Chef Contestants 2027

Chef Josuelt Rodriguez

*Executive Chef Shoreacres Club, Lake Bluff, Il 

IG: chef.losuelt

Chef Nicolas Garate

*CEO-Chef Academia Gastronómica Internacional

*Two-Time Champion Copa Sudamericana in Paraguay and Argentina

IG: nicolasgaratechef

 
 
 

Chef Nikolaos Kapernaros

*Executive Chef Navy Pier Chicago, IL

*Beat Bobby Flay Winner 2024 

IG: chefkapernaros

Chef Michael Shannon CEC

*Executive Chef Philadelphia Country Club Gladwyne, PA

*USA’S Chef of the Year 2021

IG: chef_michaelshannon

Chef Austin McCormick

*Executive Sous Chef Lemaire Restaurant, at The Jefferson Hotel Richmond, VA

*Forbes Four Star and AAA Five Diamond  Awards

IG: chef_austin_Mccormick

Chef Thomas Mandzik

*Chef/Owner Black Lamb Chef Table Corpus Christi, TX

*Former Award winning Executive Chef The Tampa Club

IG: blacklamb79chef

Chef Stephen Forman

*Chef Owner & President Thyme-N-Honey LLC.

*Motivational Speaker

IG: thyme_N_honey

Chef Monica Ortiz

*Executive Chef The Grove Bar and Kitchen

*Puerto Rico Studies 

IG: chefmonicaortiz

Chef Jasonn Beliveau

*Executive Chef/ General Manager Nami Orlano, Fl

*Award of Excellence

* MICHELIN Recommended 2025

IG: jason_beliveau

Chef Jacob picking

*Executive Chef Blue Hills Country Club Kansas City, MO

*Chef of the Year “Chef to Chef” 2026

IG: jacobpicking

Chef James Storm

*Executive Chef Carriage Club Kansas City, MO

*2 Culinary Olympic Silver Medals

*2 Culinary World Cup Expogast Silver Medals

IG: jstorm72490

Chef Wendy A. Lopez

*Executive Chef / Partner Reyes Mezcaleria & Sparrow Wine Bar Orlando, FL

*Gold & Silver Medal Winning Chef

*Best Chef Orlando, FL 2018/2020

IG: muchocarriente