Jordan Swiler

Jordan Swiler

May 5, 2024

Jordan Swiler started his culinary career in the basement of his parents Minneapolis home watching the likes of Emeril Lagasse and Alton Brown explain food on an up-and-coming Food Network. After graduating from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors in Food...
Burt Bakman

Burt Bakman

May 5, 2024

It begins deep in the heart of Texas, where Burt Bakman, an Israeli immigrant, found his calling to be a pitmaster. A quick business trip to the Lone Star State instead turned into a chance exploration of barbecue at its source, fostering a lifelong obsession in him...
Ahu Hettema & Nili Yildirim

Ahu Hettema & Nili Yildirim

May 3, 2024

Istanbul Hawaii cooks modern Anatolia through Hawaii’s season, held between two homelands. Chefs Ahu Hettema and Nili Yildirim, mother and daughter from Mersin on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast, work side by side: one rooted in tradition, the other shaping it with a...
Claudette Zepeda

Claudette Zepeda

Apr 23, 2024

Claudette Zepeda is an acclaimed celebrity chef and culinary entrepreneur based in San Diego, renowned for her bold and fearless approach to regional Mexican cuisine. With over two decades of experience working in restaurant kitchens and extensive travels worldwide,...
Pyet DeSpain

Pyet DeSpain

Apr 23, 2024

Pyet is is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and an award-winning traveling private chef. She is the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef, a competitor on Tournament of Champions, and a judge on Super Market Stakeout. She is the author of the...