Charlie Palmer

Restaurateur, author, entrepreneur and Celebrity Chef Speaker Charlie Palmer is one of the most prominent figures in the culinary industry today. He is known for what he calls Progressive American Cuisine and has established over 12 restaurants spread out across New York, Nevada, Washington, D.C. and California. In addition to his thriving restaurant business, top Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer has furthered his experience in the hospitality industry opening 3 hotels in California. In May of 2015, he opened up both the Harvest Table (a full service restaurant), and the Harvest Inn (a boutique hotel) in St. Helena, California.

Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer is a strong advocate for farm to table ingredients. While growing up in upstate New York, he gained an understanding and appreciation for naturally fresh, home-grown ingredients by tending to his family’s vegetable garden. Like many of today’s top celebrity chefs, Charlie completed his training at the American Culinary Institute. Upon graduating, he became the executive chef at the famous River Café in Brooklyn, NY. It was here where he perfected his craft and employed innovative ideas that would revolutionize the landscape of American Cuisine.

At 28, this celebrity chef speaker opened up a restaurant of his own called Aureole. The restaurant has since become a staple in the NYC foodsphere and has garnered a Michelin star every year since 2006. Charlie is also the author of five cookbooks: Remington Camp Cooking (2013), Charlie Palmer’s Practical Guide to the New American Kitchen (2006), The Art of Aureole (2002), Charlie Palmer’s Casual Cooking (2001) and Great American Food (1996).

Over time, Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer has transformed from an aspiring chef to an impressive entrepreneur and member of the culinary world’s elite. His career serves as a model of success but the best is still yet to come for this revolutionary chef as he continues to explore new ways to redefine American Cuisine.

Would your organization like to hire a chef for your upcoming event or marketing campaign? Let a qualified celebrity chef booking agent help find the perfect celebrity chef for you! A celebrity chef speaker can create a dynamic event and add energy and excitement to your event. Celebrity chef appearances can consist of a cooking demonstration, personal appearances or a keynote speech.  If you would like to hire Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer or are interested in exploring other celebrity chefs please call Celebrity Chef Network at 212-410-9870 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com to speak with a celebrity chef agent to discuss top celebrity chefs available for your organization and event.

Lorraine Pascale

Celebrity Chef Lorraine Pascale enjoyed a career in modeling with designers such as Chanel, Versace and Donna Karan before realizing her dream to share creativity with others through food. Lorraine was the first British African American model to appear on the cover of the American edition of Elle magazine. Modeling gave Lorraine a starting point in her career but she wanted to find something that would sustain her professional career once her modeling days were over. She spent her free time taking courses on various industries including car mechanics and interior design. She fell in love with the culinary arts during a year-long cooking course at Leith’s School of Food & Wine.

Celebrity Chef Lorraine Pascale dove headfirst into the kitchen. Following her proper schooling, she began working in renowned eateries in the United Kingdom. She decided she wanted to create her own specialty cake company. She has since opened her own shop called Ella’s Bakehouse in London. In 2011, Celebrity Chef Lorraine Pascale introduced her first TV cooking series on BBC called Baking Made Easy. She would appear as the host of two more programs on the network called Home Cooking Made Easy and A Last Minute Christmas. In 2012, she debuted a series called Fast, Fresh and Easy Food. Lorraine followed each of her BBC TV series with a signature book that detailed her tips, tricks and recipes from the show.

Lorraine is currently a featured judge on the Food Network series Spring Baking Championship with Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman. In 2015, Celebrity Chef Lorraine was hired to host the BodyPower Kitchen event at the 2015 BodyPower Expo. She operates her own YouTube channel in which she shares videos that provide health and fitness tips for viewers.

Celebrity Chef Lorraine Pascale is quickly becoming one of the most beloved Food Network personalities on air with her wide smile and melodic British accent.

Johnny Iuzzini

Celebrity Chef Johnny Iuzzini has made a living having his cake and eating it too. As one of the top pastry chefs in the biz, he has worked under revered pastry chefs on his way to creating Sugar Fueled Inc., his own pastry consulting company. Celebrity Chef Johnny Iuzzini has been called upon to share his knowledge in the kitchen on TV programs such as Good Morning America, the Today Show, and various segments on The Food Network. Many foodies will recognize Johnny as the head judge from Top Chef: Just Desserts, the Bravo TV cooking competition series hosted by Gail Simmons. In 2015, Johnny was booked to provide cooking demonstrations and dessert treats at the 6th Annual Taste of Derby event in Louisville, Kentucky celebrating the arrival of the Kentucky Derby.

Johnny’s love for pastries grew into more than a hobby after he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in New York. He began working in Daniel Boulud’s signature Manhattan eatery Daniel before moving to France to hone his skills at Laduree in Paris. He returned to the U.S. in 1998 to help Chef Boulud open Café Boulud and a new location of Daniel on 65th Street. A few years later Chef Jean Georges Vongerichten recruited the young talent to work at his signature restaurant, Restaurant Jean Georges. During his time there the restaurant earned a 3 Michelin Star review, one of only 4 restaurants in New York to receive this honor. In 2006, Celebrity Chef Johnny Iuzzini was showered with awards including the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year Award and a nod from Forbes that touted him as one of the top 10 chefs in America.

Soon Johnny began recording his own recipes in his first signature cookbook called Dessert Fourplay: Sweet Quartets From A Four-Star Pastry Chef which was published in 2008. In the fall of 2014, Johnny published his second cookbook called Sugar Rush: Master Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Sweet Baking.

Celebrity Chef Johnny Iuzzini is a popular pastry chef available to host events and cooking demonstrations at trade shows, conferences and food festivals among other Celebrity Chef appearances.

Mary Ann Esposito

Ciao! Hire Mary Ann Esposito to provide a cooking demonstration at your next trade show, conference or event. Over the last 3 decades, Celebrity Chef Mary Ann has become one of TV’s most recognizable Celebrity Chefs specializing in Italian cuisine. Her show, Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, first hit the airwaves in 1989 and is currently the longest running cooking program in America. Take that Rachael Ray! When you consider the magnitude of the Celebrity Chef space and how many celebrity personalities now have food shows, you could say Mary Ann was the pioneer that showed these chefs how to keep their audiences coming back for more.

Celebrity Chef Mary Ann is a true example of tradition Italian cooking. She has shared her cooking methods with many through her TV series as well as her 12 cookbooks, the latest published in 2011 titled Cia Italia Family Classics. Over her career as a Celebrity Chef, Mary Ann has been called upon to make Celebrity Chef appearances on major TV talk shows and programs including The Today Show, the Discovery Channel and Food Network.

Mary Ann also travels the country providing cooking demonstrations at trade shows and food festivals. In 2015, Mary Ann made hosting a grand tasting at the first annual Savor: A Celebration of Wine, Food & Spirits with fellow Celebrity Chefs Robert Irvine and Ming Tsai. Celebrity Chef Network can help your business or organization Hire Mary Ann Esposito for events such as this or other types of Celebrity Chef appearances. She is a great personality in the industry who understands the ways that cooking can enhance your life and nurture relationships with family and friends.

If you’re looking to hire a proven culinary artist, hire Mary Ann Esposito to take your upcoming event to the next level with her fine Italian cuisine!

Pauley Perrette

Actress Pauley Perrette has enjoyed a starring role on the hit TV drama series NCIS, but she moonlights as a talented Celebrity Chef! In 2015, the Pauley Perrette cookbook hit stores titled Donna Bell’s Bake Shop. The cookbook followed Pauley and her two best friends Darren Greenblatt and Matthew Sandusky on their journey since opening Donna Bell’s Bake Shop in New York. The Pauley Perrette cookbook shares Donna Bell’s favorite southern style recipes with glittering illustrations to match.

Celebrity Chef Pauley created the bake shop with help from her friends as a tribute to her mother’s delectable southern cooking. The bake shop finds its home in Manhattan and has since expanded to offering baked goods and novelty items on their online store so everyone can get a taste of their southern charm.

What’s not to love about Pauley Perrette? She’s a hardworking actress whose college studies in criminal justice would eventually serve her well in her role as forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on NCIS. NCIS is a global phenomenon that has become the world’s favorite TV drama since it first aired in 2003. Before joining the TV series, Pauley was working feverishly as a commercial actress. She landed small roles in TV shows such as Frasier, Time of Your Life and Dawson’s Creek. She also appeared in several movies including Almost Famous and The Ring.

Pauley is a passionate person who has been involved in many charity campaigns close to her heart. She has worked with the American Red Cross and is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights. Pauley’s love for animals has kept her involved with animal rescue initiatives throughout her career. She has hosted the annual Pawscars Awards on behalf of the American Humane Association in addition to partnering with Animal Planet’s Tanked cast to donate a custom aquarium to a homeless shelter for mothers and children.

The new Pauley Perrette cookbook is just another reason why we love Celebrity Chef Pauley and she makes a great Celebrity Host for events, fundraisers and corporate functions.

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