Curtis Aikens

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NETWORKS: Food Network

SHOWS: Pick of the Day, From My Garden, Meals Without Meat, and Food IN a Flash

CHARITIES: Love of Literacy

BIO: Georgia born, Curtis Aikens began his love of produce as a young boy picking food in the garden with his grandfather. Through high school, Curtis worked at the Conyers, Georiga A&P Market where his passion for fresh produce took off to become a career.

While vacationing in California, he was drawn to Alpha Beta grocery store in the San Francisco Bay area and began working for them after he relocated there. Before he knew it, seven years went by and he opened his first produce company called Peaches. Curtis’ next move was to New York to head Dom’s Wholesale Market and Balducci’s produce department. This position made him responsible for the United Nations Cafeteria, the Plaza Hotel and the US Open Tennis Tournament. His TV career began as a consultant and food stylist on commercials for Pizza Hut, Pillsburg and McDonalds.

Curtis Aikens returned to Georgia to start Aiken’s Family Produce, Inc., a wholesale and retail supplier of produce for clients including Rockdale County School System, the TV series In the Heat of the Night, and feature film Glory. Curtis Aikens is on the Food Network with shows Pick of the Day, From My Garden, Meals Without Meat, and Food IN a Flash. Curtis and Mertado, a leading social shopping company with discounted home and kitchen products collaborated to create exclusive and appealing content for the Mertado community.  Curtis is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations, and hosting.

APPEARANCES: ABC, Bloomberg Business Week, Curtis Aikens’ Maize Cakes a Product of Navajo immersion, The ABC’s of Devotion, Celebrity Chef Curtis Aikens at IKEA

ENDORSEMENTS: Mertado

BOOKS: Curits Aikens’ Guide to the Harvest

WHO REPRESENTS CURTIS AIKENS: Celebrity Chef Curtis Aikens 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 Curtis Aikens for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com  or 212-410-9879.

CJ Jacobson

Hire CJ Jacobson 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: Bravo

SHOWS: Bravo, Top Chef, Top Chef Masters

CHARITIES: American Cancer Society

BIO: CJ Jacobson was formerly a professional volleyball but later developed a love and passion for food during some time spent in Europe. He has produced over 20 “how-to” videos on classic American cuisine, on Videojug.com and the videos have all been a hit.

CJ Jacobson has been seen on Bravo’s Top Chef where he distinguished himself through his “approachable yet competitive spirit” and more recently on Top Chef Masters as a sous chef to Michelin-starred chef Michael Chiarello. Before his TV fame, he worked with columnist Arianna Huffington as a personal chef, and the Marciano Family of the Guess Corporation. CJ has cooked for Axe, Wolfgang Puck Catering and Companile.

As the spokesperson for the California Strawberry Commission, CJ designed a special breakfast menu for the Hilton Gardens Inns and has spoken for the American Cancer Society. Currently, he is the executive chef at The Yard, a gastro-pub in Santa Monica and is a graduate of the California School of Culinary Arts—Le Cordon Bleu and holds a degree from Pepperdine University. CJ Jacobson is available for speaking engagements, hosting and cooking demonstrations.

APPEARANCES: Bravo, Top Chef, Top Chef Masters

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

Bobby Deen

Celebrity Chef Speaker Bobby Deen, son of renowned Celebrity Chef Paula Deen, has established himself in the forefront of the culinary industry. Bobby manages the front of house at their wildly successful family restaurant The Lady and Sons, which is located in Savannah, Georgia. His guest appearances on his mother’s cooking television show on Food Network launched Bobby into an illustrious career of his own. In 2015, Bobby and his brother Jamie set out on their latest culinary adventure as the hosts of a new Food Network series, Southern Fried Road Trip.

Before Southern Fried Road Trip, Bobby and Jamie created their own cooking show called The Road Tasted which originally aired in 2006 on The Food Network. The show followed the Deen brothers on a nationwide road trip in search of the best family owned food businesses in the US.

Celebrity Chef Speaker Bobby has co-written four bestselling books with his brother: The Deen Bros. Cookbook-Recipes From the Road, Y’all Come Eat, Take It Easy and Get Fired Up. The celebrity chef speaker has also published four magazines, with plans to produce more. As any organization that chooses to hire Bobby Deen will find out, Bobby puts great pride into his family’s values and tradition, truly exemplifies the southern gentlemen.

Currently, Bobby serves as the host of Holiday Baking Championship & Spring Baking Championship on Food Network and Junk Food Flip on the Cooking Channel.

Would your organization like to hire a chef for your upcoming event or marketing campaign? Let a qualified celebrity chef booking agent help find the perfect celebrity chef 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 Bobby Deen or are interested in exploring other celebrity chefs please call Celebrity Chef Network at 212-410-9870 or email booking@celebritychefnetwork.com to speak with a celebrity chef agent to discuss top celebrity chefs available for your organization and event.

Bernard Guillas

Hire Bernard Guillas 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: PBS

CHARITIES: Mama’s Kitchen, Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation fund-raiser for hunger relief, the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, annual guest chef for Celebrities Cook for Cancer, a fund-raiser that benefits the University of California San Diego Cancer Center

BIO: Chef Bernard Guillas joined the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club as executive chef in 1994 and knew it was the place or him; coastal lifestyle was right up his alley coming from Brittany, France. Using the local flavors and his classical training, Bernard is responsible for operations at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, the Shores Restaurants at the La Jolla Shores Hotel, and the Marine Room restaurant. His position entails Bernard to oversee all menus, wine selections and special events.

Rewinding back to his formal training, he began at le Bretagne Restaurant in Questembert, France where he worked alongside Georges Paineau. Expanding his training with several Maitres Cuisinier de France fine dining restaurants, he moved on to become chef de cuisine at Le Dolmen in French Guyana. He attributes this move with influencing him with the rich diverse South American flavors that he incorporates into his food today.

Under Pierre Chambrin, the former White House executive chef, Bernard Guillas moved to Washington DC to work as chef tournant, chef chef saucier, and sous chef at Maison Blanche. In 1989, he relocated to San Diego and spent five years as chef de cuisine at the Grant Grill, in the US Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. Bernard was inducted into the International Restaurant & Hospitality Rating Bureau’s American Chefs’ Hall of Fame in 2001 and is one of only fourteen chefs to receive this honor. He has appeared on Food Arts Magazine, the Rising Star Chef cookbook and PBS’ Rising Chef television series and has been a guest on Martha Stewart Living Radio show and KPBS.

He has been guest chef at the prominent James Beard House in New York, was selected as San Diego’s Best Chef numerous times, named the Gold Medallion Awards recipient, Chef Magazine, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine Readers Poll and San Diego Magazine People’s and Critic’s Choice. Bernard Guillas is available for cooking demonstrations, hosting and speaking engagements.

APPEARANCES: KPBS, StarChefs.com, plate, the Food Channel, behind the burner, San Diego Reader, Washington Times, Comfort Food Magazine, and many more

BOOKS: Flying Pans, Two Chefs Cookbook

WHO REPRESENTS BERNARD GUILLIAS: Celebrity Chef Bernard Guillas 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 Bernard Guillas for an endorsement, personal appearances, or book signing contact the experts at Celebrity Chef Network at booking@celebritychefnetwork.com  or 212-410-9879.

Ariane Duarte

Hire Ariane Duarte 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: Bravo

SHOWS: Top Chef

BIO: Chef and owner of CulinAriane in Montclair, NJ, Ariane Duarte was first inspired to cook as a young child after cooking with her grandmothers. Ariane Duarte graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and began working at many of the best restaurants in the country before her and her husband, Michael, decided to open CulinAriane. Ariane’s husband is also the pastry chef and 18 years ago the two opened the restaurant.

Ariane and fellow Top Chef contestant Carla Hall and CHOPPED contestant Amanda Freitag will be featured in a dinner to benefit Big Louises Kids to help combat childhood obesity. Ariane Duarte was a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef season 5 and is available for speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and corporate hospitality.

APPEARANCES: Bravo, Top Chef

WHO REPRESENTS ARIANE DUARTE: Celebrity Chef Ariane Duarte 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 Ariane Duarte 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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