KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur; Healthy Eating & Hunger Relief Advocate; Founder of "Common Threads"

Chef, Restaurateur & Culinary Storyteller; Host of PBS's "A Chef's Life"; James Beard Award Winner

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

5X James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian; Co-Owner of Zahav; Champion of Israeli Cuisine

Television & Film Celebrity Chef; Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Bestselling Author

James Beard Awardee & Michelin-Starred Chef; Founder of Momofuku

Michelin Star Chef, Award-Winning Author, Restaurateur

Acclaimed Chef & James Beard Nominee; Author, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; TV Host, "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin"

World-Renowned Master Sommelier & First Female Best Sommelier in the United States; Author, "Great Wine Made Simple"

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; Founder of MIDA & APIZZA; James Beard Award Nominee; Cookbook Author

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; James Beard Award Semifinalist; Author of "Family Thai"; Drag Queen Performer Known as Suzy Wong

Chef, Television Personality & Restaurateur; Known for "All Up In My Grill"; Former "Top Chef" Contestant

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Celebrity Chef & Owner of Crafted Hospitality; Food Activist; Head Judge on "Top Chef"

Entrepreneur & Mindful Drinking Advocate; Founder of Positive Damage Inc.; Author of "Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters"; Award-Winning Bartender & Cocktail Expert

Barroom Historian & Columnist

Mixologist; Co-Owner & Head Bartender of Leyenda

Master Sommelier, Director at Fantesca Estate & Winery

Award-Winning Mixologist & Hospitality Consultant; Founder of PDT; Author of "Meehan's Bartender Manual"

Award-Winning Restaurateur, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Unreasonable Hospitality"