Kristin Sollenne

Celebrity Chef Kristin Sollenne is a New York-based Food Network judge, TV personality and nutritionist who continues to perfect the art of healthy Italian cuisine. Kristin embraces a healthy, nutritious approach to Italian food that places importance on farm-to-table and clean ingredients. In 2013, Celebrity Chef Kristin Sollenne was honored as one of Zagat’s Top 30 under 30. The annual list honors the top celebrity chefs, bartenders and innovative culinary minds. Kristin is also well-known for her chic style in the kitchen and has developed her own line of couture kitchen aprons.

Kristin currently works with the New York City Restaurant Group (NYCRG) to oversee 4 Bocca di Bacco locations in NYC. At Bocca di Bacco, her menu contains healthy Italian cuisine centered around farm fresh vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. She has been working with the NYCRG since 2008. In the past, Kristin has cooked for a number of celebrities including pop star Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Seth Rogan.

In 2015, Celebrity Chef Kristin Sollenne released her first cookbook titled Domestic Chic: A Fashionably Fabulous Guide for Cooking & Entertaining By The Seasons. In it she shared favorite recipes and kitchen stories to inspire readers to entertain with a new sense of passion and flair! Kristin has gained notoriety in the industry after becoming a featured Celebrity Chef judge on several Food Network cooking shows including Beat Bobby Flay and Bill Rancic’s Kitchen Casino. Kristin has already been chosen as a Celebrity Chef judge for the season finale of Worst Cooks in America in 2016. She also makes regular celebrity chef appearances on daily talk shows and news programs including NBC’s Today show and Fox Business.

Your business or organization can hire Celebrity Chef Kristin Sollenne for cooking demonstrations, celebrity chef speaking engagements and other celebrity chef appearances.

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.

Sam Kass

Celebrity Chef Sam Kass is all about a nice garden to table meal. For the past few years he has served as President Barack Obama’s Senior Advisor on Nutrition and the official White House Chef up until December of 2014. He is the first chef to plant a vegetable garden on the White House grounds since the 1890’s. When Sam decided to join the President in the White House he also became the Executive Director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign for health promotion among children.

Celebrity Chef Speaker Sam Kass was named #11 on Fast Company magazine’s 2011 100 Most Creative People list for his work with the Let’s Move! Campaign.

Sam’s got the answers to your questions on everything organic!

Sam’s cooking career started a little different than most. During his junior year of college, Sam worked under Dean Zanella at 312 Chicago. This sparked an interest that would change his life forever. During his senior year, Sam decided to study abroad in Austria and trained under Chef Christian Domschitz. When his time there came to an end, Sam continued traveling around the world studying under some amazing chefs including Chef Paul Kahan.

Sam moved back to Chicago in 2006 and in 2007 and opened the Inevitable Table, his personal culinary company that focused solely on health conscious and nutritious food. Soon after, Sam became the Obama’s personal chef. In 2009 he moved with the Obamas to the White House and became an assistant chef under Executive Chef Cris Comerford. He also became Michelle Obama’s Food Initiative Coordinator. Sam was promoted to Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives in 2010. Celebrity Chef Sam is comfortable in front of the mic after providing countless interviews, press conferences and fundraising events as the go-to chef on new health initiatives.

Sam spent some of his time in 2014 traveling around the world to promote “Let’s Move!” and acting as a keynote speaker at events. Sam has also been very involved in school nutrition. He led the political defense of the Department of Agriculture’s new school standards in hopes of creating a healthier cafeteria menu.

2015 will be a new year for Sam! In December of 2014, Sam decided to retired his apron at the White House and move to New York City. We are so excited to see what this new path holds for Chef Sam and his inspiring career to create a healthier nation.

Cindi Avila

No one knows vegetarian and vegan food better than chef, public relations specialist, spokesperson and Celebrity Chef Speaker Cindi Avila. Her extensive knowledge about food and her experience in front of the camera makes her the perfect pick for her most recent endeavor as the celebrity spokesperson for innovative vegetable brand Veggie Patch. Because she personally serves her family the brand, she feels that it is a natural fit and is very excited to share her interest with other consumers to incorporate more vegetables into their diets.

After working in several restaurants, Cindi’s love and passion for food grew immensely so she decided to take her culinary ventures to the prestigious Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City where she graduated from the Chef’s Training Program.

She has not only been featured in numerous Food Network series, including Chopped, won TLC’s reality and cooking competition Dinner Takes All, and was even filmed cooking for The Real Housewives of New York City. Cindi starred in several episodes her self-produced show titled Green Goddess as well as appeared on news outlets including Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Bravo’s Pregnant in Heels.

From there, Cindi served as a spokesperson for Lightlife, one of the biggest vegetarian food companies in the nation and gained insight on the best way to get the “meat-free message” to the world. Her recipes have been featured in the New Greengrocer Cookbook and she put together the Good Morning America cookbook for the iPad. In addition to her television appearances, she is the owner of Green Goddess Public Relations Company, where she recognizes how to get products on TV and how to craft them.

Cindi devotes her spare time through her “No Meat No Problem” and “Green Goddess Food” blogs. She uses these as a means for people to gain awareness about a green lifestyle as well as to provide benefits of eating healthier.

Joshua Drew

Celebrity Chef Speaker Joshua Drew is keeping himself busy these days. His new restaurant Cordoba is set to open this fall, and he is also stepping up to be the chef in residence at Fifty-Seven. The latter is a trendy Los Angeles restaurant that aims to highlight the best food from around the country by featuring a different chef for a season. Josh will succeed chef David Nayfeld, and will bring the local offerings of seafood, meat, and produce to put together a fantastic summer menu before the opening of his own Argentinian-inspired restaurant. Apparently Josh does not mind having a lot on his plate.

Josh has not been in the kitchen long, but he is already establishing a name for himself in the food industry. Rising up from a line cook to working as executive chef in less than ten years is no small feat. He was included on Zagat’s 2012 30 under 30 list of young rising stars in the food and beverage industry was nominated for the James Beard Award for “Rising Chef” the same year. He has also worked with distinguished chefs like Thomas Keller and Michael Tusk.

Certainly Josh has lived up to the hype. Before deciding to step out on his own with Cordoba, which is aptly named after a city in Argentina and California, Josh was executive chef at another restaurant that prides itself on fresh collaborations with local farmers called Farmshop, which is owned by Jeff Cerciello. After working under Cerciello for eight years, Josh credits his mentor with teaching him some of his most important lessons in the kitchen. Armed with his signature knives and favorite saucing spoons, the chef with the tattooed arms works magic in the kitchen and has established a niche for himself in emerging farm-to-table market, which is becoming more and more popular.

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