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About Chef Jake Rojas Jake Rojas is a classically trained chef who built his career in some of the most demanding kitchens in the country, including working alongside Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas. He was the chef and co-owner of Tallulah on Thames and Tallulah’s Taqueria in Providence, Rhode Island — award-winning restaurants that earned

About Chef Laila Bazahm Laila Bazahm is a Filipino-Brazilian chef and restaurateur who left a career at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank at 28 to pursue cooking. She trained in some of the world’s most demanding kitchens — including a stage at Mugaritz under Andoni Luis Aduriz, and time at Michelin-starred Saint Pierre in Singapore

About Chef Joey Chavez Joey Chavez is a Los Angeles-born chef who earned a football scholarship to Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he also completed a culinary degree. After falling in love with the discipline of fine dining, he staged at some of the most demanding kitchens in the country — including Le Bernardin,

About Chef Francis Pascal Francis Pascal is the founder and Executive Chef of Vendador, Chicago’s highest-rated luxury private dining company. Born and raised in Albania, he came to the US with a deep connection to food as a community practice — a philosophy that shaped everything he built. Before going independent, he trained in some

About Chef Brent Weathers Brent Weathers is a culinary veteran with over 25 years of experience who started washing dishes in Tennessee and worked his way through some of the most demanding kitchens in the country, including helping open the acclaimed Knife in Dallas. Before cooking became his full-time identity, he was a DJ —

About Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel is the chef and co-owner of Birdie’s in Austin, Texas — one of the most talked-about restaurants in the country and a James Beard Award-recognized restaurant. Birdie’s built its reputation on a natural wine-forward list, a rotating menu of refined but approachable food, and a genuine commitment to making fine

About Chef Jorge Luis Hernández Jorge Luis Hernández is the Corporate Chef and Director of Culinary Innovation for Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group in Austin, Texas. A San Antonio native of Mexican and Greek heritage, he studied at the Culinary Institute of America and spent over 15 years inside ThinkFoodGroup — the culinary organization built

About Chef Franck Desplechin Franck Desplechin is a chef, author, speaker, and founder of the hospitality leadership consulting firm Incrementum. He began working in professional kitchens at 15 instead of finishing high school, and built a career spanning more than 25 years in Michelin-starred restaurants across France and some of the world’s most prestigious luxury

About Chef Phillip Frankland Lee Phillip Frankland Lee is the Executive Chef and co-owner of Scratch Restaurants Group, the husband-and-wife operation he runs with pastry chef Margarita Kallas-Lee. He grew up in California’s San Fernando Valley, decided at 13 that he wanted to be a sushi chef, started as a dishwasher, and rose to sous

About Jess Pryles Jess Pryles is an Australian-born live-fire cook, author, TV host, and the founder of Hardcore Carnivore — a meat-focused brand and spice line built around the science and craft of cooking beef. Based in Texas, she has spent her career bridging the gap between food science and practical kitchen technique, writing multiple