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Patrick and Gina Neely

You haven’t seen Southern barbeque done right until you watch Patrick and Gina Neely’s Food Network show, Down Home with the Neelys. Follow Productions stopped into the Neely’s famed flagship restaurant, Neely’s Bar-B-Que, to do a short feature on the Neelys cooking up some of their signature barbeque sauce for Bobby and Jamie Deen, but producers were quickly impressed by their charisma, personality, and the Neelys’ authenticity in front of the camera. Celebrity Chef Speakers Patrick and Gina soon found themselves with a television deal in their lap, and almost overnight the humble Southerners became stars of one of Food Networks most highly rated shows.

The Neely’s first cookbook, Down Home with the Neelys, quickly climbed its way the New York Times bestsellers list, where it stayed for several weeks. From appearing on the Rachael Ray Show, The View, and Good Morning America to features in USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine, Patrick and Gina, and their recipes, are highly sought after. In 2009, the high school sweethearts partnered with Kraft to support Huddle to Fight Hunger campaign; they also champion many other charitable causes like the Martin Luther King, Jr. Basketball Tournament and sponsoring over twenty local youth to attend NBA Memphis Grizzlies basketball games.

The success of their original show and cookbook led to a national tour and two more additional series called Neelys Live! and Road Tasted with the Neelys, and the duo are frequent guests on other Food Network shows hosted by Bobby Flay and Paula Deen. Their family business continues to thrive, as they have expanded Neely’s Bar-B-Que to include another Tennessee location and Neely’s Barbeque Parlor in New York City. Though for the most part they work together, Patrick and Gina do have several of their own projects; Patrick is a member of the Shelby Farms Conservancy Board, while Gina belongs to the PTSA, the Memphis Restaurant Association, and the hospitality team at her church.

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Tiffani Faison

Tiffani Faison is an American chef remembered most notably for her 2nd place finish in the first ever season of Bravo’s long-running hit TV series Top Chef which aired in 2006. Celebrity chef Tiffani is now one of several former Top Chef alums that are part of a line of Top Chef celebrity cruises that visit varies tourist locations around the globe during weeklong cruises in the summer. Tiffani also took part in a Bravo TV special called 4 Star All-Stars which featured four chefs from Top Chef season 1 and 4 chefs from Top Chef season 2 to compete in a cooking competition for charity. Tiffani and her team won the challenge and won $20,000 to donate to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure organization. The competition was judged by familiar chefs and TV personalities Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Ted Allen. The following year she appeared on another Bravo program Top Chef Holiday Special, again winning the grand prize of $20,000 only this time beating out contestants from the 3rd season of Top Chef as well.

Prior to her landmark TV appearance on Top Chef, Tiffani studied at the Cambridge Culinary Institute and served as chef de partie at Daniel Boulud’s Brasserie. She also served as executive chef at Riche, Todd English’s brasserie, and Rocca Kitchen & Bar. In 2011, Tiffani would open her first restaurant Sweet Cheeks Q in Boston which showcases an expert blend of barbecue and fine dining. The upscale restaurant located in Boston works to bring the taste of rural Texas barbeque to the urban streets of Massachusetts. With a rather colorful culinary history, Tiffani boasts quite an interesting and experienced repertoire. She served as actor Will Smith’s personal chef for a stint and spent some time as the head chef and co-host aboard a Greek Isles culinary cruise for Olivia, a lesbian lifestyle and travel company.

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Joseph Bonanno

Celebrity chef for hire Joseph Bonanno, known as The Healthy Firehouse Chef, became interested in cooking while preparing meals for his fellow firefighters of the New York City Fire Department. During his 21 plus years as a New York City Firefighter, Chef Bonanno became certified as Nutritionist and Fitness Trainer with The American Council on Exercise, The International Sports Medicine Association, The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and New York University. He used his skills in the kitchen to develop a collection “healthy” meals for the firefighters he worked with which were later published in his cookbook entitled The Healthy Firehouse Cookbook: Low-Fat Recipes from America’s Firefighters. He has also published two more books since then, The Firehouse Grilling Cookbook, which features one hundred fifty recipes cooked on the grill, and a children’s book entitled Monutza the Firefighting Elephant.

Chef Bonanno continued to make a name for himself in the culinary industry by competing in cooking competitions with other firefighters. Joe has won such competitions as the Firefighters Combat Challenge, the FDNY Bake Off, the McIlleheny Tabasco Sauce Cook and Ladder Contest, The International Firefighter Olympic Culinary Division and The Florida State Iron Chef Competition where he went up against some of Florida’s top chefs. Upon leaving the fire service, Chef Bonanno graduated with honors from the Culinary Academy of Long Island and completed internships at two of Long Island, NY’s finest restaurants, Goccia D’Oro-Northern Italian Cuisine and The Argyle-Continental Cuisine. Chef Bonanno is also a culinary instructor at A La Carte Culinary in Lynbrook, NY.

Chef Joe has done cooking demonstrations on several television programs including ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today Show, The Martha Stewart Show, and shows on The Food Network. He has also done on air and in-store appearances as a spokesperson for brands including Butterball Turkey, Ronzoni Pasta, Johnson and Johnson, Sorrento Cheese, Celebrity Cruise Lines, USA Rice Council, US Canola Oil, Macy’s, KitchenAid, and many more.

Chef Bonanno has completed his first season of American Firehouse Cuisine, which aired in the NY, NJ, CT area and can be seen archived on YouTube at American Firehouse Cuisine. He also airs a local radio call in show called “The Healthy Firehouse” on WTAN Clearwater, FL.

In August of 2017, celebrity chef for hire Joseph Bonanno launched an exciting new TV series airing on The Battalion TV Network and online at www.thebattalion.tv.

Joseph published his latest cookbook for the 20 year anniversary of 9/11, American Firehouse Cuisine and is launching new TV show on YouTube… American Firehouse Cuisine. Please visit new website at: http://www.americanfirehousecuisine.com/”

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Ray Lampe “Dr. BBQ”

Celebrity Chef Ray Lampe “Dr. BBQ” is a grilling and barbeque expert, a bestselling cookbook author, television personality, and cooking consultant. Chef Lampe got his start in the culinary industry competing in BBQ cook-off competitions over thirty years ago. The truck driver turned BBQ chef has written five cookbooks entitled The NFL Gameday Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Feed the Hungriest Fan From Preseason to the Super Bowl; Ribs, Chops, Steaks, and Wings; Dr. BBQ’s Big Time Barbecue Road Trip; Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook; and Dr. BBQ’s Barbecue All Year Long. Ray Lampe also serves as celebrity chef spokesperson for The National Pork Board. In 2013, he joined Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein and a group of food bloggers in contributing recipes for the first ever National Pork Board’s “Cooking For Comfort” e-Cookbook.

Throughout his cooking career, Chef Ray Lampe has appeared on several Food Network cooking shows including The Ultimate BBQ Showdown, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, and CBS Sports’ Ultimate BBQ Showdown. In 2012 he competed in the Grill Masters themed competition on the hit Food Network series Chopped. Competing against fellow Barbecue enthusiasts, Chef Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe wowed the judges, celebrity chefs Aaron Sanchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy, winning the round and advancing on to the Grill Masters finale. Chef Lampe has also made appearances on other networks including HGTV, The NFL Network, The Howard Stern Show, CNN, CBS, E! News and more. He has also graced the pages of publications including USA Today, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Life Magazine, People Magazine, Food & Wine Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Chicago Tribune, to name a few.

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Rick Browne

As one of only twenty-three people worldwide to have received an honorary Ph.B., or Doctor of Barbecue Philosophy, grilling expert Rick Browne is a name to remember. With the degree bestowed upon him by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, Browne is well studied in the area of barbeque after spending fifteen years researching and practicing the sport across 26 countries. A total of fifteen cookbooks to his name, including bestsellers such as The Best Barbeque on Earth and The Ultimate Guide to Grilling, Browne is an articulate chef with twenty-five years of experience as a photojournalist and writer. He has covered stories in periodicals as diverse as Time, People, and Bon Appetite, and he has recently undertaken the endeavor of running his own magazine entitled Barbeque America Barbeque, which focuses on the activity of barbequing and all things related to it. In addition to writing his own material, Browne has also been featured in numerous magazines like USA Today and Good Housekeeping for his talent.

Alongside the print industry, Browne has also showcased his elite talent on numerous television shows, from Good Morning America to CBS This Morning; Browne is willing to share his exclusive barbeque knowledge with the world. With so much credibility, Browne is also the host, creator, and executive producer of the widespread television series, Barbeque America, which explores the culinary possibilities of America’s landscape. The series is currently on its seventh season, and it has aired on more than 230 public television stations nationwide. A natural speaker in front of the camera, Browne was also the host of the series Ready, Aim…Grill for two seasons as he traveled across the US and Canada to film shows in various fishing and hunting locations. Last year, Browne was even invited as one of sixteen grilling experts to participate in the Food Network’s Chopped Grilling Championships, making it all the way to the final round of the competition.

As a successful chef, Browne is involved in a range of humanitarian efforts. Preparing dinners for both national and local organizations such as the American Cancer Society and YWCA, Browne has worked closely with these groups cooking meals, as well as donating items for philanthropic auctions. In addition to being involved in charity organizations, he is also a member of cooking societies such as the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the California Barbeque Association. A well-spoken barbeque expert with the experience to prove it — that is how Browne was able to earn his Ph.B.

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