Emily Ellyn

Your audience is in for a treat when you hire Emily Ellyn for personal appearances! Emily is known as the Retro Rad Diva, conquering the kitchen one meal at a time in her signature horn-rimmed glasses. Her M.O. is taking old school recipes and infusing them with new quirks and flavors. Emily was a finalist on Next Food Network Star season 8 and has also competed on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and Cutthroat Kitchen. She’s even made a cartoon cameo appearance on The Simpsons! Her vivacious personality and unique flair for creativity in the kitchen make her one of the top celebrity chefs for hire for trade shows, fundraisers and special events.

Emily grew up on a rural farm in Ohio where her love for fresh, local ingredients was born. She knew she wanted to work in the culinary industry at a young age. She got her start working in local Cleveland restaurants and eventually started her own catering company while still in high school. Emily went on to attend the Culinary Institute of America in New York before moving to Paris to attend graduate school at the Academie Internationale de Management. She has since earned 2 masters degrees in hospitality management and is finishing her Ph.D in Food Service Education!

Outside of personal appearances, celebrity chef speaker Emily writes features for industry publications such as Edible and Cake Central Magazines. She also donates her time to non-profit organizations such as the Florida Hospital and Give Kids The World, a special resort in Florida for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Would your organization like to hire Emily Ellyn 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 Emily Ellyn 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.

Chef Dee

Celebrity chef for hire Chef Dee (De’Bronya Hodges) is perhaps best recognized as the personal chef of hip-hop music mogul DJ Khaled. The world was introduced to Chef Dee and her amazing culinary creations after DJ Khaled began snapchatting his everyday life in 2015 including some incredibly tasty meals from Chef Dee. Chef Dee became a viral social media sensation and she has since become a highly sought after celebrity chef for personal appearances including cooking demonstrations and event hosting. When not traveling the country for celebrity chef appearances, Chef Dee operates her own catering company, Empty Plates Catering, out of Miami, Florida. In February of 2017, she announced plans to open her first restaurant in Miami.

Chef Dee founded Empty Plates Catering company in 2012 after working in several Miami restaurants. She is a master chef of classic soul food and fuses international cuisines with her own special twist. Some of her specialties include crab cakes, broccoli & cheddar soup and mac & cheese as well as curry lobster and shrimp with cauliflower. And don’t forget her signature barbeque sauce! Chef Dee’s goal in the kitchen is to find the perfect balance of flavor, creativity and presentation.

Would your organization like to hire Chef Dee 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 Chef Dee 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.

Chris Coombs

Successful restaurateur and celebrity chef for hire Chris Coombs is the owner and executive chef of Boston Urban Hospitality which owns the restaurants dbar, Deuxave, and Boston Chops. Chris has built up these 3 restaurants located throughout the Boston area to generate over $10 million in annual sales with over 100 employees to oversee. His approach to restaurant hospitality focuses on pairing sophisticated French-American dishes with a casual, comfortable dining setting. In 2013, Forbes Magazine named Chris to their annual list of “30 Under 30” for his contributions in bettering the food & beverage industry.

Chris fell in love with the restaurant business after working his first job as a dishwasher at a seafood restaurant when he was just 11-years-old. During his teenage years, Chris participated in the Massachusetts Restaurant Association’s ProStart School-to-Career Program which allowed him to take courses and internships focused on the restaurant business in addition to his traditional schooling. Chris went on to attend the Culinary Institute of America and graduated in 2004. He began working in restaurants around Boston and eventually met chef Patrick O’Connell who hired him to help out at the Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia. While there he cooked for many personal chefs of heads of state and was asked to cook for then First Lady Laura Bush and her guests at the White House on several occasions.

Eventually Chris was itching to open his own restaurant and partnered with restauranteur Brian Piccini who owned dbar to form their own restaurant group Boston Hospitality. Chris became executive chef and co-owner of the restaurant and started by building a garden on the roof to create his own source of fresh, local ingredients. In 2010, Chris officially opened his first restaurant Deuxave in Boston and 3 years later he opened the urban steak bistro Boston Chops which was named one of Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Steakhouses. 2013 was a coming out party for Chris when he was named to both Forbes and Zagat’s list of “30 Under 30” personalities as well as earning a nomination for The People’s Best New Chef in New England from Food & Wine Magazine. He has since made appearances on Food Network’s hit cooking competition series Chopped and makes regular celebrity chef appearances at food festivals and special events each year.

Would your organization like to hire Chris Coombs 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 Chris Coombs 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.

Gina Homolka

Celebrity chef for hire Gina Homolka is a photographer, NY Times bestselling author and recipe developer behind the popular Skinnytaste.com brand. Gina’s passion for delicious food and photography led to the creation of Skinnytaste in 2008. The website has since grown into a go-to source for healthy, low-fat, family-friendly meals and special diet plans reaching over 3 million visitors each month. Gina bases her recipes around all-natural, easy-to-find ingredients that help families create and enjoy tasty low-calorie meals.

As a mother of 2, Gina understands the plight of moms who are always on the go. It is often hard to plan healthy meals while trying to maintain a busy, active lifestyle so Gina sought to use her experiences and recipes to make it easier for those on the go to still get the nourishing meals they need to live healthy. In addition to recipes, Gina answers cooking questions and provides reviews and little health tips for website visitors interested in learning more about her special diet plans. She also highlights the use of seasonal ingredients that make it easier for moms to plan healthy meals year-round.

In September of 2014, Gina released her first cookbook titled The Skinnytaste Cookbook: Light on Calories, Big on Flavor inspired by her favorite recipes from Skinnytaste.com. The book is now a NY Times bestseller. Gina has also worked closely with Weight Watchers and all her recipes include portion control suggestions and Weight Watchers Points.

Would your organization like to hire Gina Homolka 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 Gina Homolka 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.

Michelle Dudash

Nutrition Speaker for hire Michelle Dudash is a registered dietician and nutritionist, celebrity chef, TV personality, cookbook author, and thought leader in the world of clean eating. As a working mother who’s always on the go, Michelle has come to the aid of other working mothers by providing diet plans and nourishing recipes specifically designed for individuals living busy, active lifestyles. In January of 2016, Michelle introduced her own online program called Clean Eating Cooking School: Monthly Meal Plans Made Simple.

Michelle studied dietetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts just a few years later. She worked in foodservice management for Common Group, USA as well as working as a private chef with her recipes being featured at a number of A-list celebrity events. As her culinary knowledge grew, so did her desire to help others cook like a celebrity chef and eat like a nutritionist.

Outside of her own kitchen, Michelle has worked as a consultant for several industry leading companies and campaigns including Chobani, the California Avocado Commission, the national MilkLife campaign, Beech-Nut, KIND Healthy Snacks, and Wonderful Pistachios. Her articles on clean eating have appeared in SELF, Shape, Parents and Better Homes & Gardens magazines and she writes regular columns for Food Network’s Healthy Eats blog.

Would your organization like to hire Michelle Dudash 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 Michelle Dudash 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.

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