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Ben Pollinger

Does Virtual Events:
TV Show: No
Cookbook: No
Restaurant: No
Cuisine: American
Fee Range: Under $10,000

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CHARITIES: City Harvest, Share Our Strength, Autism Speaks and The James Beard Foundation

BIO: Executive chef at Oceana Restaurant, Ben Pollinger, is known for his unique cooking style—blending the freshest seafood with best possible ingredients. He is passionate about buying local and has seasonal ingredients and has received critical acclaim when Oceana was awarded three stars in The New York Times, and again in October when Oceana was awarded its Michelin star for the second year in a row. Ben Pollinger has spent much time overseas, working in, and dining in some of the most prominent restaurants.

Each dish that Ben creates shows his passion and love of the sea and the land. His philosophy is to be a good steward of our planet and lives out his beliefs in everything he does. At his house in New Jersey, he has a 500 square foot organic garden which he uses to supply his vegetables and herbs for the global seafood cuisine at Oceana.

While studying at Boston University, he cooked part-time and discovered his passion for cooking. Ben then attended the Culinary Institute of America after working in several local restaurants and graduated class valedictorian. Upon graduation he left for Monte-Carlo to work for a year at Le Louis XV under Chef Alain Ducasse. While here, he learned the local culture and traveled the countries of France, Italy, and Spain, learning to love and respect the flavors of each culture.

Ben Pollinger returned to New York and began work under Christian Delouvrier at Les Celebrites and Lespinasse. For the next eight years, he worked under Michael Romano at Union Square Café and Floyd Cardoz at Tabla. While at Tabla, he was taught about Indian flavors which helped to expand his global range of flavors, texture and combining colorful ingredients. Ben donates much of his time to charitable organizations and serves on the Curriculum Advisory Committee at the French Culinary Institute. Ben Pollinger is available for speaking engagements, hosting, and endorsements.

WHO REPRESENTS BEN POLLINGER: Celebrity Chef Ben Pollinger 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.

To hire Ben Pollinger for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Ariane Duarte

Does Virtual Events:
TV Show: Yes
Cookbook: No
Restaurant: Yes
Cuisine: Asian, Classical French, Italian
Fee Range: Under $10,000

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Hire Ariane Duarte through Celebrity Chef Network. Booking a celebrity chef requires an expert team. Let the booking agents at Celebrity Chef Network help you hire the best one for your brand or event. To contact Celebrity Chef Network, call 212-410-9879 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com.

NETWORKS: Bravo

SHOWS: Top Chef

BIO: Chef and owner of CulinAriane in Montclair, NJ, Ariane Duarte was first inspired to cook as a young child after cooking with her grandmothers. Ariane Duarte graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and began working at many of the best restaurants in the country before her and her husband, Michael, decided to open CulinAriane. Ariane’s husband is also the pastry chef and 18 years ago the two opened the restaurant.

Ariane and fellow Top Chef contestant Carla Hall and CHOPPED contestant Amanda Freitag will be featured in a dinner to benefit Big Louises Kids to help combat childhood obesity. Ariane Duarte was a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef season 5 and is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and corporate hospitality.

APPEARANCES: Bravo, Top Chef

WHO REPRESENTS ARIANE DUARTE: Celebrity Chef Ariane Duarte 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.

To hire Ariane Duarte for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Anne Burrell

Does Virtual Events:
TV Show: Yes
Cookbook: Yes
Restaurant: No
Cuisine: American, Italian
Fee Range: $20,000 – $50,000

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Anne Burrell is well known not only for her amazing dishes, but also for her trademark spiky blond hair. She has worked at some of New York’s finest restaurants, studied the culinary traditions of Italy, and has been Mario Batali’s sous chef on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Her TV show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef reveals easy to master technique and dishes for the at home cook. Anne Burrell also co-hosts Worst Cooks in America and leads a team of inexperienced home cooks around the country taking them through culinary boot camp.

One of the first restaurants Anne worked in was when she arrived back in New York City from her travels in Italy at Felidia Restaurant, working with Lidia Bastianich. Then, she served as a chef at Savoy where she cooked over an open wood fire, creating colorful menus, after being inspired by the Mediterranean. Where at Savoy, she developed her culinary style—a love of rustic food made with simple and pure ingredients but with intense flavors.

Her next move was to the Institute of Culinary Education, but not to be a student. Anne Burrell took the opportunity to take a passion; teaching, and teach students her culinary knowledge. After three years of teaching, she went back to the restaurant business, serving as the executive chef at Lumi Restaurant. After Lumi, she joined the Batali-Bastianich empire by accepting a job at Italian Wine Merchants. This entailed salumi production and traveling to off-site events with Mario Batali. Mario was then asked to be one of Food Network’s Iron Chefs, and enlisted Anne as his sous chef. Through 2007-2008, Anne Burrell served as executive chef at hot spot Centro Vinoteca, where she made a menu of small plates, antipasti, pastas and main courses all presented with her trademark bold, pure, rustic flavors. She is available for cooking demonstrations, hosting and corporate appearances.

APPEARANCES: Iron Chef, Food Network, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America, Guy Fieri Roadshow

WHO REPRESENTS ANNE BURRELL: Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell 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.

To hire Anne Burrell for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Ani Phyo

Does Virtual Events:
TV Show: Yes
Cookbook: Yes
Restaurant: No
Cuisine: Healthy, Organic
Fee Range: $10,000 – $20,000

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Hire Ani Phyo through Celebrity Chef Network. Booking a celebrity chef requires an expert team. Let the booking agents at Celebrity Chef Network help you hire the best one for your brand or event. To contact Celebrity Chef Network, call 212-410-9879 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com.

NETWORKS: Travel Channel, Food Netowrk, Oxygen, ABC

SHOWS: Bizarre Foods

BIO: Organic foodie and chef, Ani Phyo uses local, organic, seasonal, fresh produce, nuts and seeds to create unique recopies. As author of three cookbooks she was named one of 12 ‘Warriors” in Sambazon Acai’s “Warrior Up” advertising campaign, which celebrates the work of leading social and environmental activists.

Growing up surrounded by natural and organic foods, it was only natural for Ani Phyo to co-found SmartMonkey Foods. SmartMonkey Foods was a catering company hosting gourmet raw food dinner which clients ranging from Nike, Adidas and Carnival Cruise Lines. In 2009 SmartMonkey Foods ceased operations. Ani’s other projects include web and multimedia work with her company, SmartMonkey Media. She has created websites and user-centered interaction design for the Web. Ani Phyo created a 14,000 page rich-media educational site for Simon and Schuster in 1996.

Ani Phyo is passionate about working with Pedal Patch Community, where she teaches at risk youth on ways to garden and make food in urban areas. She has been seen featured on billboards around California wearing a warrior headdress. Ani wants to spread the word to all children on how to connect themselves to the earth and would an addition to your conference. Ani Phyo is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations, and mommy blogger events.

APPEARANCES: Travel Channel, Bizarre Foods, Hollywood Reporter, Oxygen, VegNews, Food Network, Food & Wine, Alternative Medicine Magazine

ENDORSEMENTS: Vitamix blenders, Excalibur Dehydrator, Sambazon Acai

BOOKS: Return on Design, Ani’s Raw Food Essentials, Ani’s Raw Food Desserts, Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen

WHO REPRESENTS ANI PHYO: Celebrity Chef Ani Phyo 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.

To hire Ani Phyo for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Angelo Sosa

Does Virtual Events:
TV Show: Yes
Cookbook: Yes
Restaurant: Yes
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Fee Range: $10,000 – $20,000

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Hire Angelo Sosa through Celebrity Chef Network. Booking a celebrity chef requires an expert team. Let the booking agents at Celebrity Chef Network help you hire the best one for your brand or event. To contact Celebrity Chef Network, call 212-410-9879 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com.

NETWORKS: Bravo

SHOWS: Top Chef, Top Chef All Stars

BIO: Growing up with a Dominican father and an Italian mother, meals were a serious affair. Angelo Sosa graduated from the Culinary Institute of America after he ran the kitchen at the Escoffier Room.

Teaming with Christian Bertrand at the Four-Diamond, Stonehenge Restaurant & Inn, Angelo served as Christian’s sous chef at the opening of Acqua. In 1999, Christian Bertrand referred Angelo Sosa to Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who eventually became his mentor.

Angelo spent two and a half years with Jean-Georges, then left to take an executive sous chef position at TanDa. After being at TanDa for only a year, he left to go back to work for Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Ocean Club at Dune in the Bahamas. Next, Angelo went to New York to be the executive sous chef at Restaurant Jean Georges for two years and then was asked to open Jean-George’s trend setting Spice Market as executive sous chef.

In 2005, he became the executive chef of Yumcha in the West Village, and showcased his take on modern Chinese cuisine which gained huge acclaim. Later that year, Angelo Sosa began consulting and helped launch restaurants including, restaurant Stephen Starr’s Buddakan, Asian-Mediterranean hot-spot LOFT, Morimoto, Alain Ducasse’s Spoon Food & Wine in Paris and others. He opened his first restaurant, Xie Xie in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City and won a StarChef’s New York’s Rising Star award for Best New Restaurant Concept.

Angelo’s appearances include being a casts member on season 7 of Bravo’s Top Chef and was invited to compete on Top Chef All Stars. His more recent project, Social Eatz, features a menu that includes NYC staples with a mix of flavors from across Asia; Angelo is also the executive chef. He is available for hosting, cooking demonstrations, and endorsements.

APPEARANCES: Bravo, Top Chef, Top Chef All Stars

WHO REPRESENTS ANGELO SOSA: Celebrity Chef Angelo Sosa 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.

To hire Angelo Sosa for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

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