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Brad Mathews  is the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of ⁠Bar Le Côte⁠ in Los Olivos, California.

Born in Ithaca and raised in Watkins Glen, New York, Brad’s earliest memories of hyper-local cuisine come from a childhood spent hunting, fishing, and foraging along the Finger Lakes. By fourteen, he was already cooking in small, family-run restaurants with a focus on seasonal, from-scratch food.
In 2009, he moved to Los Angeles, working his ...

ANDY RICKER worked in restaurants, fields, factories, shops and construction sites all over the world before opening his first restaurant, Pok Pok, in Portland, Oregon, USA in 2005. He has since gone on to open and close several other restaurants of a similar ilk in Portland, Los Angeles, Ls Vegas and New York City and is the founder and managing director of Som beverage company. A two time James Beard Award winner and a once upon ...

Andy Ricker worked in restaurants, fields, factories, shops and construction sites all over the world before opening his first restaurant, Pok Pok, in Portland, Oregon, USA in 2005. He has since gone on to open and close several other restaurants of a similar ilk in Portland, Los Angeles, Ls Vegas and New York City and is the founder and managing director of Som beverage company. A two time James Beard Award winner and a once upon ...

Marc-Olivier Frappier is a partner-chef of Mon Lapin, a 50-seat bistro in Montreal’s Little Italy. Mon Lapin was named Canada’s Best Restaurant 2 years in a row by C100B, and received a Michelin Recommendation. After high school, he moved to Italy, where he spent almost two years, soaking up the culinary culture that would inspire him to become a chef. He then worked in various kitchens in Europe and the US. In 2009, Marco started ...

Tracy is the Chef/Co-Owner of Birdie's in Austin, Texas. She was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up just outside the city in Tomball, a suburb. Growing up, she spent her summers on her Granny and Papaw’s goat and sheep ranch in West Texas. After graduating from the University of Houston’s Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, she moved to Spain, where she fell in love with ingredient driven cooking.  

When she got ...

Chef Aitor Zabala is a visionary chef known for his mastery of modernist cuisine and his ability to craft immersive dining experiences. A native of Catalonia, Aitor became a key figure in the U.S. culinary scene, serving as the Creative Director for Chef Jose Andres’s ThinkFoodGroup for a decade, and where he played a pivotal role in opening groundbreaking dining concepts.

In 2018, Aitor opened Somni, an intimate, chef’s counter exp...

You can take the man out of Kansas City, but not Kansas City out of the man. Missouri-native Darryl Bell Jr. knows that eminently. He’ll be the first to acknowledge that this city, steeped in history, jazz, and world-class barbecue, flavored and seasoned his upbringing in countless ways that linger. So much so that when this chef – who’s cooked in the celebrated kitchens of Alinea in Chicago, Bouchon in Yountville, Etoile in Napa, ...

Bryan Voltaggio isn’t just a chef; he’s a generational talent, respected by his peers and admired by food lovers everywhere. His restaurants—Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse, Vulcania (co-owned with his brother Michael), and Wye Oak Tavern—each tell a story of culinary mastery and savory innovation.

With accolades that include being a James Beard Foundation Award finalist and starring on Top Chef (season six), Top Chef Masters (season ...

Douglas Keane is the talented chef and co-owner of the renowned Michelin-starred restaurant Cyrus, in Geyserville, CA.

Throughout his career, Chef Douglas Keane has been recognized and celebrated for his culinary excellence. His accolades include two Michelin stars, four stars from the San Francisco Chronicle, a James Beard Award for Best Chef Pacific, and being listed in Gourmet Magazine's Top 50 Restaurants in America, among ...

Lee Anne Wong is the chef and owner of Koko Head Cafe in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In March of 2019, Wong moved to Maui with her partner and one year old son. She also participated in Season 17 of Bravo’s Top Chef All Stars, filmed in Los Angeles and Northern Italy. Chef Wong’s Maui project, Papa’aina at the Pioneer Inn, located in historic Old Lahaina at the Harbor, showcased her culinary travels while featuring local, Maui grown and rais...

Dale Talde is the host and producer of Tastemade’s All Up In My Grill, the Executive Chef/Owner of Goosefeather at the Tarrytown House Estate in New York (which was named one of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America in 2020), and Talde Noodle and Dumpling in LaGuardia Airport’s newly renovated Terminal B Headhouse, both of which he operates under his full-service hospitality consulting firm, Food Crush H...

⁠Justin Cogley⁠ is the Executive Chef/Partner of Aubergine at L’Auberge Carmel in Carmel-by-the-Sea. As Executive Chef he oversees Aubergine and all of L’Auberge Carmel’s culinary programs. Cogley comes to Carmel by way of Chicago, Illinois, where he was instrumental in opening the Elysian Hotel’s new kitchen as Executive Sous Chef. He previously worked at Charlie Trotter’s critically acclaimed restaurant for four years, claiming t...