Chefs
Emeril Lagasse
American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and regional James Beard Award winner, known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine and his self-developed "New New Orleans" style.
He has appeared on a wide variety of cooking TV shows, including the long-running Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril, and is associated with several catchphrases, including "Kick it up a notch!" and "Bam!".
Robert Irvine
An English celebrity chef and talk show host who has appeared on and hosted a variety of Food Network programs including Dinner: Impossible, Worst Cooks in America, Restaurant: Impossible, A Hero's Welcome and Operation Restaurant.
Irvine currently operates two restaurants, Robert Irvine's Public House at the Tropicana resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a Fresh Kitchen by Robert Irvine located within The Pentagon.
Rick Moonen
An American seafood chef and an early adopter of sustainable fishing practices, Rick is known as the "Godfather of Sustainability"
Moonen is on the board of advisors for the French Culinary Institute, a member of the corporation and a fellow of the Culinary Institute of America, a contributing editor to Food & Wine Magazine and is a frequent guest chef at the James Beard House. In 2010, Moonen was a finalist in the second season of Bravo's Top Chef Masters.
Aarón Sánchez
Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, author, and philanthropist. He is the chef/owner of Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans, the host and executive producer of Discovery’s El Sabor de Aarón, and a judge on FOX’s hit culinary competition series MasterChef and MasterChef Junior. He is the partner/creative director of Cocina, the first online content platform dedicated to celebrating Latin lifestyle through its vibrant culinary culture. Aarón grew up in the restaurant business and is passionate about preserving his family’s legacy through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen.
Aarón has starred in multiple Food Network shows, most notably as a judge on Chopped and Chopped Junior. He was the host of Cooking Channel’s Emmy-nominated series, Taco Trip, and has appeared on a numerous other shows including Iron Chef and Best Thing I Ever Ate. Additionally, Aarón hosted two Spanish-language shows on Fox Life, 3 Minutos con Aarón and MOTOCHEFS.
A third-generation cookbook author, Aarón has written two cookbooks - La Comida del Barrio and Simple Food, Big Flavor as well as a memoir, Where I Come From: Life Lessons From A Latino Chef.
Aarón has won a James Beard Award for Television Studio Program and was recognized by the Hispanic Federation with the Premio Orgullo Award for being a leader in the Hispanic community. In 2016, Aarón founded the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund (ASSF), an initiative empowering aspiring chefs from the Latin community. ASSF provides recipients with full culinary scholarships to the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City and ongoing mentorship.
Scott Commings
As Hell's Kitchen Season 12 winner, Scott Commings earned the head chef position at the Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
As the culinary director at Hospitality Alliance in 2017, Commings was involved in several culinary projects. Currently, Scott is the executive chef for Freedom Beat at the Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino and the executive chef for Lake Las Vegas, and he's involved in other projects as well.
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