2025 TALENT

Chef Stephanie Izard
Girl & the Goat / Little Goat Diner / Cabra / Duck Duck Goat / Girl & The Goat Los Angeles / Valley Goat

Chef Beau MacMillan
Director of Culinary Operations for Clive Collective

Chef Lindsay Autry
Chef/Owner HoneyBelle, Wine Spectator Palm Beach Food & Wine

Chef Jonathon Sawyer
Chef / Partner, Kindling Restaurant

Chef Joe Flamm
Culinary Director & Partner, Day Off Group

Chef D'Andre Carter
Executive Chef + Owner, Soul & Smoke

Chef Dominique Leach
Chef / owner Lexington Betty

Chef Kelsey Brito
Pastry Chef / Partner, The Dutchess Ojai

Chef Brian Duffy
Duffified Experience Group

Chef Peter McQuaid
Executive Chef, The Americano

Chef Dominic Zumpano
Executive Chef, Cotton Duck Hospitality

Cecilia Lanyon
Revelry Food + Wine, Cotton Duck Hospitality

Ashley Cibor
Beverage Director, Tell Your Friends

Chef Paul Boehmer
Executive Chef & Owner, Boehmer restaurant

Chef Ryan Clark
Executive Chef, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

Pit Master Ed Nero
Owner, Big Ed's BBQ

DJ Nick Rockwell
SKAM Artists / DJ

DJ Jerzy
DJ, Producer and Radio Personality

Jes Farruggia
Mixologist | Educator | Texas Whiskey Advocate

Sonja Kassebaum
Co-owner, Co-founder, North Shore Distillery

Amber Litwiller
District Manager, Terlato Wines

Chef Russell Lacasce
Executive Chef at Hotel Valley Ho

D. Vincent Williams
Musician

Chef Christian Alejandro
Executive Chef, The Forester Hotel and Oaken Bistro + Bar

Dean and Katie Papadakis
Perchance Estates

Parker Slade
Owner, Hexe Coffee

Chef Lee Keubler
Executive Chef, Elawa Farm

Chef Anmol Chandock
Executive Chef & Owner, Singh's Kitchen

Cindy Kienzle
Founder, Hungry Monkey Baking

Nick and Chef Theo Dimitriou
Chrissoulas, West Side Ramen
Teeko's Acai Bowls

Chef James Bondoc
Executive Chef, Onwentsia

Chef Heath Schecter
Owner, Hey Chef Heath

Nic Dovel
Pit master, Firefighter

Chef Duane Boslet
Owner/Executive Chef, 15 Lakes Prime

Chef Carol Buckantz Niecikowski
Corporate Chef for McCain Foods

Chef Brian Bilous
Ravinia Brewing Company

Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Chief Impact Officer and Executive Chef for Northern Illinois Food Bank

Alessandro
Head Pizzaiolo, Mamma Mia Pizza

Kristen Weisberg
Owner, Toffee Traditions

Julie Mitchell
Owner, Cultivator, Golden Gill Mushrooms

Jessica Licari
Owner, Fork It Foods

Christine Lutz + Hilary Jesudoss
Owners, Cart Blanche

Nic Barnum
Nic Barnum Band

Chef Sarah Stegner
Owner, Prairie Grass Cafe

John Terlato
Terlato Kitchen

Chef Eryn Cisneros
Chef, House 406