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Pati Jinich

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CUISINE: Mexican

SHOWS: Pati’s Mexican Table

SPECIALTIES: Corporate Appearances, Endorsements, Speaking Engagements & Autograph Signings, Cooking demonstrations, Hosting, Mommy Blogger Events, SMTS, Public Relation Campaigns, Team Building Events and Corporate Hospitality

BIO: Born and raised in Mexico, Pati Jinich comes from a background of accomplished chefs and food maniacs. Maybe this describes her obsession with food? Before she became a chef, she was a political analyst but realized that she loved food too much to not have time to cook dinners.

After teaching Mexican cooking to friends and family, she became a production assistant for the PBS food series, New Tastes from Texas hosted by Chef Stephan Pyles, Diana Kennedy and Patricia Quintana. Pati Jinich and her family picked up their things and moved to Washington D.C. where she was a political analyst. The more time she spent thinking about food, the more she thought politics was not for her. In 2007, promoted by the Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute, Pati launched Mexican Table.

Mexican Table; a culinary program consists of a series of cooking demonstrations, tasting dinners and workshops. She uses her knowledge of Mexican cooking to help familiarize people with its ingredients and cooking techniques. Pati Jinich is available for cooking demonstrations, hosting, and corporate appearances.

ENDORSEMENTS: Calidad Suprema, Cortez Brothers, WETA, Create, APT, Mission

WHO REPRESENTS PATI JINICH: Celebrity Chef Pati Jinich 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 Pati Jinich for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Jennifer Carroll

Hire Jennifer Carroll 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.

CUISINE: Modern American, with emphasis on local ingredients

NETWORKS: Bravo

SHOWS: Top Chef

SPECIALITIES: Corporate Appearances, Endorsements, Speaking Engagements & Autograph Signings, Cooking demonstrations, Hosting, Mommy Blogger Events, SMTS, Public Relation Campaigns, Team Building Events and Corporate Hospitality

CHARITIES: Philabundance, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Slow Food USA

BIO: Celebrity Chef Jennifer Carroll is happy to be one the rising chef’s in “her city” of Philadelphia, PA. Chef Carroll is currently the chef de cuisine of the 10 Arts Bistro & Lounge by Eric Ripert, and was also a star on Bravo’s Emmy award winning television show, Top Chef. Carroll was a finalist during the show’s sixth season and was a fan favorite throughout her time on Top Chef.

Jennifer Carroll was born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia. Growing up, she describes her father as a “steak and potatoes guy,” so her family’s meals consisted of proteins, starch and canned vegetables. This “basic” meal style inspired Carroll to expand her palate and explore the culinary world. Her passion for food and cooking led her to attend Philadelphia’s Restaurant School.

Upon graduation, Carroll found work at Derek Davis’ Sonoma and Arroyo Grill, in addition to work at Neil Stein’s Avenue B under the tutelage of Chef Patrick Feury. During her rise to culinary prominence, she spent time in San Francisco working as a sous chef at Juli and Café Kati, as well as sous chef at Eric Ripert’s prestigious Le Bernardin in New York City.

It was Carroll’s passion and desire to work in a classic European kitchen that gained her the position at LeBernardin. When 10 Arts Bistro and Lounge opened in May 2008, Eric Ripert handpicked Carroll to lead the kitchen. In the kitchen, Chef Carroll combines West Coast cuisine with international fare and classic European styles. Her wealth of experience and passion for cooking has helped her to master the usage of pristine ingredients to create unbelievable flavors.

Chef Jennifer Carroll has experience working in a three-star Michelin rated restaurant, and 10 Arts Bistro and Lounge is a AAA Four-diamond award winner. In 2009, the year after the restaurant opened, 10 Arts Bistro and Lounge was awarded the Event of the Year award from the Philadelphia chapter of La Chaine des Rotisseur, the oldest gastronomic association in the world. Celebrity Chef Jennifer Carroll is available for speaking engagements, endorsements, and cooking demonstrations.

BOOKS: Appears in Top Chef Quickfire Recipes book

WHO REPRESENTS JENNIFER CARROLL: Celebrity Chef Jennifer Carroll 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 Jennifer Carroll for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com or 212-410-9879.

Carla Hall

Celebrity Chef Carla Hall is a lively Celebrity Chef and TV personality who is a featured co-host on ABC’s The Chew with Clinton Kelly, Mario Batali, Daphne Oz and Michael Symon. She is also recognized from her appearances on the hit Bravo cooking competition series Top Chef where she cooked her way into the finals of season 5 and season 8. Since Top Chef, Carla continues to cook from the heart with a mix of Southern cooking traditions and classic French training. She published the first of 2 cookbooks in 2013 called Cooking With Love: Comfort Food That Hugs You. In 2014, she released her latest cookbook titled Carla’s Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes From Around the World. To compile the list of recipes for this second cookbook, Carla traveled to various parts of the world to find signature comfort food dishes from different cultures and geographical locations. Many companies and corporations have chosen to hire Carla Hall for a variety of events including trade shows and live cooking demonstrations.

In 2001, she started her own catering business called Alchemy by Carla Hall. Carla uses natural, organic and locally grown ingredients and is committed to wellness and balance. Her cuisine is based on a philosophy of authentic connections and her passion can be seen through all aspect of her work—from preparation and serving to her interactions with her restaurant guests.

Carla began attending Howard University to earn an accounting degree before realizing her true passion was food. She went on to graduate from L’Academie de Cuisine, and began work as a sous chef at Henley Park Hotel and executive chef at The State Plaza Hotel and The Washington Club. Currently, along with her restaurant, she teaches at CulinAerie and L’Academie de Cuisine and works with the team building classes at various venues around the D.C. area.

Contact Celebrity Chef Network today to hire Carla Hall to make a Celebrity Chef appearance at your next corporate conference, trade show or special event.

Aaron Sanchez

Celebrity Chef Speaker Aaron Sanchez is a culinary trailblazer in the world of modern Mexican cuisine, infusing old traditional flavors with a new twist. Needless to say the demand to hire Aaron Sanchez for trade shows and events is only getting hotter! This top celebrity chef is a featured judge on Food Network’s Chopped and the host of the Cooking Channel’s Emmy-nominated TV series, Taco Trip. Away from the TV set, Aaron is a successful restaurateur and cookbook author whose most recent venture John Besh called Johnny Sanchez opened in August of 2014. The restaurant now has two locations in New Orleans and Baltimore.

Aaron’s father is a celebrated Mexican chef, Zarela Martinez who he attributes his commitment, skills and passion to and the reason he is one of the leading contemporary Latin chefs. As a teenager in New Orleans, Aaron honed his skills under the late Paul Prudhomme and eventually graduated with a degree in culinary arts from Johnston & Wales University. He worked his way through several kitchens with business partner Alex Garcia before landing a spot as the co-host of Food Network’s Melting Pot. He has since made celebrity chef appearances on numerous Food Network shows such as, Chefs vs. City, Chopped, Best Thing I Ever Ate, Next Iron Chef, and more.

Aaron is the author of 2 cookbooks, La Comida del Barrio and Simple Food, Big Flavor: Unforgettable Mexican-Inspired Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours. He is also a celebrity spokesperson for IMUSA with whom he designed his own line of cookware. In 2016, Celebrity Chef Speaker Aaron Sanchez has been hired as a featured celebrity chef at food festivals all over the U.S. including one of the biggest foodie events each year, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.

Aaron takes pride in using his celebrity status to help build the community around him. He is currently an ambassador for Why Hunger? and The Food Bank NYC, with the end goal to aid in hunger and poverty relief stateside and around the world. He is one of the top celebrity chefs behind the Chefs Move! scholarship program helping diversify kitchens all over the world by assisting minorities in training and preparing for kitchen leadership roles.

Would your organization like to hire Aaron Sanchez for your upcoming event or marketing campaign? Let a qualified celebrity chef booking agent help find the perfect celebrity chef speaker 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 Aaron Sanchez or are interested in exploring other celebrity chefs please call Celebrity Chef Network at 212-410 -9879 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com to speak with a celebrity chef agent to discuss top celebrity chefs available for your organization and event.

Will Holland

Hire Will Holland 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.

BIO: Originally from Bristol, Chef Will Holland has always had a love for food. He started working at The Bristol Swallow hotel with Simon Hulstone, the Senior Sous Chef under Michael Kitts at age 14. From that point forward he recalls wanting to be nothing but a chef.

Will went on to college and was introduced to Gary Jones who was the head chef at Homewood Park and was the recipient of a Michelin Star and four Rosettes. After college, Will Holland was offered a job at Homewood Park in the Michelin starred kitchen at just 18.

Will’s next job was at the Gravetye Manor then on to work with Alan Murchison at L’Ortolan. Within the first six months of L’Ortolan’s opening, Will was named head chef at only 25. The following year, it was time for Will to move onto something bigger. Alan Murchison bought a restaurant and made Will the executive chef. He makes sure that the quality and consistency of all the ingredients that enters La Becasse’s kitchen are up to par and when possible, uses local produce as long as the quality and consistency is there.

Will Holland was given a restaurant at 27 and received his first Michelin star at 29. Other restaurant allocates include 3 AA Rosettes, 2009 Best Fin Dining Restaurant, The Good Food Guide with 6 out of 10, Hardens UK Restaurant Guide and entering the top 100 restaurants in the UK at The National Restaurant Awards. He continues to grow as a chef and he won’t stop till he reaches the top. Will has been featured on BBC1 TV’s Saturday Kitchen in 2009 and MasterChef: The Professionals in 2010. He is available for cooking demostration, hosting and endorsements.

APPEARANCES: BBC1, MasterChef: The Professionals

WHO REPRESENTS WILL HOLLAND: Celebrity Chef Will Holland 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 Will Holland 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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