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Jeff Michaud

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BIO: Jeff Michaud is the executive chef and owner of Osteria Restaurant and Amis Restaurant. He began his cooking career at 13 in a pizza shop in his hometown of New Hampshire. Being inspired by his grandmother, Jeff Michaud attended the Culinary Institute of America.

After graduation, he moved to Aspen, Colorado and joined the kitchen staff at the Caribou Club, and eventually worked his way to executive sous chef. Next, he moved back to the east coast to Philadelphia and cooked with acclaimed chef Marc Vetri at Ristorante Vetri as the sous chef. Here, he discovered his passion for Italian food and decided to improve his skills by moving to Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy.

Upon arrival in Italy, he worked for a family owned butcher shop, Mangilli, in hopes of refining his meat fabrication skills, sausage, and salame making. The next two years, Jeff Michaud spent working his way through the top restaurants of Bergamo such as Michelin starred Frosio and La Lucanda, La Brugheria, Ristorante Loro, Ol Fa Pasticceria. He was named executive chef at Locanda del Biancospino, a small Inn in the foothills of the Alps. Eventually, Jeff Michaud made his way back to Philadelphia and rejoined the Vetri team. Together they opened Osteria, which has been named Best New Restaurant by Philadelphia magazine.

In 2010, with partners Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin, Amis Restaurant opened; a roman style Trattoria. Three months after opening Amis, it earned 3 bells from the Philadelphia Inquirer. The same year, Jeff Michaud won the James Beard Award for Best Mid-Atlantic Chef. Jeff is available for hosting, cooking demonstrations and corporate appearances.

WHO REPRESENTS JEFF MICHAUD: Celebrity Chef Jeff Michaud 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 Jeff Michaud 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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Holly Smith

Hire Holly Smith 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: Holly Smith grew up loving food and studied political science at Colby College and Washington College and later the Baltimore International Culinary College. In Ireland, she completed an externship with Master Chef Peter Timmins.

After moving to Seattle in 1993, she accepted a position with Tom Douglas at the Dahila Lounge for four years. Chef Tamara Murphy encouraged Holly Smith to work at Brasa and spent a year as sous chef, leaving to open Café Juanita in 2000.

Café Juanita showcases Holly’s love of Northern Italian food and wine, a commitment to organics and sustainability mixed with a holistic approach. The Café has been awarded numerous awards both locally and nationally. Locally with 3 1/2 stars from the Times and  4 stars from the Seattle Post Intelligencer, as well as recognition in Esquire, Wine Spectator, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Seattle Magazine, The Robb Report, Travel and Leisure,  Sunset and was the 2008 Best Chef Northwest from The James Beard Awards. Holly Smith is available for cooking demonstrations, hosting and endorsements.

WHO REPRESENTS HOLLY SMITH: Celebrity Chef Holly Smith 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 Holly Smith 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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Greg Carso

Hire Greg Carso 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: Italian

BIO: Greg Carso is the executive chef at the Metropolitan Club in Chicago. Greg’s love of food comes from his Italian background and his techniques—he useses his hands to create delicious creations. Greg attened Chicago’s Washburne Trade School and then La varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris before working at Levy Restaurants organization, an off-premise catering company, and the Cash House restaurant. He has also worked at the Metropolitan Club and several ClubCorp clubs.

He is well known for his messy kitchens while experiments and creating new and different cuisines. Greg Carso believes the messier the kitchen the better, “One of the things I love most about being a chef is the ‘high’ I get after a hectic day of trouble-shooting and making things work”. Greg Carso is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and hosting.

WHO REPRESENTS GREG CARSO: Celebrity Chef Greg Carso 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 Greg Carso for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com  or 212-410-9879.

Gene Briggs

Hire Gene Briggs 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.

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BIO: Celebrity chef Gene Briggs has been a culinary mainstay in the Charlotte area for more than a decade. With over 25 years of experience, Chef Briggs has become a master of his craft. His restaurants Blue and Table are two of Charlotte’s most sought after restaurant reservations and have consistently been ranked as two of the city’s top eateries.

Chef Briggs got his start in the culinary industry in 1979, working in various restaurants located in upstate New York. Here, he honed and perfected his practice of using fresh ingredients to create a variety of dishes that sample cuisines from around the world. This philosophy of only using the freshest ingredients has defined and inspired Chef Briggs’ cooking throughout his career, something that is still evident at his restaurants today.

In 1991, Briggs moved to Charlotte to work at Prisms Restaurant. After getting his start in the Queen City, he spent time working at many of the city’s most well known restaurants. Finally, in 2003, Briggs opened up his own restaurant for the first time, Blue Restaurant & Bar. To no surprise, the establishment quickly gained a reputation as one of Charlotte’s best restaurants.

Serving up a variety of cuisines, Blue’s menu is inspired by Spanish, French, Sicilian, Italian, and Moroccan cuisines. Chef Briggs stays true to his philosophy of only using the freshest ingredients, as he purchases locally, farm grown ingredients. Additionally, Briggs as an advocate of developing a communal relationship between local farmers and his restaurants and uses Blue as a tasty vehicle to display the advantages of such a relationship.

Following the success of Blue Restaurant & Bar, Briggs opened Table Restaurant & Bar in 2006. Table also saw immediate success and firmly planted Briggs among Charlotte’s most sought after chefs. All in all, Chef Brigg’s restaurants have won the “Best in Hot Food” category at Taste of the Nation in 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2008, have been recognized by Zagat as one of “America’s Top Restaurants” and have earned numerous Open Table awards. Brigg’s has also participated in three James Beard Dinners and numerous Chef’s Best Dinners.

Additionally, Chef Gene Briggs gives instructional cooking sessions once a month at his restaurant, Blue. Sessions are available to the public via signup, and each month Briggs focuses one utilizing one, fresh ingredient. Celebrity Chef Gene Briggs is available for speaking engagements, endorsements, and cooking demonstrations.

WHO REPRESENTS GENE BRIGGS: Celebrity Chef Gene Briggs 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 Gene Briggs 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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Frank Bonanno

Hire Frank Bonanno 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: Celebrity Chef Frank Bonannofound his passion for cooking at an early age. Growing up in a Sicilian family, Bonanno can vividly remember how the aromas of his grandmother’s cooking filled his New Jersey home. When recounting his childhood, he also tells of how he and his mother would try out Julia Child recipes on the family in hopes recreating her culinary magic.

After graduating from the University of Denver with a degree in finance, Frank Bonanno determined that Wall Street was not for him. He decided to pursue his love of cooking and obtained a second degree from the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, NY. Not soon after, in 2001, Chef Bonanno returned to Denver to open up his first restaurant, Mizuna, and has not looked back since.

Chef Bonanno’s restaurants are regarded not only among the best restaurants in Denver, but in the entire United States. Zagat has recognized Bonanno restaurants Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, and Bones as part of their prestigious ranking of “America’s Top Restaurants.” Further exemplifying his culinary skill, Chef Frank Bonanno has opened three additional restaurants ranging in cuisine from French-casual, to American, to Asian.

Bonanno says he “is inspired by classic French techniques, but also by the simplicity of the type of food found in the best American restaurants.” Continuing with this them of simplicity in cooking, he believes in offering “clean flavors that enhance the freshest, finest ingredients.” Both of these statements perfectly sum up Bonanno’s cooking philosophy that the true “star” of his restaurants is the food.

Bonanno is an active blogger, social media participant and has appeared on multiple television networks. Most recently, he appeared at the Butte Wine & Food Festival held in July 20-24 in Denver, Colorado. Celebrity Chef Frank Bonanno is available for speaking engagements, endorsements, and cooking demonstrations.

APPEARANCES: The Great Food Truck Race, No Reservations, CBS News, Food Network Challenge

WHO REPRESENTS FRANK BONANNO: Celebrity Chef Frank Bonanno 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 Frank Bonanno 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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