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Name: Dan Giusti Hometown: Born in New Jersey and raised in the Washington, D.C. area  Culinary Training: Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America Best Known For: Having served as…

Name: #Fran Drescher Age: 64 Hometown: Kew Gardens, New York Occupation: Actress, Comedian, Author, Activist Most famous for: Her role as Miss Fine in CBS series The Nanny How she…

The concept of food as medicine is not new. In fact, it dates back to the time of Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who lived in the 4th century BC…

Name: Spike Mendelsohn Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 39 Culinary Training:  Mendelsohn’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all in the restaurant business. He began his professional culinary education at the…

Name: Bryant Terry Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Age: 46 Culinary Training: It was not until he received a bachelor’s degree in English from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Master’s degree…

Name: Marcus Samuelsson Hometown: Born in Ethiopia, raised in Göteborg, Sweden Age: 49 Culinary Training: Samuelsson credits his love of cooking to his adoptive Swedish grandmother. He studied at the…

Name: Edward Lee Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Age: 48 Culinary Training: Chef Lee began cooking at age 11 under the mentorship of his grandmother whom he credits with sparking his…

Name: Daniel Humm Hometown: Strengelbach, Switzerland Age: 44  Culinary Training: Growing up in Switzerland, Chef Humm was exposed to various types of local food at a young age and started…

Name: Matt Jozwiak Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 32 Culinary Training: Although Jozwiak nowadays wears a nonprofit hat rather than a chef’s hat, he is a professionally trained culinary professional. Prior…

Name: Alejandra Schrader Hometown: Chicago, Illlanois, but grew up in Caracas, Venezuela  Age: 46 Culinary Training: Although Schrader grew up learning how to cook for her large extended family in…