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Shirley Chung

37-year-old Shirley Chung attained a notable amount of fame in the kitchen following her third-place finish on the eleventh season of Bravo’s Top Chef: New Orleans, just barely losing to Nina Compton and Nicholas Elmi. Shirley impressed Padma Lakshmi and her fellow judges with her cuisine without borders, drawing from Chinese, Mexican, Italian, and French traditions.

Before making a splash in the culinary world, Shirley received a business degree from the University of California and worked in Silicon Valley for four years before deciding to refocus on food. Shirley hit the books and the kitchen at the California Culinary Academy, earning a Culinary Art degree.

Shirley started out staging at The French Laundry before taking a position at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon. After moving to Nevada, Shirley opened a Las Vegas location for Thomas Keller’s chain. The Las Vegas culinary scene provided many opportunities to Shirley, who served at Guy Savoy’s self-named French eatery, Mario Batali’s B&B Ristorante, and Jose Andre’s China Poblano. While working at China Poblano, Shirley developed a passion for Mexican cuisine and rediscovered the culinary traditions of her homeland.

When she’s not in the kitchen, Shirley is an avid traveler, always looking for new cultural cuisines to add to her repertoire. In the summer of 2014, Shirley received an offer to take part in the latest celebrity cruise line, Top Chef at Sea. Shirley sets sail with fellow cheftestants Tiffany Derry, Casey Thompson, and Hosea Rosenberg aboard the Celebrity Reflection, headed for the Eastern Caribbean on the 15th of November.

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Nina Compton

Celebrity Chef Nina Compton, the self-proclaimed “gnocchi queen,” broke into the culinary world following her runner-up performance on the 11th season of Bravo’s kitchen reality show, Top Chef which aired in late 2013 into 2014. Nina dazzled familiar judges Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi and their fellow judges with her mixture of French, Caribbean, and Italian cuisines, and her inevitable charm led her to become the season’s fan favorite.

Nina started her cooking career after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 2001. From there, Nina went on to work under renowned chefs Daniel Boulud and Alex Lee at their contemporary French restaurant in New York City, Daniel. The restaurant is one of only 7 restaurants in NYC that boast 3 stars from the revered Michelin Guide.

After moving to Miami, Nina gained even more experience serving under Floridian master chefs Norman van Aken and Phillippe Ruiz. Later, Nina accepted a sous chef position at Casa Casuarina, a boutique hotel in Miami Beach. In 2008, esteemed chef Scott Conant realized Nina’s potential and offered her an executive chef position at his classy Italian eatery, Scarpetta. Currently, Nina continues to serve at Scarpetta and always tries to enjoy her time spent in the kitchen, for the moment if nothing else. Nina always makes sure to keep Maldon salt, olive oil, and calabrese chilis on hand when she’s cooking.

In the summer of 2014, Nina was invited to participate in the celebrity chef cruise circuit, Top Chef at Sea. Nina will be aboard the Celebrity Solstice with fellow up-and-coming cheftestants Brooke Williamson, Tiffani Faison, and Paul Qui headed towards Alaska on the 15th of August. She hopes to one day be able to return to her home in Saint Lucia and provide other aspiring chefs more learning opportunities in the form of cooking demos and a full-blown culinary school. Given her enormous success on Top Chef the future does seem bright for this up and coming celebrity chef.

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Chris Crary

Thirty one year old Chris Crary found fame in the kitchen after participating in Bravo’s culinary competition show: Top Chef. Before making it to the big time, Chris attended Johnson & Wales in Virginia, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Culinary Arts and everything else he needed to be a successful cook.

Chris then ventured to California, where he received additional training from his masterful chef mentor, Tony DiSalvo, a previous executive chef at Jean Georges in New York City. Along the way, Chris learned to focus on providing guests with a rewarding dining experience and discovered his unique blend of Spanish, Asian, and Italian cuisines.

With such noteworthy tastes, Celebrity Chef Chris was invited to be a cheftestant in the ninth season, Top Chef: Texas. Chris finished ninth in the show, being bested by Paul Qui, Beverly Kim, and Lindsay Autry, all other up and coming names in the cooking world. Despite his rather early elimination, Chris was voted as the “fan favorite,” being heralded for his bold culinary style and charming personality.

Following on this sudden burst in popularity, Chris went on to become the chef de cuisine of Whist restaurant at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, where he comprised a menu showcasing his bold flavor choices. In the summer of 2014, Chris was asked to participate in the upcoming celebrity cruise series Top Chef at Sea. Chris will be aboard the Celebrity Infinity with Kristen Kish, setting sail for Europe on the 19th of September.

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Kristen Kish

29-year-old Kristen Kish recently broke onto the celebrity chef scene after winning the tenth season of Top Chef: Seattle. Born in South Korea and adopted by an American family at just four months old, Kristen discovered her passion for cooking by age five.

As a former high-school model, Kristen traded in her flashy dresses for a chef’s apron, enrolling at Chicago’s Le Cordon Bleu culinary school to pursue her lifelong culinary dreams. After graduating in 2005, Kristen moved to Boston to work as a line cook at the Boston eatery, Top of the Hub, where she served for eighteen months.

Kristen’s big break came when renowned chef Barbara Lynch offered her an instructor position at Stir, Lynch’s culinary demonstration kitchen. During this time, Kristen undoubtedly impressed Barbara, who promoted her to chef de cuisine at both Stir and Menton, where she served until March of 2014.

Boston’s culinary culture provided other opportunities, too. Kristen spent some time working as chef de partie under Michelin-star chef Guy Martin at Sensing, his now-closed French restaurant. Kristen used this experience to develop her uniquely Italian-influenced French cuisine, which only added to her reputation, earning her a place on Top Chef: Seattle.

With style and expertise, Kristen thoroughly impressed Tom Colicchio and his fellow judges, but faced elimination in the eleventh round. In a stroke of luck, or perhaps strong-willed determination, Kristen narrowly escaped elimination, becoming the first cheftestant to win after facing Top Chef’s notorious “Last Chance Kitchen” and the second female winner. That season, Kristen bested Brooke Williamson, Sheldon Simeon, and Joshua Valentine to earn her title.

In the summer of 2014, Kristen was booked to take part in Top Chef at Sea aboard the Celebrity Infinity. Scheduled for departure in October, the cruise offers Kristen a chance to meet fans, entertain them, and maybe even whip them up something nice to eat.

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Joseph Bonanno

Celebrity chef for hire Joseph Bonanno, known as The Healthy Firehouse Chef, became interested in cooking while preparing meals for his fellow firefighters of the New York City Fire Department. During his 21 plus years as a New York City Firefighter, Chef Bonanno became certified as Nutritionist and Fitness Trainer with The American Council on Exercise, The International Sports Medicine Association, The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and New York University. He used his skills in the kitchen to develop a collection “healthy” meals for the firefighters he worked with which were later published in his cookbook entitled The Healthy Firehouse Cookbook: Low-Fat Recipes from America’s Firefighters. He has also published two more books since then, The Firehouse Grilling Cookbook, which features one hundred fifty recipes cooked on the grill, and a children’s book entitled Monutza the Firefighting Elephant.

Chef Bonanno continued to make a name for himself in the culinary industry by competing in cooking competitions with other firefighters. Joe has won such competitions as the Firefighters Combat Challenge, the FDNY Bake Off, the McIlleheny Tabasco Sauce Cook and Ladder Contest, The International Firefighter Olympic Culinary Division and The Florida State Iron Chef Competition where he went up against some of Florida’s top chefs. Upon leaving the fire service, Chef Bonanno graduated with honors from the Culinary Academy of Long Island and completed internships at two of Long Island, NY’s finest restaurants, Goccia D’Oro-Northern Italian Cuisine and The Argyle-Continental Cuisine. Chef Bonanno is also a culinary instructor at A La Carte Culinary in Lynbrook, NY.

Chef Joe has done cooking demonstrations on several television programs including ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today Show, The Martha Stewart Show, and shows on The Food Network. He has also done on air and in-store appearances as a spokesperson for brands including Butterball Turkey, Ronzoni Pasta, Johnson and Johnson, Sorrento Cheese, Celebrity Cruise Lines, USA Rice Council, US Canola Oil, Macy’s, KitchenAid, and many more.

Chef Bonanno has completed his first season of American Firehouse Cuisine, which aired in the NY, NJ, CT area and can be seen archived on YouTube at American Firehouse Cuisine. He also airs a local radio call in show called “The Healthy Firehouse” on WTAN Clearwater, FL.

In August of 2017, celebrity chef for hire Joseph Bonanno launched an exciting new TV series airing on The Battalion TV Network and online at www.thebattalion.tv.

Joseph published his latest cookbook for the 20 year anniversary of 9/11, American Firehouse Cuisine and is launching new TV show on YouTube… American Firehouse Cuisine. Please visit new website at: http://www.americanfirehousecuisine.com/”

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