CHEF SPIKE MENDELSOHN is the owner of two Washington, D.C., restaurants, Good Stuff Eatery and We, The Pizza. He has cooked at the famed Les Crayères in France, worked for Thomas Keller at Bouchon in Napa Valley, and spent time at Le Cirque and Mai House in New York City. A familiar face to many TV viewers, Chef Spike competed on Bravo’s Top Chef Chicago and Top Chef All-Stars, and the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef.
CHEF AIDA MOLLENKAMP attended Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and honed her kitchen skills at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She is the food editor at CHOW magazine and star of FoodCrafters on the Cooking Channel. She was previously the host of Ask Aida on the Food Network, and is the author of the cookbook Keys to the Kitchen.
CHEF SCOTT LEIBFRIED has appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s reality show Hell’s Kitchen for the past ten seasons. He is also the lead chef adviser for the Kitchen Nightmares series. Chef Scott developed his passion for wholesome food from his family, who have been farming produce since the 1930s. He has worked at the Four Seasons Hotel restaurant in Beverly Hills, and is the executive chef for Napa Valley Grille in Westwood, California.
CHEF GOVIND ARMSTRONG is the chef and co-owner of the acclaimed Table 8 Restaurants in Los Angeles and Miami as well as 8 oz. Burger Bar and Post & Beam, which is expanding to several cities nationwide. Chef Govind has worked under such legendary California-based chefs as Wolfgang Puck (at the original Spago in Los Angeles), and Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger at City. He has appeared as a judge on Top Chef, and as a contestant on Iron Chef America.
CHEF JET TILA began cooking at an early age, growing up in his family’s Thai restaurant kitchens in Los Angeles. He served as the executive chef of Wazuzu, a pan-Asian bistro at on the Las Vegas strip, from 2008 to 2011, and most recently opened a new restaurant in Santa Monica, the Charleston.
CHEF JILL DAVIE is the chef de cuisine at Josie restaurant, named one of the top twenty-five restaurants in L.A. by Los Angeles Magazine. She was named one of the top ten students of the year at the Culinary Institute of America and received the “Baby Chef” from Food and Wine magazine. She’s also competed on the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef and is the cohost of Shopping with Chefs on Fine Living TV with David Myers.
CHEF DANIEL GREEN hails from England and is author of three cookbooks, which feature health-conscious and delicious recipes. Inspired by his own successful weight loss, he advocates for healthy cooking, and has made television appearances on the BBC and many other networks.
CHEF LAURA VITALE is a chef, writer, and the host the popular YouTube cooking series, Laura in the Kitchen. Born and raised in Italy until the age of twelve, Laura learned the joy and art of Italian cooking from her grandmother, and later worked in her family’s restaurants.
CHEF CALVIN HARRIS is an award-winning chef and renowned culinary developer who created the refrigerated meals for the Biggest Loser line of healthy meals. He most recently launched Inspired Food Solutions, which seeks to promote new, wholesome food brands.
CHEF JADEN HAIR is a recipe developer and food columnist with a passion for fast, fresh, and simple recipes. She is the publisher of SteamyKitchen.com, which was recently dubbed one of the best food blogs by Forbes. She is also a food columnist for Discovery Health and TLC and is the author of the Steamy Kitchen Cookbook.
CHEF MAREYA IBRAHIM is “the Fit Foody”—a chef, writer, educator, and award-winning food industry entrepreneur. Her mission is to help show how easy and satisfying it is to “make every bite count” with food that feeds your body, not just your face.
CANDICE KUMAI received her culinary training at Le Cordon Bleu California School of Culinary Arts and has cooked in several California-based restaurants. An alumnus of Bravo’s Top Chef, season 1, Candice is currently a judge on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America, and is the author of two cookbooks, Cook Yourself Sexy and Pretty Delicious. She also stars on the E! reality series Playing with Fire.