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Macy's Chef Stage
See which Celebrity Chef's will be at the 2012
Deseret News Home Show
Macy's Chef Stage Host
Jennifer Burns:
Jennifer is the Cooking Host and Business Now Host on KSTU FOX13. Previously, she was the Producer and Host of the TV show, “Cooking Delight”, which is also the name of her published cookbook. Prior to these shows Jennifer was a successful Producer and Director in Los Angeles and worked for Walt Disney Film and Television where she collaborated with all the TV and film banners (Miramax, Touchtone, Disney Films, Hollywood Films, ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, etc.) and appeared on a variety of TV shows and feature films.
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Jennifer is regularly hired as a speaker and emcee
for a variety of live events. Outside of her on-air career, she
consults to a variety of companies where her specialty is media
relations and marketing.
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Chef Ian Brandt
Chef Brandt prepares a wide range of cuisine within the vegetarian organic format.
Chef Brandt’s cuisine ranges from gourmet raw, gluten-free, international, spa cuisine, healing cuisine, new American and locally grown and seasonal. Chef Ian creates unique original and trademark recipes with beautiful seasonal touches. Local Utah growers and Chef Brandt’s garden have inspired the Sage’s Café kitchen, guests and beyond.
Experience:
- 22 years of combined restaurant experience
- 13 years as owner and Executive Chef of The Greens LLC and Sage’s Café
- 6 years as owner and Executive Chef of Vertical Diner and Cali’s Natural Foods
- 2 years as a professional restaurant consultant
- 1 year as owner and Executive Chef of Cafe SuperNatural
- 1 year as owner of Reclaim Glass Arts
- 18 years as an organic gardener
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General Manager, Chef, Owner
Sage’s Café
473 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah sagescafe.com
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Cali’s Natural Foods
389 West 1700 South, suit c
Salt Lake City, Utah calisnaturalfoods.com
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Vertical Diner
2280 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah verticaldiner.com
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Cafe SuperNatural
600 East 550 South
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Trolley Square
Salt lake City, Utah cafesupernatural.com
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Reclaim Glass Arts
2225 South 600 East
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Chef Jady Tippett
Born in Salt Lake City, raised in Utah County, and attended Western Culinary school in 1999 (Portland, Oregon). Jady has worked at Log Haven as a Sous Chef and the Riverhorse in Park City. Jady then went to Nantucket, MA in 2008 to work at a resort. He came back to Utah and has worked at Fleming’s for over 3 years. He started as a broiler and was a Sous within a year, and is ready to be a chef for Fleming’s when the opportunity arises.
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Chef Romina Rasmussen
Chef Romina Rasmussen has come a long way from her Easy Bake Oven days growing up in Salt Lake City. Her approach to baking encompasses both tradition and her own unique twist acquired during her extensive travels. After training at the French Culinary Institute in New York City, Chef Romina staged at Mesa Grill, a Bobby Flay restaurant in New York City and held a pastry position at the Mandarin Oriental Miami’s fine dining restaurant, Azul, before opening Les Madeleines in 2003. A pastry pioneer, she was instrumental in igniting the cupcake, macaron and Kouing Aman trends in Utah. In 2007, she was named best pastry chef by Salt Lake magazine and continues to acquire accolades and both regional and national recognition.
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Chef Tony CHEN
At Tona Sushi Bar and Grill, owner and Executive Chef Tony Chen only brings the best quality ingredients to his guests. Chef Tony supports local sourcing whenever he can. He works his magic through creativity and endless possibilities. Fresh seafood and amazing sushi in a friendly and inviting environment make Tona a hotspot and a local favorite.
Guests who visit Tony, often find its other owner, also General Manager Tina Yu is always there making sure everything runs as it should. Tina spends most of her time on the dining floor, making sure every guest is well taken care of. She builds a strong team front of the house staff through on going staff training. Tony's superb quality of food and high standards for customer service win guests’ loyalty year after year.
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General Manager Tina Yu
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Chef Valerie Phillips
Valerie Phillips is a contributing columnist for the Deseret News and a blogger at www.chewandchat.blogspot.com. She spent 17 years as a newspaper food editor (seven years at the Ogden Standard-Examiner and ten years at the Deseret News).
Her new cookbook, "Soup's On!" (Covenant Communications, $19.95) contains 100 fast and flavorful recipes; 75 of the soups can be made in 30 minutes.
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"When I was the food editor, readers would often
tell me that so many of the recipes sounded so delicious, but too
complicated to be able to pull together for a busy weeknight," said
Valerie Phillips. "So I came up with shortcut techniques and ingredients
to give you homemade without the hassle."
She has received awards from the Association of Food Journalists, the
Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah-Idaho Press Association,
the Beehive Chefs and Writer's Digest. She is a judge at many cooking
and writing contests, including the World Championship Dutch Oven
Cook-off, the Utah State Fair, Les Dames D'Escoffier International MFK
Fisher Writing Award, Taste TV Awards, and International Chocolate
Salon.
Chef Craig Bonham
Harley & Buck’s opened it doors in 2006. The restaurant was founded on the premise of serving Great American Cuisine in a casual, fine dining setting. It is locally owned and operated. Craig Bonham the Chef/Owner resides in the Ogden Valley. Mr. Bonham has extensive culinary training and has traveled around the world. Craig attended Conrad Hilton School of Hotel/Restaurant Management at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. His diverse background brings a unique flair to Harley & Buck’s.
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Dan's Market
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