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Marc Forgione

Hire Marc Forgione 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: Food Network

SHOWS: The Next Iron Chef

BIO: At the age of 16, Marc Forgione was working with his father at An American Place before he graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree from the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. He spent his summers working at New York restaurant, Kazuto Matsusaka and also with his father at An American Place and then under Patricia Yeo at AZ. Patricia Yeo and chef Pino Maffeo opened Paza, and hired Marc as the sous chef. Then, Laurent Tournondel opened BLT Steak, and recruited Marc Forgione as his sous chef.

Marc left for France to further his education and began work under Michel Guerard in Eugenie les Bains. After his stint overseas, he returned to New York, to serve as chef de cuisine at BLT Prime under Laurent Tourondel. BLT Prime went on to earn a 27 in the Zagat Guide, which made it the highest ranking steakhouse in the history of New York City. Marc Forgione was then named corporate chef for the BLT Restaurant Group where he developed recipes as BLT went to open more restaurants around the country.

As a recipient of a Michelin star in 2011, this made him the youngest American born chef and owner to receive the honor in consecutive years. He has also received a two-star review from Sam Sifton of The New York Times. The restaurant was also named Key Newcomer by Zagat Guide 2009, Top 25 Restaurants in NYC by Modern Luxury Magazine and All Star Eatery by Forbes magazine. Marc Forgione was awarded Star Chefs Rising Star of the Year Award 2010, Rising Star 2008, and New Formalist by Esquire magazine in 2008. Marc is the winner of Season 3 of The Next Iron Chef and is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and endorsements.

APPEARANCES: The Next Iron Chef, Food Network

WHO REPRESENTS MARC FORGIONE: Celebrity Chef Marc Forgione 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 Marc Forgione 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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Melissa d’Arabian

Celebrity Chef Speaker Melissa d’Arabian is well-known as the season five winner of the Next Food Network Star on the Food Network. Melissa won over the judges and America and won her the opportunity to start her own show on the Food Network. As a wife and stay at home mom to four daughters, Melissa knows the importance of home cooking which she shows on her daytime cooking series, Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d’Arabian. Her show promises, tasty recipes for $10: four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities.

After graduating from the University of Vermont, she spent a year on the entertainment staff of two cruise lines before she went to earn her MBA from Georgetown University. She began her professional career in consulting and eventually worked in corporate finance at Disney in Burbank, California and in merchandise finance at Euro Disney near Paris.

Melissa d’Arabian spends much of her time volunteering and giving back to organizations and is on the Executive Program Advisory Board of Act One, Inc., a non-profit organization founded to help Christians of all denominations for careers in the film and television industry. She is very passionate about her Christian faith and living her life with meaning and purpose. Melissa is available for mommy blogger events, corporate hospitality, and corporate appearances.

Cooking demonstrations, endorsements, personal appearances, PR campaigns, speaking engagements, hire, book, we represent, contact, find celebrities, chefs and agents for Melissa d’Arabian. If you want to find the representation, PR firm, marketing company, corporate consulting, speaking agent, to book or hire Melissa d’Arabian, Celebrity Chef Network is the agency of corporate consulting for your program. Our booking agents are the best in the business for consulting companies, agencies and universities in finding fees, availability and interest for celebrity chefs like Melissa d’Arabian for any type of event, appearance, speaking engagement, endorsement, corporate event, motivational speech, PR campaigns, etc. Call Celebrity Chef Network at 212-410-9879 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com.  Our booking agents are here to help you hire your Celebrity Chef now.

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Lynn Crawford

Hire Lynn Crawford 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: Lynn Crawford has a 26 year experience in culinary expertice. She has traveled throughtout the United States and Canada working with renownd chefs while perfecting her knowledge and cooking strengths.

She is very well known for her plates as the Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto and New York City and is known as Canada’s Top Female Chef. Lynn Crawford uses passion and quality ingredients to create delicious meals and this is Lynn’s top priority. She has strong relationships with local farmers and growers with an admiration for the difference that fresh makes—while incorporating these values and passions into her work. Lynn Crawford currently works at Ruby WatchCo and is avliable for cooking demonstrations, hosting and corporate appearances.

WHO REPRESENTS LYNN CRAWFORD: Celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford 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 Lynn Crawford 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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Lon Symensma

Hire Lon Symensma 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.

SHOWS: CBS, Martha Stewart, CBS

BIO: Lon Symensma was only 14 when he began working for a local diner when he found himself in love with the culinary world; the fast paced energy and demanding environment. Lon began competing in the national culinary circuit and when he was 19, joined Team USA at the 1996 Culinary Olympics in Berlin, Germany earning a silver medal. The next year, he was awarded the National Junior Chef Award.

This award boosted his confidence and he decided to pursue a career as a chef and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America. After graduation, he traveled to France and spent time at two separate Michelin Starred restaurants, Roger Verge’s Moulin Mougin and Jacques Chibois’ La Bastide Saint Antonie. After France, Lon Symensma traveled to Italy and Spain, including San Sebastian’s famous Arzak.

In 2001, he joined Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at his restaurant in New York City, and developed a passion for the bold and energetic characteristics of Asian ingredients. With the guidance of Lon’s mentors, Jean-Georges and Gary Kunz, Lon spent 6 months traveling throughout South East Asia and China. While in Asia, Lon Symensma was allowed to partake in the opening of Jean-Gorges Shanghai and was given extensive training at the Royal Garden Hotel in Hong Kong and the five-star Datai resort in Malaysia.

Lon Symensa then returned back to the US as the opening sous chef at Spice Market, Jean-Georges’ South East Asian restaurant which earned a three star review from the New York Times. After Lon left Spice Market, he opened Yumcha, a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan’s West Village.

The launch of Yumcha and Lon’s long list of achievements caught the eye of Stephen Starr, who offered Lon Symensma a position as Chef de Cuisine at Buddakan. Since the opening in 2006, Lon has been responsible for the creative development of the menu. The next year, he became executive chef of the New York Times two star restaurant and his passion for cooking grew to its highest level, “I enjoy developing new dishes that represent the crisp, vibrant flavors of Asian cuisine. Many are my own twists on classical dishes created in an effort to provide guests with an experience that is both exciting and familiar.”

Lon Symensma is a frequent speaker on the Martha Stewart Radio program and has been seen on the CBS Early Show and New York 1. He is available for speaking engagements, hosting and cooking demonstrations.

APPEARANCES: CBS, Martha Stewart

WHO REPRESENTS LON SYMENSMA: Celebrity Chef Lon Symensma 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 Lon Symensma 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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Lisa Lillien

Lisa Lillien (a.k.a. Hungry Girl) has turned her appetite for better-for-you food finds, recipes, and swaps into a multimedia phenomenon. She currently runs and operates her own website, hungry-girl.com, which is a weight-loss and nutrition hub for women everywhere looking to live a healthier lifestyle. Lisa’s realistic approach to eating has shown hungry people everywhere that they can eat the foods they crave and still fit into their favorite jeans. Lisa is not a nutritionist, a dietitian, or a doctor; She’s just hungry.

After working with Nickelodeon and Warner Bros., what began as an e-mail chain with friends and family blossomed into a nationally recognized website that serves as an inspiration to many women looking to better their diet. Lisa’s website acts as a free daily email service featuring daily tips and tricks about healthier eating and currently hosts more than 1.2 million subscribers. While working with her Hungry Girl franchise, Lisa also writes a weekly column for weightwatchers.com sharing her latest food finds. Her work is regularly featured in other print and TV news sources including Yahoo, Seventeen magazine, and both the Rachael Ray Show and Good Morning America.

Lisa is also a New York Times Best Selling author after publishing 14 different works sharing her health tips, recipes, and stories. Her latest work Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 Desserts, was published in May of 2013 and featured 200 delectable desserts under 200 calories. The enormity and popularity of the Hungry Girl diet helped Lisa earn her own show on both the Cooking Channel and the Food Network. Her show is a hodgepodge of all her Hungry Girl tips and finds, recipes, and survival guides on how to deal with the world’s most tempting foods. Lisa covers it all from girl’s night, movie night, and date night to popular holiday favorites. Lisa defines herself as a “foodologist,” and the typical woman battling to eat what they want while maintaining their physique.

To hire Lisa Lillien 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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