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John Tesar

Restaurateur and Celebrity Chef John Tesar is well-known for putting his own personal flair on modern American cuisine with help from classic European techniques. His experience in the restaurant industry spans 20+ years and has seen John create and consult menus ranging from seafood fine dining to traditional American steakhouses. John currently owns and serves as executive chef at Spoon Bar & Kitchen, a fine dining seafood restaurant in Dallas, TX. He also owns and operates Knife, a modern concept that is reinventing the steakhouse experience. In 2015, John hosted a series of five consecutive dining experiences with five different celebrity chefs in a fundraising effort to benefit EAT (RED) DRINK (RED) SAVE LIVES, a nonprofit organization devoted to the research and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Studying classical French training at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, Celebrity Chef John Tesar began his culinary career at Club Pierre in Westhampton. John would continue to cook in some of the finest kitchens in the country, cooking at restaurants such as 13 Barrow Street, Vine, and the Supper Club alongside Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain. Leaving New York to venture into other culinary projects, John headed to Las Vegas to join Celebrity Chef Rick Moonen at RM Seafood.

Celebrity Chef John Tesar would then head to Dallas where he would soon become one of the most influential culinary experts in all of Dallas fine dining. In 2007, John became the executive chef of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. His innovative culinary style at the esteemed restaurant brought upon two five-star reviews as well as one of John’s two semi-finalist nominations for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef Southwest” Award. John has also generously shared his culinary proficiency, helping mastermind menus all across Dallas restaurants such as The Cedars Social, The Commissary, Dallas Chop House, and Dallas Fish Market.

John’s prowess for American cuisine has earned him spots on cooking television shows Top Chef, Extreme Chef, and Cooking with Legends. In 2006, John emerged as the victorious chef on the inaugural season of Extreme Chef. His resilient personality and cutting-edge style has earned him praise in Food & Wine, Esquire, New York Magazine, and The New York Times.

Celebrity Chef John Tesar is a celebrated culinary artist who has succesfully transformed the food landscape in Texas.

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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.

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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.

Southern Chef Speaker Hugh Acheson

Hugh Acheson

If you’ve driven through or live in Georgia and haven’t stopped in at one of Celebrity Chef Hugh Acheson’s 4 restaurants, your taste buds are missing out! Southern Chef Speaker and Top Chef judge Hugh owns and operates two restaurants in Athens called Five & Ten and The National. He opened Empire State South in Atlanta in 2010 and his most recent eatery The Florence in Savannah in the summer of 2014. His southern cuisine with a European flair has created an infusion of tastes and dishes that have made him one of the most popular chef’s in the southeast. In 2015, Hugh began a charity initiative to reevaluate and remake home economics course in his home state of Georgia and eventually nationwide.

Southern Chef Speaker Hugh is a Canadian native whose love for the culinary arts brought him to the United States.

He worked in several establishments in Ottawa before moving to Athens to manage a local eatery. He soon moved with his wife to San Francisco to hone his craft under renowned chefs Mike Fennelly at Mecca and Gary Danko at his signature restaurant. He worked in the kitchens in San Francisco for 2 years. It was in 2000 that he moved back to Athens and opened his first venture, Five & Ten. Food & Wine Magazine named him one of the best new chefs in 2002.

After opening Empire State South in 2010, Hugh competed on season 3 of Top Chef Masters where he came in 5th out of 12 competing chefs. He was a hit on the show and became a regular judge in seasons 9 of the cooking competition series. In addition to his TV appearances and restaurants, Hugh has published his delectable recipes in 2 cookbooks with a 3rd on the way. His first titled A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen won the James Beard Award for Best Cookbook in America Cooking in 2012. He also took home the James Beard Award for best chef, Southeast that year. His 2nd cookbook titled Pick a Pickle: 50 recipes for Pickles, Relishes and Fermented Snacks was released in the spring of 2014.

Celebrity Chef Appearance Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy

His Irish roots have helped this Celebrity Chef Speaker find his calling in creating some of the world’s most delicious pub fare! Celebrity Chef Brian Duffy has revamped the gastropub scene with his tasty “New Celtic” cuisine. He has served as the executive chef in several establishments across the U.S. most notably at Kildare’s Irish Pub in his hometown of Philadelphia. His hands-on experience in the restaurant business has allowed him to become a top food consultant for bars, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs. He gives advice on menu revamps as well as style and restaurant décor. Celebrity Chef Brian makes regular celebrity chef appearances on Spike TV’s Bar Rescue also starring Jon Taffer and fellow celebrity chefs Tiffany Derry, Aaron McCargo, Jr. and Josh Capon.

Coming from a huge Irish-Italian family, food was very important to Brian from an early age. After refining his skills in culinary school, Brian went to work under Chef Jean Marie LaCroix at the famous Four Seasons Hotel in Philly. His entrepreneurial spirit was running wild as he began to build his own culinary creations. He partnered with a friend to open Kristopher’s and soon was hired by the Dave Magrogan Group to be their corporate executive chef for Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House, Harvest Season Grill and Kildare’s Irish Pubs. Later, Chef Brian got the change to partner with Seafood American where he developed his own line of frozen meals.

One of Brian’s first Celebrity Chef Appearances was on the Food Network’s Date Plate, where everyone enjoyed his sense of humor along with his wonderfully prepared food.

Brian has also made a celebrity chef appearance on many shows featured on networks such as the DIY Network, Food Network, HGTV, and Fine Living Network. Chef Brian has been called on as a celebrity guest judge on Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay. Given his Irish roots, Brian is also an annual guest on The Today Show’s St. Patrick’s Day Irish cook-off.

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