Chefs, authors, experts and celebrity guests will come together in Traverse City on August 20 - 24, 2025 to join in this special celebration of agriculture, creativity, and craft. Learn more about these talented individuals!
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Food Network Host | Cookbook Author | James Beard Nominee | Chef and Owner, Miller & Lux and Wayfare Tavern (San Francisco), Miller & Lux Hualalai (Kona)
Top Chef Winner | James Beard Nominee | Chef and Owner, Nightshade, Daybird, 88 Club in Los Angeles
NYT Bestselling Author and Culinary Expert | Emmy-Winning Star of Queer Eye | Host of Nat Geo’s No Taste Like Home
Top Chef | James Beard Nominee | Co-Founder and Partner at Marrow, Mink in Detroit | Owner of Umbo in Traverse City (Coming in 2026)
Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef America | Chef and Owner, Belfry and Wolf Den in Kansas City, MO
Chef and Owner, Lady of the House, Candy Bar, and Karl's in Detroit | James Beard Nominee | Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants
James Beard Award–Winning Chef | Top Chef Masters | Culinary Director at AMDP Restaurants
James Beard–Nominated Chef and Author | Advocate for Equitable Food Systems | Chef at Granor Farm in Michigan | Author of Ruffage, Grist, and Pulp
Chef and Owner, Saffron De Twah in Detroit | James Beard Nominee | Food Network Chopped Champion
Chef and Owner, Miss Kim in Ann Arbor | James Beard Nominee | Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs
Actress and Television Personality | Bonobo Winery Co-owners | Founders of Carter's Kids
Co-Founder of High Noon Entertainment | Creator and Executive Producer of Food Network and related programming | Principal, Aspen Mountain Media
TASTE Magazine Founding Editor | NY Times Best Selling Author | James Beard Award Winner
Director-at-Large at Les Dames D'Escoffier New York | Contributor at JamesSuckling.com | Wine Educator
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
Co-Chef/Owner of The Cooks’ House, Traverse City | James Beard Nominee | Michelin-Starred Chef
Co-Chef/Owner of The Cooks’ House, Traverse City | Michelin-Starred Chef | James Beard Nominee
Founder of Trattoria Stella, Traverse City | Culinary Educator and Hospitality Leader | Founder of Dirt to Glass™ and Intentional Agriculture
Estate Chef, Bistro Polaris at Black Star Farms | Owner and Tour Guide, Chef JK Travels
Chef de Cuisine at Artisan, Traverse City | CIA Graduate and SkillsUSA Gold Medalist | Former Chef at NYC’s ABC Kitchen
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