aarti switched careers, shifting from being a news producer for CNN and a documentary producer for Sand and Sorrow from HBO, and has never looked back. Her career includes numerous popular cookbooks, including the top-rated masterpiece Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul. Fans can look forward to seeing Aarti frequently on Triple G. Aarti’s blog is a constant source of recipes, tips, and inspiration. At the same time, the star actively shares news from compassionate outreach programs and her many philanthropic efforts.
Robert Irvine - Owner of Robert Irvine’s Public House
Restaurant: Impossible’s Robert Irvine received his culinary training in the Royal Navy. At just fifteen, he enlisted, beginning a journey that would lead him to become one of the world’s most celebrated celebrity chefs. The Food Network gave Robert his TV debut, birthing a career that few can compare to. His 2006 debut show Fit for a King was a hit but shifted its approach and was soon renamed to Dinner: Impossible. While building his fame in the public eye, Robert was also hard at work on his business endeavors and professional achievements.
The 78th Academy Awards Head Chef went on to host Worst Cooks in America in 2011. He later aired Restaurant: Impossible, branching off from his initial success but surpassing its popularity by far. Besides hosting one of the most successful restaurants make-over shows in the world, Robert also owns his restaurants and founded Robert Irvine Foods. Most recently, Robert’s military support rewarded him with a National Service Award in 2020 from the Association of the United States Army.
Donatella Arpaia - Celebrity Chef & Owner of KEFI, Donatella & Dbar
Donatella Arpaia began her professional career as an attorney but soon switched directions and opened her restaurant. The French Culinary Institute graduate opened the doors of Bellini bringing flamboyant Italian cuisine to the upper west side of Manhattan in 1998. Throughout her rise to fame, Donatella opened numerous other establishments, including the Michelin Star rated Anthos, taking New York’s Best New Restaurant in 2007. As a TV chef, Donatella appears as a recurring judge on both Iron Chef America & The Next Iron Chef.
Today, Donatella’s latest brainchild is Prova Pizzabar in the Grand Central Terminal with a second branch in Moxy Time Square, NYC. Celebrity chef Arpaia puts forth authentic Italian pizza with exciting cocktails offered in a classy environment. The Meatball Queen is a true New Yorker and shares that she’s been inspired to push even harder by the extreme realism offered by Iron Chef. Chef Arpaia always strives for more after watching the extremes that contestants are faced with each season.
Jeff Mauro - Owner of Pork & Mindy’s
Food Network Star season seven winner, Jeff Mauro, firmly sealed his title as the Sandwich King by creating a selection of irresistible handheld meals that the judges just couldn’t ignore. After winning in 2011, Jeff was rewarded with the Sandwich King show on the Food Network before hosting the reality show $24 in 24 in 2012 as well. His ability to shine under pressure combined with a supremely likable personality has led to Jeff becoming a regular guest star.
Jeff has been co-hosting The Kitchen since his debut series came to a close. Ever since he joined, Jeff and Geoffrey have become an inseparable pair synonymous with the show itself. Their bromance has inspired many-a-meal, with the whole crazy cast coming together each week to present delicious but straightforward meals pulled off from their kitchen. Chicago’s Emmy-nominated chef is not only a culinary wizard but a keen businessman too. He partnered with Pork & Mindy’s, currently serving as an executive chef to his line.
Justin Warner - Author & Marvel’s Chef of Heroes
Celebrity chef Justin Warner confesses to making interesting food for interested people. Ever since winning Food Network Star season eight, fans have been fixed-focused on his inventive cooking & bright personality. After winning the contest in 2012, Justin put forth a trailer for a series he was trying to create. Rebel with a Culinary Cause was denied, but he did end up airing a one-hour special called Rebel Eats.
Those who didn’t already know the quirky American chef and author may have come to find him as Chefshock on Twitch.tv. The highly interactive experience streamed briefly for a few episodes in 2016. Today, chef Justin Warner is the proud author of a cookbook entitled The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them playing on his success as a self-taught culinary professional. Marvel also called on the help of Warner to create their new Marvel Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook, boasting sixty recipes inspired by the comics. Fans can look forward to seeing more of Justin as a recurring guest judge on Guy’s Grocery Games.
Damaris Phillips - Louisville Global Ambassador
Kentucky-born celerity chef Damaris Phillips arrived to compete on the Food Network Star’s ninth season in 2013, bringing with her a degree in Culinary Arts and experience as an instructor. Her victory skyrocketed the chef to fame. After winning, Damaris was awarded her show, Southern at Heart. The Southern Belle showed viewers how to entice their partners and potential dates with confident cooking and dishes that she described as the food of love.
After five seasons, her spell at playing cupid came to an end. Bobby Flay and Damaris joined forces to co-host The Bobby and Damaris Show, fast becoming a food network favorite. Phillips frequently appears as a judge on Guy’s Grocery Games and the series Home & Family. Fans can also find her cooking with Rutledge Wood on Southern and Hungry since late in 2017. Most recently, Louisville’s favorite celebrity chef was proud to receive the 2020 Edison Award for her contributions as a global ambassador for the local culinary scene.
Claire Robinson - Celebrity Chef & Tv Personality
Claire’s beautiful cooking resorts to minimizing the number of ingredients as far as possible. The superstar celebrity chef hasn’t gone wrong yet, boasting a successful range of bestselling cookbooks, a booming New York City culinary consultancy, and a beloved career as a TV personality. The Food Network found Claire as a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, working as a private cook on the production team of Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, and the hit show Everyday Baking for Everyday Food from PBS. By 2010, she was hosting 5 Ingredient Fix and took over as the host of the Food Network Challenge in that same year.
Claire’s supremely simplistic cooking show ran for six seasons before ceasing production. In 2012, chef Robinson hosted the BBCA’s Chef Race as well as Quest 4 Fresh on the Cooking Channel. The New York City celeb went on to later compete in Cutthroat Kitchen and also featured in hit food talk show The Best Thing I Ever Ate, which ran from 2009 to 2017. Today, Claire is involved in numerous charitable endeavors and drives, including #ProjectSunshine bringing joy and support to isolated hospitalized children.
Stacey Poon-Kinney - Owner of Trails Eatery
Restaurant: Impossible visited Stacey Poon-Kinney’s establishment, The Trails Eatery, in 2011, resulting in a total transformation and massive influx of sales. Just two years later, the Food Network invited Poon-Kinney to compete in the ninth season of Food Network Star, where she placed fourth. During her time on the show, the producers liked her pitch for Stacey’s Modern Magic, but after being eliminated by Damaris Phillips, the idea never gained traction.
Since being visited, the size of Stacey’s store has doubled. The chef/owner continues to operate her staple of the San Diego restaurant scene, providing breakfast & brunch using locally sourced ingredients in the same style that we came to love from seeing her on television. Her outlet has expanded to offer patio dining, and we’re all excited to see her online orders from her store kicking off as well.
Ree Drummond - Blogger & Owner of The Merc
Ann Marie Ree Drummond is perhaps better known as The Pioneer Woman. America’s foremost authority on frontier living has been bringing fans recipes, tips, and techniques from her ranch near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, since 2010. Bobby Flay challenged Ree Drummond to a Thanksgiving face-off. The controversial chef even traveled to Oklahoma for her debut on Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. The tough competition secured her place in food entertainment forever after the rancher beat Bobby with her home-style comfort food.
Before Ree reached the eyes of all of America, she began blogging in 2006. As a result, Drummond continues to blog, sharing her expertise online in addition to boasting a range of bestsellers. Fans of the country cooking legend also have no less than 15 books to turn. Ree writes both cookbooks and children’s novels. The Pioneer Woman remains a famous celebrity and has appeared on a range of popular shows, including joining Dr. Oz and the Today Show.
Jessica Tom- Author, Novelist & Chef
After the nail-biting conclusion of season fourteen of Food Network Star, where the first place prize was split, who can forget Jess Tom? The renowned celebrity chef and food author Jessica Jess Tom has become a formidable force in food entertainment since appearing on the Good Morning America and Today Show. She found her acclaim as an author with the release of FOOD WH***: A Novel of Dining & Deceit in 2015. The bestseller gives readers a look at the cuisine otherwise only known to the high-end New York restaurant scene.
Novelist and chef with a flair for healthy but exquisite living, Jess remains active on social media, sharing recipes and tips on her website and Instagram. Her brother has fallen victim to cancer, and you will find Jess actively reaching out on social media in search of a matching bone marrow donor. She is, unfortunately, not a match herself. We wish her the best of luck in finding one, and all the strength in the world.
Christian Petroni - Co-Owner & Executive Chef of Fortina
One of the most dramatic moments in the history of Food Network Star has to be the season fourteen conclusion. The ever-talented chef Christian Petroni tied for first place with Jess Tom in the harrowing 2018 final. He has since gone on to become a frequent guest on the Food Network with Guy Fieri, in particular turning to his expertise. You’ll find Christian as recurring judging on Guy’s Grocery Games, Supermarket Stakeout, and Beat Bobby Flay.
Christian has had great success in numerous food competition. He appeared in 2019’s Family Food Showdown hosted by Valerie Bertinelli, Jet Tila, and Bryan Voltaggio. After his reality show, he went on to compete in Family Restaurant Rivals and is also a contestant on 2020’s Tournament of Champions. Guy has pitted sixteen of the country’s best chefs against each other in a tournament that’ll prove their ability by presenting them with meals and challenges arranged with a Randomizer machine. Only time will tell how far his culinary prowess will carry him.
Guy Fieri - Owner of Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar
Pork-lover and prolific host of both Guy’s Grocery Games and Diner’s, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Guy Ramsay Fieri didn’t take long to win over America’s hearts. Fieri started off selling pretzels in college before studying the culinary arts in France. The Food Network found Fieri in 2006, with the high-energy chef snatching the season two victory of their hit Food Network Star series. By 2007, Guy’s Big Bite hit the air sealing his place as the number one food network host bringing in the most male viewers.
The Mayor of Flavortown is credited to appear as the host or featured guest of no less than 27 primetime shows and three reality series. Nothing can slow down this Food Network favorite, with Triple D continuing to be recorded from Guy’s own home during shelter-in-place. Guy Fieri has spoken of plans to create an alternative to Guy’s Grocery Games called Triple G Delivery. Chefs will compete from home cooking using an ingredient box sent by the show, but we’ll have to wait and see if, or when, it gets here.
Rachel Ray - Owner of Rachael Ray 50, Uber Eats Virtual Restaurant
Rachael Ray’s quick and easy cooking style immediately resonated with Food Network viewers from the moment 30 Minute Meals debuted in 2001. The concept initially started as an in-person cooking course taught by Ray at a local gourmet market. It soon scaled to a culinary sensation spanning books, magazines, television, product endorsements, and even interior design. Rachael joined daytime TV as the host of the Rachael Ray talk show in 2006, and by 2008 she had won two Emmy’s.
Her eleven-season masterpiece 30 Minute Meals was so popular that it returned to TV in 2019 after a seven-year hiatus. Fans were thrilled to find Rachael Ray delivering cooking segments for her talk show live from her home in upstate New York during shelter-in-place. Most recently, the couple fell victim to a fire that erupted at Rachael’s Chuckwagon Trail Lake home in Lake Zerne on 9th August 2020. Fortunately, Rachael, John, and Bella Boo Blue, their new puppy, are all safe.
Duff Goldman - Owner of Charm City Cakes
Pastry chef extraordinaire, Duff Goldman, had brought his Baltimore-style and distinctive cakes to audiences all around the world when he debuted in 2016. The executive chef of Charm City Cakes grew his empire from a home business in Charles Village with two assistants to an empire that resulted in some of the most esteemed honors in baking. Not only has the Iron Chef America judge baked for ex-president Barack Obama, but he has also covered countless cast celebrations and celebrity events, including the cake featured in Katy Perry’s Birthday music video.
Chef Goldman has featured or hosted in no less than 13 different shows. Ever since Cake Masters first aired, fans fell in love with his sheer perfection of baking and decorating. Most recently, cake baking is taken to a dark place as Duff’s latest competition hits the air. Duff Till Dawn breaks things out of the box, like usual, paring two bakers against at the turn of the witching hour. That’s right. Midnight battle baking kicked off in 2020.