Josh Beckerman

Foodie Magician Josh Beckerman is a one of a kind celebrity personality who has paved his own unique lane in the culinary industry. He combines magic and entertainment to create a memorable performance for all his guests at his many celebrity chef appearances and celebrity chef speaking engagements around the country each year. He is one of very few Celebrity Chef Speakers who combines an element of entertainment in his performance other than cooking demonstrations.

Foodie Magician Josh Beckerman is just a regular guy with a passion for food and fun. When he’s not performing at corporate conferences and special events, Josh is out on the town. He spends most of his down time exploring new menu options at local NYC hot spots all the while pulling cards and tricks with those in attendance. He has formed a bond with many of the top celebrity chefs in the area including Josh Capon, Marc Forgione and Jeremy Spector. Josh has quite the bag of tricks that stem from levitating cards and money to reading minds and guessing the correct chef or restaurant in your head. His act continues to grow!

His popularity in the culinary industry has led to a number of celebrity chef appearances on daytime talk shows and late night specials. Josh has appeared on shows including the Today Show, Late Night With Seth Meyers and the Rachael Ray Show. In addition to celebrity chef speaking and entertaining, Foodie Magician Josh Beckerman is also the engine behind the food blog NYCFoodie. His blog covers a variety of topics surrounding the food and restaurants that make up the exquisite NYC foodie scene.

Contact Celebrity Chef Network today to hire Foodie Magician Josh Beckerman for celebrity chef speaking or event hosting at your upcoming corporate conference, trade show event or fundraiser.

Patricia Heaton

Award-winning actress, producer and Celebrity Chef Patricia Heaton is most famous for her role as Debra Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. After enjoying a lengthy career in major TV and film roles, Patricia charted a new course as a featured celebrity chef on the Food Network. Patricia now hosts her own network cooking series called Patricia Heaton Parties. The show takes audiences inside her own kitchen as she prepares her favorite party recipes with former co-stars, friends and family! Her recipe repertoire includes items such as Cleveland stuffed potatoes and hot leek dip to hearty dishes like her classic Shepherd’s Pie.

A mother of 4, family has always been a driving factor for Patricia throughout her career as an actress and TV personality. Everybody Loves Raymond spanned at total of 8 seasons from 1996-2005, garnering 15 total Primetime Emmy Awards over the years. Patricia won 2 individual Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2000 and 2001. She currently stars as Frankie Heck in ABC’s The Middle in addition to filming new episodes of her cooking series. Patricia Heaton Parties season 2 is set to premiere in the spring of 2016.

Before joining the culinary industry, Celebrity Chef Patricia Heaton published a book titled Motherhood & Hollywood: How To Get A Job Like Mine. This witty collections of essays covered topics such as being a parent, juggling work and home life, success and fame. She may be one of the biggest names in show biz, but she can relate to mothers all over the world! She is an active advocate supporting pro-life groups and has served as honorary chair of the Feminists for Life organization.

Contact Celebrity Chef Network today to discuss hiring Celebrity Chef Patricia Heaton to make a celebrity chef appearance at your upcoming trade show, conference or special event.

Sue Zemanick

Celebrity Chef Sue Zemanick is a top culinary talent based in Louisiana. She is currently the executive chef of Gautreau’s Restaurant located in uptown New Orleans. She also oversees the food for Ivy, a private event space also located in the heart of uptown. In 2014, Chef Sue received the James Beard Award for Best Chef South, earning her a new title as one of the best Celebrity Chefs in the country. In October of 2015, she was named a featured judge for season 3 of Esquire Network’s hit cooking competition series Knife Fight.

Chef Sue attended the Culinary Institute of America and worked as a chef-instructor for the school’s seafood program after graduation. In 2003, Sue wanted to put her years of practice to use and moved to New Orleans. She got her start in the kitchen at the local favorite Commander’s Place before joining the staff at Gautreau’s. It didn’t take long for the culinary world to take notice of her impressive skills in the kitchen. In 2008, Celebrity Chef Sue Zemanick was named one of the Top 10 Best New Chefs by Food & Wine magazine. She was also nominated as a James Beard Award finalist for Rising Star Chef every year from 2009-2012.

As she continued to build her career in the industry, Chef Sue has made a number of celebrity chef appearances on several cooking competition series including Bravo’s Top Chef Masters season 3 in 2011 and returning for season 5 in 2013. That same year she also appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef New Orleans. When it comes to the best eats in the south, Chef Sue’s modern American cuisine has helped to shape the culinary landscape of New Orleans as we know it.

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Glenn Lyman

Celebrity Chef Glenn Lyman is best recognized for his work as a personal chef to top athletes including NBA superstar LeBron James, 4-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon and 11-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte. In the kitchen, Chef Glenn focuses on the correlation between high quality nutritional values in the food he prepares that ensure a high quality of life. He puts an emphasis on the importance of fresh, local ingredients in his meals. A father of 2, Chef Glenn understands the importance of fellowship with family and friends that comes about through preparing and enjoying tasty meals together.

Chef Glenn owns and operates his own personal chef service called GCooks based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He personally provides chef services to athletes in his area and connects other elite athletes with reputable personal chefs in their respective cities. His long list of current and former clients includes NFL stars Steve Smith, Kelvin Benjamin and Joe Jurevicius as well as NBA players Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao. His work with the world’s top athletes for over 10 years has helped him develop a winning diet strategy to maximize athletic success. Celebrity Chef Glenn Lyman chooses not to shock his client’s systems with new diet items but rather takes the food they love and makes it leaner, cleaner and healthier.

During Super Bowl week in 2015, Chef Glenn was welcomed onto the set of Fox & Friends to share his favorite nutritious tailgate recipes with viewers before the big game. He currently works as a celebrity brand ambassador for Lynx Professional Grills, Calphalon, Vitamix and 6 Pack Fitness. He is also working with BJ’s Wholesale Club on ongoing promotional campaigns for the grocery chain.

Contact Celebrity Chef Network today to hire Celebrity Chef Glenn Lyman for Celebrity Chef speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and meet and greets.

Gregory Gourdet

Celebrity Chef Gregory Gourdet is best recognized as the runner-up on season 12 of Bravo’s Top Chef. His larger than life personality and signature Mohawk are reflective of his trendsetting cooking style and culinary expertise. He currently works as the executive chef at Departure, a pan-Asian restaurant located on the ninth floor of the Nines Hotel in downtown Portland. In 2015, Gregory was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Northwest. That same year he was a featured Keynote Speaker at the TedxPortland Conference. During his speech, he talked about overcoming his past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and reinventing himself in the kitchen.

Gregory is a Queens, New York native who fell in love with the creative process of cooking during pre-med. He decided to attend the Culinary Institute of America and scored an internship at the revered Jean-Georges Restaurant in New York. It was there that he learned the cutting-edge techniques that would earn him Sous Chef and Chef de Cuisine positions at the restaurant. Eventually his addiction got the best of him and he was forced to leave the restaurant.

He moved to Portland to look for new opportunities, but was still unable to reach his full potential thanks to his addiction. It was at that moment he realized he needed to make a change. He began taking the necessary steps to rebuild his life and set new goals for his life and career. Celebrity Chef Gregory Gourdet has now been clean since 2009. He began running marathons and competing in triathlons in addition to changing his diet. Gregory has carried this new healthy lifestyle with him into the Departure kitchen, offering guests a variety of gluten-free, vegan and paleo menu options.

Gregory was one of several featured Top Chef alums including Ash Fulk and Nina Compton chosen to provide cooking demonstrations and other interactive activities with passengers aboard Celebrity Cruises in the fall of 2015. He has also been featured in ad campaigns for Fiat.

Celebrity Chef Gregory Gourdet is an inspirational Celebrity Chef who can teach your audience about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and life lessons beyond the kitchen.

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