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Kerry Heffernan

Critically acclaimed restaurateur and Celebrity Chef Kerry Heffernan is a down-to-earth American food connoisseur with a love for the outdoors. His love for the outdoors has helped him to become a top seafood expert in today’s culinary landscape. In 2015, Kerry started a campaign called #SaveOurStripers that encouraged chefs in the NYC area to take striped bass off their menu to help resurrect the diminishing population.

Celebrity Chef Kerry Heffernan has an interesting story regarding how he actually got into the business. After high school, Kerry went on a biking trip through Europe and found a home in the South of France. Kerry was exposed to classical European cooking methods and began baking his own croissants. Kerry traveled back to the States and graduated second in his class at the Culinary Institute of America. After another trip to Europe, Kerry worked at renowned restaurants around NYC including Le Regence, Montrachet, and Mondrian. His first head position came as Chef de Cuisine at One Fifth Avenue. In 1982, he landed his first executive chef position at the Westbury Hotel’s famed Polo Restaurant. Later he helped open the award-winning restaurant Eleven Madison Park with Union Square Hospitality.

The humble Celebrity Chef Kenny Heffernan participates heavily in philanthropy projects when he is not busy in the kitchen. He serves on the City Harvest Food Council and works with Project by Project, Share Our Strength. He also acts as an advisor to several other non-profits in charge of seafood sustainability and conservation. In 2012, Kerry returned to the Culinary Institute of America to deliver the commencement speech.

Kerry has made quite a splash on TV during his time working in NYC. He has appeared as a guest judge on Bravo’s popular cooking series Top Chef All-Stars. He also makes regular appearances on morning and daytime talk shows including Good Morning America, The Today Show, and Martha Stewart.

Celebrity Chef Kerry Heffernan has become a leading voice for seafood sustainability and the conservation of resources.

John Tesar

Restaurateur and Celebrity Chef John Tesar is well-known for putting his own personal flair on modern American cuisine with help from classic European techniques. His experience in the restaurant industry spans 20+ years and has seen John create and consult menus ranging from seafood fine dining to traditional American steakhouses. John currently owns and serves as executive chef at Spoon Bar & Kitchen, a fine dining seafood restaurant in Dallas, TX. He also owns and operates Knife, a modern concept that is reinventing the steakhouse experience. In 2015, John hosted a series of five consecutive dining experiences with five different celebrity chefs in a fundraising effort to benefit EAT (RED) DRINK (RED) SAVE LIVES, a nonprofit organization devoted to the research and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Studying classical French training at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, Celebrity Chef John Tesar began his culinary career at Club Pierre in Westhampton. John would continue to cook in some of the finest kitchens in the country, cooking at restaurants such as 13 Barrow Street, Vine, and the Supper Club alongside Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain. Leaving New York to venture into other culinary projects, John headed to Las Vegas to join Celebrity Chef Rick Moonen at RM Seafood.

Celebrity Chef John Tesar would then head to Dallas where he would soon become one of the most influential culinary experts in all of Dallas fine dining. In 2007, John became the executive chef of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. His innovative culinary style at the esteemed restaurant brought upon two five-star reviews as well as one of John’s two semi-finalist nominations for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef Southwest” Award. John has also generously shared his culinary proficiency, helping mastermind menus all across Dallas restaurants such as The Cedars Social, The Commissary, Dallas Chop House, and Dallas Fish Market.

John’s prowess for American cuisine has earned him spots on cooking television shows Top Chef, Extreme Chef, and Cooking with Legends. In 2006, John emerged as the victorious chef on the inaugural season of Extreme Chef. His resilient personality and cutting-edge style has earned him praise in Food & Wine, Esquire, New York Magazine, and The New York Times.

Celebrity Chef John Tesar is a celebrated culinary artist who has succesfully transformed the food landscape in Texas.

Charlie Palmer

Restaurateur, author, entrepreneur and Celebrity Chef Speaker Charlie Palmer is one of the most prominent figures in the culinary industry today. He is known for what he calls Progressive American Cuisine and has established over 12 restaurants spread out across New York, Nevada, Washington, D.C. and California. In addition to his thriving restaurant business, top Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer has furthered his experience in the hospitality industry opening 3 hotels in California. In May of 2015, he opened up both the Harvest Table (a full service restaurant), and the Harvest Inn (a boutique hotel) in St. Helena, California.

Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer is a strong advocate for farm to table ingredients. While growing up in upstate New York, he gained an understanding and appreciation for naturally fresh, home-grown ingredients by tending to his family’s vegetable garden. Like many of today’s top celebrity chefs, Charlie completed his training at the American Culinary Institute. Upon graduating, he became the executive chef at the famous River Café in Brooklyn, NY. It was here where he perfected his craft and employed innovative ideas that would revolutionize the landscape of American Cuisine.

At 28, this celebrity chef speaker opened up a restaurant of his own called Aureole. The restaurant has since become a staple in the NYC foodsphere and has garnered a Michelin star every year since 2006. Charlie is also the author of five cookbooks: Remington Camp Cooking (2013), Charlie Palmer’s Practical Guide to the New American Kitchen (2006), The Art of Aureole (2002), Charlie Palmer’s Casual Cooking (2001) and Great American Food (1996).

Over time, Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer has transformed from an aspiring chef to an impressive entrepreneur and member of the culinary world’s elite. His career serves as a model of success but the best is still yet to come for this revolutionary chef as he continues to explore new ways to redefine American Cuisine.

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Pauley Perrette

Actress Pauley Perrette has enjoyed a starring role on the hit TV drama series NCIS, but she moonlights as a talented Celebrity Chef! In 2015, the Pauley Perrette cookbook hit stores titled Donna Bell’s Bake Shop. The cookbook followed Pauley and her two best friends Darren Greenblatt and Matthew Sandusky on their journey since opening Donna Bell’s Bake Shop in New York. The Pauley Perrette cookbook shares Donna Bell’s favorite southern style recipes with glittering illustrations to match.

Celebrity Chef Pauley created the bake shop with help from her friends as a tribute to her mother’s delectable southern cooking. The bake shop finds its home in Manhattan and has since expanded to offering baked goods and novelty items on their online store so everyone can get a taste of their southern charm.

What’s not to love about Pauley Perrette? She’s a hardworking actress whose college studies in criminal justice would eventually serve her well in her role as forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on NCIS. NCIS is a global phenomenon that has become the world’s favorite TV drama since it first aired in 2003. Before joining the TV series, Pauley was working feverishly as a commercial actress. She landed small roles in TV shows such as Frasier, Time of Your Life and Dawson’s Creek. She also appeared in several movies including Almost Famous and The Ring.

Pauley is a passionate person who has been involved in many charity campaigns close to her heart. She has worked with the American Red Cross and is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights. Pauley’s love for animals has kept her involved with animal rescue initiatives throughout her career. She has hosted the annual Pawscars Awards on behalf of the American Humane Association in addition to partnering with Animal Planet’s Tanked cast to donate a custom aquarium to a homeless shelter for mothers and children.

The new Pauley Perrette cookbook is just another reason why we love Celebrity Chef Pauley and she makes a great Celebrity Host for events, fundraisers and corporate functions.

Keri Glassman

According to Nutrition Speaker Keri Glassman, managing your health involves improving and making better choices in every aspect of your life. Celebrity Nutritionist Keri has set her sights on helping America take control of their diets and live a healthier lifestyle. In addition to her own private practice, Keri’s online health platform, Nutritious Life, encompasses all areas of one’s daily life. From food to exercise to sleep, Keri takes pride in coaching others to better health using the whole person approach. Her writing talent has also given her another platform to share her tips and tricks on nutrition. She is a contributor to Food Network’s Healthy Eats blog and has authored 4 published books and 2 ebooks on health and nutrition.

Keri discovered an interest in nutrition at an early age but it wasn’t until she got to college that she began to follow her own nutritious game plan. She was an all-American lacrosse player at Tufts University and wanted to find the balance between building strength for lacrosse and still fitting into a pair of skinny jeans. Keri got her masters in nutrition from NYU and became a registered dietitian. Soon after A Nutritious Life was born. She has now developed her own line of food-based skin care products called Skin Appetit. She has also worked as a Health and Wellness partner for JW Marriott hotels and sits on the advisory board of Women’s Health Magazine. Recently she partnered with Livestrong.com and was in charge of her own original YouTube video series featured on the Livestrong Women channel.

Keri embodies an entrepreneurial spirit that drives her not only to improve her own life but the lives of those around her.

She is a regular as a nutrition speaker on TV and talk shows including The Today Show, The Chew, The Rachael Ray Show, Good Morning America and countless others.

Keri is the perfect Health & Wellness Speaker to teach your audience about changes they can make to better every aspect of their lives.

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