Chris Shepherd
Chris Shepherd is a Midwest-born, James Beard Award-winning chef who transformed Houston’s culinary scene with his restaurant Underbelly, created in 2012 with the aim of supporting local producers by celebrating the diverse origins and cultures present in the region. Author of several works reflecting his concerns, such as Cook Like a Local, he also launched […]
Sam Kass
Sam Kass became famous for being the personal chef to the Obama family, then serving as a senior food policy advisor at the White House and the executive director of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign Following this experience, he founded TROVE, a strategy firm focused on health and sustainability, and became a partner at Acre […]
Andrew Zimmern
Is it because life didn’t spare him that Chef Andrew Zimmern is now so socially engaged—or because food reflects and lies at the heart of our societies’ challenges?After a difficult youth marked by addiction, mental health issues, and a period of homelessness, Andrew found stability and meaning in life through his profession. A prominent figure […]
Black Women in Food
Recognizing that in the food and beverage industry, Black women are often rendered invisible, underfunded, and lack opportunities, Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro, co-founders of Dine Diaspora, launched Black Women in Food (BWIF) in 2018—a movement dedicated to their recognition, growth, and leadership. “We offer women a space to build cross-sector connections within the food […]
Kwame Onwuachi
Born on Long Island and raised between the Bronx, Nigeria and Louisiana, Kwame Onwuachi has turned his life experiences into an exceptional culinary career. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he rose through the ranks in prestigious restaurants before taking part in Top Chef in 2015 as a contestant, then as a juror […]
The CHEF Radio Podcast
The CHEF Radio Podcast interviews are “conversations with those who shape the way we eat today”. Created by chef Eli Kulp, following the dramatic accident that left him a quadriplegic, the show focuses on the profound link between food, resilience and society. Through authentic discussions with chefs and restaurateurs, Eli builds a space where professionals […]
Eli Kulp
Just as he was about to open a restaurant in New York, chef Eli Kulp, severely injured in a train derailment in 2015, became a quadriplegic. Unable to cook in the kitchens he had built, he transformed this personal ordeal into a profound social commitment. He was able to transcend the limitations imposed by his […]
The Global Food Institute at George Washington University
Inspired by the idea that food can help solve the challenges facing our world, such as hunger and poverty, public health and the climate crisis, chef José Andrés and George Washington University have joined forces to create the Global Food Institute. The center’s mission is to think about the future of food. Through interdisciplinary research […]
Chef Ann Foundation
The Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) was created in 2009 by chef Ann Cooper, who believes that healthy school food is not only a solution to nutrition and health concerns, but also to social, educational and environmental issues. Its aim is to enable as many students as possible, whatever their social background, to have access to […]
Ann Cooper
After several years spent in prestigious gastronomic establishments, chef Ann Cooper, nicknamed the “Renegade Lunch Lady”, has devoted her career to revolutionizing school food in the United States. Tired of industrial menus, she puts her talents as a chef at the service of children, advocating healthy, local and homemade cuisine. Her goal: to ensure that […]
Let’s Chow
Let’s Chow is a non-profit organization founded by chef Jordan Foley to help U.S. military veterans and their spouses get started in the culinary field. Following the suicide of one of his friends, who went into debt trying to open a restaurant, Jordan wondered what support this veteran had lacked to succeed. He has therefore […]
Jordan Foley
A former officer in the U.S. Navy, chef Jordan Foley was studying at Georgetown Law School when a dramatic event turned his life upside down. Marked by the suicide of a veteran friend, who was struggling financially to start a restaurant, Jordan wondered about the support his friend had missed. After twelve years in the […]