Hometown: Dallas, TX

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

I love making anything with pasta in it

Favorite Sport team: My home team will always be the Texas Longhorns

Favorite mindful motto:

A motto that I live by in the kitchen is "Proper preparation prevents poor performance".

What chef experience are you most proud of:

I’m most proud of the 3 years I spent at Uchi Austin. It is there that my skills as a chef were refined and where I learned the most.

Hometown: Philly, PA

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Cajun Grilled Salmon and Shrimp

Favorite Sport team: Philadelphia Eagles 

Favorite mindful motto:

"When you want to succeed, as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful" 

What chef experience are you most proud of:

Graduating from a prestigious culinary school

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

beef curry w/ Ugali (African polenta)

Favorite Sport team: Seahawks 

Mindful quote: the beauty of cooking is not in the equipment but in the hands of the cook.

Favorite mindful motto:

the beauty of cooking is not in the equipment but in the hands of the cook.

Experience: everything about my journey in culinary has been a memorable experience one I cannot change.  

Hometown: New Orleans

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Voodoo Pasta

Favorite Sport team: New Orleans Saints

Favorite mindful motto:

STAY on your P’s : Prayer, Priorities, Peace, Positivity, Patience

What chef experience are you most proud of:

The first time my family allowed me to cook Thanksgiving dinner.

Hometown: Henderson, NC

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Sushi

Favorite Sport team: Carolina Hurricanes

Favorite mindful motto:

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

What chef experience are you most proud of:

Cooking for my army platoon when I was deployed in Iraq.

Hometown: Little Elm, TX

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Anything BBQ

Favorite Sport team: Dallas Cowboys

Favorite mindful motto:

Life's too short not to eat well!

What chef experience are you most proud of:

Being a part of my best friend’s wedding that I catered to.

Hometown: Cedar Hill, TX

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Cajun cuisine.

Favorite Sport team: Dallas Cowboys

Favorite mindful motto:

Culinary is not just a passion of mine, it’s a lifestyle!

What chef experience are you most proud of:

I’ve cooked for numerous country clubs, fine dining restaurants, and furthered my career as a personal chef in Dallas,Tx and St.Louis, MO.  Cooking is my passion! I love providing clients with the best fine dining experience! Every dish I serve has high quality and fresh ingredients to ensure that every meal is a great one.

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Favorite type of dish to prepare:

Any type of pasta

Favorite Sport team: Cowboys

Favorite mindful motto:

More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgement. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.

What chef experience are you most proud of:

Catering my own birthday party, it was the first time i ever catered anything and everything turned out perfect!