Chefs & Speakers

Joe Campanale

Certified Sommelier
TV personality
Acclaimed Author
Master of Wine candidate

Gabe

Executive Chef
Food and Wine People’s Best New Chef nominee in 2011
Acclaimed Chef
Culinary Advisor

Ken Fredrickson

Master Sommelier
Tenzing Wine And Spirits
Acclaimed Restaurateur
Lecturer

Doug Frost, MS, MW

Master Sommelier
Master of Wine
Renowned author
TV show personality

Steve Geddes, MS

Master Sommelier
Award winning chef
Teacher
Featured at the Ham & Fortified Wine event

Keith Goldston, MS

Master Sommelier
Lecturer
Consultant
Krug Cup trophy recipient

Greg Harrington, MS

Master Sommelier
Award winning Wine Director
Winemaker
TV and radio personality

Kelly Liken

Executive Chef
James Beard Nominee
Award winning chef
Teacher

Steve Olson, aka wine geek

Wine and Spirits consultant extraordinaire
Lecturer
Educator
Advisor

Erich Owen

Award winning Chef at the New Sheridan Hotel
American cuisine with a French technique
Worldwide experience
Focuses on quality ingredients and impeccable preparation

Christian Patat

Bio coming soon

Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson

Renowned Chef
James Beard Foundation Award winner
Owner and Chef, Frasca Food and Wine
Food & Wine Magazine’s “Best New Chefs 2005”

Andrea Robinson, MS

Master Sommelier
Top-selling Author
James Beard Award Winner
TV Host and Producer

Aarón Sánchez

Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Centrico Restaurant
Food Network Star
Cookbook Author
Award-Winning Chef

Andy Seymour

Renowned Mixologist
Beverage consultant
aka wine geek
Beverage Alcohol Resource

Bobby Stuckey, MS

Master Sommelier
Distinguished Restaurateur
Award winning
service provider

Sue Torres

Owner and Chef of Sueños in NYC
Authority on Mexican Cuisine
Contributor to Food & Wine 2009 Cookbook, Fine Cooking,
Chef on a Shoestring, and The Hot Latin Diet by Dr. Manny Alvarez