Florida native, Chef Eric Frier had a love of food from a young age but did not immediately pursue a career in the culinary industry. After attending college, Chef Frier decided to pursue a culinary program. He set out to learn all he could about the craft. Following that, he came to Boston in 2010…
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Chicago native, Chef Justin Cogley, traveled the world as a professional ice skater before settling into his chef position. During his time touring with ‘Disney on Ice’, Chef Cogley was exposed to new flavors and cuisines as well as a myriad of food markets and international techniques. Upon his return, he enrolled at the Western…
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Chef Jacob Harth has made it his mission to tackle the world’s seafood sustainability. As a young chef, Harth set out to understand where the seafood for many restaurants was coming from. He took the education he learned from the fishermen to open his own seafood restaurant, Erizo, in 2019. Erizo does things a bit…
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Since 2014, Chef Dan Barber has brought his loves of farming and cooking together to New York to create a locally sourced, seasonal menu served in a cozy townhouse in Greenwich Village. In August of 2020, Chef Barber launched a Chef-in-Residence series where each chef contestant from different culinary backgrounds provides meals at Blue Hill…
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Chef Carlo Mirarchi is a self-taught culinary genius who is regularly referred to as a misfit in the kitchen for his original and somewhat unconventional techniques and flavor combinations. Chef Mirarchi does not look at food the way that many others do and that is what makes dining at Blanca so exciting; you truly never…
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Chef Mashama Bailey was born in the Bronx and raised in Queens but has family in Georgia where she spent most of her young life. She learned to cook from her grandmother, aunts and mother during summers in Georgia. She went on to attend ICE and then travelled to France and around the world to …
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Chef Perry Bateman began by working in restaurants owned by grandparents, aunts, and uncles in Maui. He was mentored by his step-father who taught him the basics. Landing his first job at Mama’s Fish House at 18 years old in the pantry as a sous chef, the owners quickly identified him as someone who could…
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Chef Rick Lopez is a native Texan who began his culinary career in Maine. He returned to San Antonio to work at La Mansion’s Las Canarias. He then moved to New York to work in a staging position at New York’s Café Boulud. In 2009, he returned to Texas and was sous chef at La…
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Chef Justin Diglia grew up in a small Midwestern town where he learned to cook from his Italian family members. He recognized that food was his passion and enrolled in Sullivan University where he received a dual degree in Culinary Arts and Business Administration. Upon graduation, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to work at Vincenzo’s,…
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A native of Denver, Chef Sheila Lucero attributes her love of cooking to her father. After gaining a degree in biology at Florida International University, she returned to Colorado to enroll at the Colorado Art Institute. She began at JAX Fish House as a line cook. In 2009, she was named Executive Chef. She is instrumental…
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