Gina Choong

Celebrity Chef Gina Choong’s initial passion for food began later in life after marrying into a family of cooks. She started Kitchen Capers, an online forum that allows her to share recipes, the history and traditions behind them, and her cooking knowledge with her broad audience which includes women living in poverty around the world. The hope was that by the women learning to cook, they would not have to live a life of begging on the streets. Choong also participated in other volunteer work, dedicating her time to teaching underprivileged teenagers basic cooking skills as well as the English language.

In May 2005, Choong was hired by Goshen Restaurant to assist in training the staff to cook and serve. The staff consisted of a group of ex-drug offenders who were given a second chance to do well in life. Gina Choong continues to share her recipes on the Kitchen Capers online forum, as well as through her at-home cooking lessons. During the cooking classes, Choong teaches her students how to cook two Asian cuisine dishes each week. Choong has always taken any opportunity to help others in need and to share her love of cooking with those who are disadvantaged.

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Zakary Pelaccio

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CUISINE: Asian, French

SHOWS: Chopped

SPECIALTIES: Corporate Appearances, Endorsements, Speaking Engagements & Autograph Signings, Cooking demonstrations, Hosting, Mommy Blogger Events, SMTS, Public Relation Campaigns, Team Building Events and Corporate Hospitality

BIO: After graduating first in his class at the French Culinary Institute, Chef Zakary Pelaccio worked at The French Laundry under Thomas Keller and at Daniel with Daniel Boulud.

Zakary is now the Executive Chef at 5 Ninth and Fatty Crab in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. 5 Ninth’s menu consists of classic French, where Fatty Crab has a Southeast Asian menu showcasing his time spent traveling in Asia and cooking at Seri Melayu in Kuala Lumur as well as the Thai Kitchen of the Westin Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Before Zakary Pelaccio opened 5 Ninth, he earned much recognition from NY foodie insiders at the Chickenbone Café in Brooklyn. Zakary is a proud supporter of Slow Food, which focuses on preserving rare breeds of animals indigenous to the U.S.

Zakary wasn’t always a chef, after he graduated from the University of Vermont, he ran his own food software business, trained as a manager and purchasing agent with the Myriad Restaurant Group and a scriptwriter and field producer for the Food Network. Currently, Zakary Pelaccio is also the consulting chef for 230 Fifth, a rooftop bar lounge in the Flatrion District.

APPEARANCES: Food Network

WHO REPRESENTS ZAKARY PELACCIO: Celebrity Chef Zakary Pelaccio can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as culinary consultant, event planner, public speaker, autograph signings, cooking demonstrations, hosting, Mommy Blogger events, SMTS, public relation campaigns, team building events and corporate hospitality.

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Marcus Samuelsson

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CUISINE: International and Traditional, Swedish, Japanese, African

NETWORKS: Bravo, Food Network, NBC, MSNBC

SHOWS: Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef America, Chopped, the Today Show, The Dylan Ratigan Show

SPECIALTIES: Corporate Appearances, Endorsements, Speaking Engagements & Autograph Signings, Cooking demonstrations, Hosting, Mommy Blogger Events, SMTS, Public Relation Campaigns, Team Building Events and Corporate Hospitality

CHARITIES: UNICEF

BIO: Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson is one of the most highly regarded chefs in New York City, and in the entire world. He is the chef and co-owner of the wildly popular Aquavit restaurant in New York City and C-House Restaurant in Chicago. Samuelsson is well known for his eclectic culinary style that combines flavors and techniques from Sweden, Africa and Japan, as well as his many TV appearances. Chef Samuelsson has appeared on Food Network as a judge for its hit TV show Chopped, competed on Iron Chef America, taped demos for the Today Show, and was the winner of Bravo’s critically acclaimed Top Chef Masters competition.

Marcus Samuelsson was originally born in Ethiopia, but grew up to foster parents in Sweden. He became interested in cooking because of his maternal grandmother in Sweden, and studied at the Culinary Institue in Gothenburg. He apprenticed in Switzerland and Austria, and came to the United States in 1991 to work as an apprentice at Aquavit. Once at Aquavit, Chef Samuelsson soon became the restaurant’s executive chef. Samuelsson was only 24 at the time of his promotion. Soon after, he received a three-star restaurant review form the New York Times. Chef Samuelsson’s career was just getting started and in 2003 he was named “Best Chef: New York City” by the James Bear Foundation, an extremely prestigious award.

In addition to his recognition and work as a restaurant chef, Samuelsson is a Visiting Professor of International Culinary Science at the Umeå University in Sweden. As mentioned, Samuelsson is widely known for his television work and even hosted his own show, Inner Chef, which aired in 2005. A final accomplishment of note of Chef Samuelsson is that he served as guest chef for the state dinner of the Barack Obama presidency in 2009. Chef Samuelsson’s menu included red lentil soup, roasted potato dumplings, and green curry prawns. For the event, which was held in honor of India and the country’s prime minister, Samuelsson utilized fresh ingredients from the White House Garden. Celebrity Chef Stefan Richter is available for speaking engagements, endorsements, and cooking demonstrations.

BOOKS: The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa, New American Table, Aquavit: And the New Scandinavian Cuisine, Discovery of A Continent – Foods, Flavors, and Inspirations From Africa

WHO REPRESENTS MARCUS SAMUELSSON: Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as culinary consultant, event planner, public speaker, autograph signings, cooking demonstrations, hosting, Mommy Blogger events, SMTS, public relation campaigns, team building events and corporate hospitality.

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Sandy Tuason

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BIO: Chef Sandy Tuason is the executive chef at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows is most known for his relaxed and happy moral who loves working on the island because people are always smiling. Sandy began work on the island in 2009 after the Mauna Lani’s restaurant made a million-dollar “refreshment.” Once on the island, he became acquainted with the local farmers, met with the hotel staff, join forces on the menu with James Ortiaga, who is now the executive sous chef.

Before his move to Hawaii, he was at the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis, West Indies and earned his culinary experience in New York under Andrew D’Amico, Daniel Boulud and David Burke and finally to London cooking beside Michelin-starred French chefs.

Sandy Tuason is a wonderful addition to the resort, and is available for speaking engagements, personal appearances and hosting.

WHO REPRESENTS SANDY TUASON: Celebrity Chef Sandy Tuason can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as culinary consultant, event planner, public speaker, autograph signings, cooking demonstrations, hosting, Mommy Blogger events, SMTS, public relation campaigns, team building events and corporate hospitality.

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Nobuyuki Matsuhisa

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BIO: Nobuyuki Matsuhisa began is cooking career after graduating from high school at Matsue Sushi in Shinjuki, Tokyo. After working here for seven years, Nobuyuki was invited by a Peruvian entrepreneur to help him open a Japanese restaurant in Peru. At 24, he moved to Peru and opened a restaurant. Not realizing all of the ingredients he took for granted in Tokyo, he found himself improvising with techniques, he developed his unique style of cuisine incorporating Southern American ingredients and Japanese delicacies.

In 1977, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa moved to Los Angeles after living in Buenos Aires and Alaska, where he opened his own restaurant called Matsuhisa on La Cienega Blvd. in Beverly Hills. A frequent diner, Robert De Niro invited Nobuyuki to open a restaurant in Tribeca, New York. In 1993, Robert De Niro and Nobuyuki Matsuhisa opened NOBU to critical acclaim. Later, Nobuyuki opened NOBU’s in Milan, London, Greece, Dallas, Tokyo, Honolulu, Moscow, Dubai and Budapest. Nobuyuki is available for speaking engagements, endorsements and cooking demonstrations.

APPEARANCES: Casino, Austin Powers: Goldmember, Memoirs of a Geisha

BOOKS: Nobu West, Nobu: The Cookbook, Nobu Now, Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook

WHO REPRESENTS NOBUYUKI MATSUHISA: Celebrity Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as culinary consultant, event planner, public speaker, autograph signings, cooking demonstrations, hosting, Mommy Blogger events, SMTS, public relation campaigns, team building events and corporate hospitality.

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