Paul Bertolli

Paul Bertolli is one of the most respected names in the modern culinary community and is known for his work as an executive chef.  His cooking style differs based upon which type of setting he is cooking for, but he has been a prominent member of the California Cuisine movement and traditional Italian Cuisine community.

Celebrity Chef Paul Bertolli has garnered his fame and reputation as a prominent chef in the California food community.  Until 2005, Bertolli was the executive chef for the well-known Oakland based restaurant Oliveto.  The restaurant featured a quiet European setting fit with an abundance of wines and exquisite menu options.  Prior to arriving at Oliveto, Bertoli rose to the national spotlight for his cooking ability especially once he became the executive chef for Chez Panisse.  Chez Panisse is one of the premier gourmet food establishments in California, and was one of the pioneers in the California Cuisine style.  The restaurant flourished under Bertolli’s instruction, and it led him to co-author a book called Chez Panisse Cooking.  The book was highlighted be their use of California Cuisine methods, which uses different types of cooking styles/ingredients in unison partnered with freshly prepared local ingredients.  Since leaving Oliveto, Bertolli started his own handcrafted foods brand called Fra’ Mani Handcrafted Salumi’s.  The company offers an array of specially prepared meats that include popular Italian cured-pork products like salami and prosciutto.  The company prepares and cures all of it own meats and the company slogan read, “From our hands to yours.”  Fra’ Mani has a number of distributors around the country and is one of the leaders in gourmet cured meats in the United States.  In addition to his other work, Bertolli has authored another cookbook called “Cooking By Hand.”

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Dhani Jones

Dhani Jones is one of the latest celebrities to crossover from the athletic playing field to a celebrity personality.  Dhani has made the rare transition from the ‘athletic jock’ persona, to the cultured travel guide who’s been the host of his own television show.  Dhani’s appeal is unique in the culinary and travel lens, because he attracts a whole new market of viewers who identify with him because of his high profile as an athlete.

Celebrity Chef and Speaker Dhani Jones’ first claim to fame came as a linebacker in the National Football League.  He played 10 seasons in the league for 3 different teams before deciding to focus his efforts towards a career as a television personality.  At the end of his playing career, Dhani was chosen to host his own show on the Travel Channel called Dhani Tackles the Globe.  The show featured Dhani traveling to foreign countries all over the world to learn local sport and cultural traditions.  The show was a commercial successful and was brought back for a second season on the Travel Channel.  Dhani also briefly hosted a show on VH1 called of Ton of Cash that only lasted a single season. Aside from his work on television Dhani has also ventured off to establish a creative agency called VMG Creative, and opened a restaurant called Bow Tie Café.  Additionally, Dhani is a former contributor to the Page2 section of ESPN.com where he provided commentary pieces.  He also did a 7-part series for Men’s Journal called “Spirited Escapes” where he traveled the world and shared his personal experiences about culture and life.

In terms of philanthropy, Dhani has been a presence in a number of organizations.  Through his own charity, The BowTie Foundation, the primary objective is to enhance the personal development of underprivileged youths in the Cincinnati area.

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Susan Spicer

A leading woman in the culinary industry, Susan Spicer is a renaissance woman when it comes to cooking. Spicer began her career in 1970 under the guidance of Chef Daniel Bonnot at Louis XVI Restaurant, and later worked at the Hotel Sofitel in Paris with Chef Roland Durand. After spending four months in Paris, she moved back to New Orleans and opened her restaurant Savior Faire in the St. Charles Hotel. She expanded her business in 1986 when she debuted the Bistro at Maison de Ville in the Hotel Maison de Ville. After meeting Regina Keever four years later, she and Keever opened their internationally known restaurant Bayona in the French Quarter. Bayona experienced immediate success and was inducted into the Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame in 1988, in addition to receiving an Ivy Award and being featured as one of New Orleans’s top five restaurants.

An entrepreneur, Spice continued to expand her business and opened up a specialty food market called Spice, Inc. that ran from 1997 to 1999. It provided a wide range of services such as take-out food, cooking classes, and an artisan bakery. With so much success, the market soon developed into Wild Flour Breads, which Spicer currently owns with Sandy Whann. In 2001, Spicer joined forces with The Kimpton Group to open Cobalt, just a year after debuting her restaurant Herbsaint with three other partners. After her Top Chef appearance in 2009, Spicer opened up a restaurant called Mondo in 2010 in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans, where she has lived for 20 years.

In addition to the restaurant business, she also published a cookbook in 2007 entitled Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer’s New Orleans, which went on to be nominated for Best American Cookbook by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. It was also awarded Best New Cookbook by New Orleans Magazine, and was included in the Best of the Best in a list of the top 25 cookbooks of the year.

With so many successful undertakings, it is no surprise that Spicer received the James Beard Award in 1993, as well as the Mondavi Culinary Excellence Award in 1995. She was also inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America. Her famous restaurant Bayona continues to make headlines, being inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame in 2012. More than just a celebrity chef speaker, she also works closely with humanitarian efforts such as Share Our Strength’s annual Taste of the Nation, as well as the hunger-relief fundraiser Taste of the NFL.

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Marcel Biro

German born celebrity chef, Marcel Biró, began his journey to become a world famous chef at the age of six when he began cooking with his chef father. At the age of 15 he entered culinary school, and at the age of 21 he was a European certified chef instructor. Chef Biró continued to speed through the ranks teaching culinary classes during the day and cooking at Michelin star restaurants at night, and by the age of 24, he set a new standard becoming the youngest chef in history to receive the title Master Chef de Cuisine. Prior to receiving the esteemed title, he had already enjoyed serving as chef to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; however, the best was still yet to come for the young culinary talent.  In 2004, he became the first German to land a national television cooking show deal in the United States.  Chef Biró stars in the Emmy Award-wining PBS series with his wife Shannon Kring Biró, who is also a writer and executive producer for the show, which chronicles Chef Biró’s unique infusion of European and Asian flavors in his culinary masterpieces.  On top of his acclaimed television series, Biró is has co-authored cookbooks Biró: European-Inspired Cuisine, and Ó: SpanAsian Cuisine by Biró, and has been featured in several other media outlets throughout the world including NPR, SmartMoney Magazine, TV Guide, and The Wall Street Journal.  Marcel is also a successful entrepreneur, and serves as the CEO and chef of Biró Internationale, LLC, a company he runs with his wife Shannon, consisting of acclaimed restaurants, culinary schools, and how-to media content. With the company, Chef Biró has had the privilege of working with leading restaurants in Germany, Austria, France, Lichtenstein, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain, as well as help open restaurants for clients in 34 states and 13 countries.  Outside of cooking and Biró Internationale, LLC, both Marcel and his wife Shannon frequently serve as keynote speakers at events throughout Europe, Asia and the US.

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Kevin Rathbun

Celebrity chef Kevin Rathbun owns some of the hottest restaurants in the country. But before he became a renowned chef, Rathbun worked as a dishwasher at the restaurant Sambo’s in Kansas City. Working his way through restaurants and up the ranks, Rathbun became a Chef at Baby Routh in Dallas, a DiRona award-winning restaurant. His display of culinary expertise at Baby Routh led him to become the chef at Nava, a hip restaurant in Atlanta where Chef Rathbun brought Southwestern cuisine to the Deep South. It didn’t take long for Nava to become a hit both locally and nationally. Next up for Chef Rathbun was opening his own restaurant.  In 2004 he opened his namesake restaurant Rathbun’s featuring a wide variety of Modern American cuisine.  The restaurant was a huge success and garnered accolades from Esquire Magazine, Travel & Leisure, USA Today, Bon Appetit, and Southern Living, to name a few. Then, after being inspired by a trip to Spain, he decided to open a wine and tapas bar, and with that the Krog Bar was born. Following suite of Rathbun’s, Krog Bar earned awards from every major foodie news source.  Chef Rathbun continued his restaurant success when he opened up one of the Top Steakhouses in America, Kevin Rathbun Steak.  Only using local produce, organic meats, and heritage bred animals, Kevin Rathbun Steak has been featured on the Today Show, The Early Show, Iron Chef America, and Good Morning America for its delicious eats and widespread popularity. As a result of his achievements, Chef Rathbun has enjoyed getting to work alongside some of the biggest names in the culinary and restaurateur business, such as Bradley Ogden, Emeril Lagasse, Stephen Pyles, Ella Brennan and Pano Karratossos. Chef Rathbun has also been featured on Iron Chef America for the Iron Chef Elk cook-off where he and his brother Kent defeated Bobby Flay to claim the title.

Outisde of his culinary endeavors Chef Kevin Rathbun enjoys reading cookbooks, dining out, fine cigars, restaurant designing, and of course spending time with his wife, Melissa.  He also enjoys philanthropy and contributes to many charities including the Atlanta Community Food Bank, the Live Foundation, the Leukemia Foundation, the Slow Food Movement, the American Cancer Society, and many more.

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