2025 Event Recap
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2025 Main Stage Hosts
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Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse
Actress and Television Personality | Bonobo Winery Co-owners | Founders of Carter's Kids
2025 Featured Talent
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Tyler Florence
Food Network Host | Cookbook Author | James Beard Nominee | Chef and Owner, Miller & Lux and Wayfare Tavern (San Francisco), Miller & Lux Hualalai (Kona)
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Mei Lin
Top Chef Winner and Celebrity Chef | James Beard Nominee | Chef / Partner of Daybird in Los Angeles
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Sarah Welch
Top Chef | James Beard Nominee | Co-Founder and Partner at Marrow, Mink in Detroit | Owner of Umbo in Traverse City (Coming in 2026)
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Antoni Porowski
NYT Bestselling Author and Culinary Expert | Emmy-Winning Star of Queer Eye | Host of Nat Geo’s No Taste Like Home
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Celina Tio
Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef America | James Beard Award Winner | Chef and Owner, Belfry and Wolf Den in Kansas City, MO
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Debbie Gold
James Beard Award–Winning Chef | Top Chef Masters | Culinary Director at AMDP Restaurants
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Abra Berens
James Beard–Nominated Chef and Author | Advocate for Equitable Food Systems | Chef at Granor Farm in Michigan | Author of Ruffage, Grist, and Pulp
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Omar Anani
Chef and Owner, Saffron De Twah in Detroit | James Beard Nominee | Food Network Chopped Champion
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Ji Hye Kim
Chef and Owner, Miss Kim in Ann Arbor | James Beard Nominee | Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs
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Sayeh Tavangar
International Chef and Culinary Educator | Former Broadcast Journalist (CBS, Reuters, Bloomberg) | Host of Upcoming Netflix Cooking Show | Food Network Guest | Expert in Persian and Global Cuisine
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