Food Council
These top chefs and culinary leaders are dedicated to supporting our mission.
Geoffrey Zakarian
Food Council Chair
Geoffrey Zakarian is passionate about bringing New York’s restaurant community together to fight hunger. He is a globally renowned chef, restaurateur, TV host and national best-selling cookbook author, who has dedicated his career to inspiring, teaching and sharing the art of cooking and living well. Highlights from Geoffrey’s television career on Food Network include his ongoing role as co-host for over 400 episodes of “The Kitchen” (Emmy Award Nominee), his 50-season tenure as a judge on “Chopped” and his international status as Iron Chef Zakarian on “Iron Chef America.”
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Alain Allegretti
Culinary Director and Partner at Fig & Olive
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Ted Allen
Host of Food Network's "Chopped"
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Donatella Arpaia
Prova PizzaBar
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Dominique Ansel
Dominique Ansel Bakery & Dominique Ansel Workshop
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Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern
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Dan Barber
Blue Hill
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Nick Bathurst
The Plaza Hotel and Bama Hospitality
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Christophe Bellanca
Essential by Christophe
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Jonathan Bennett
Actor & Entertainer
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Emma Bengtsson
Aquavit
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Ron Ben-Israel
Ron Ben-Israel Cakes
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Eitan Bernath
Chef, Entertainer & Author
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Terrance Brennan
Brennan Group Hospitality
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Anne Burrell
Co-host of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America"
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PJ Calapa
The Spaniard, Scampi, Astros Pizza
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Joe Campanale
LaLou, Fausto, Bar Vinazo
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Andrew Carmellini
NoHo Hospitality Group
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Cesare Casella
Casella Salumi
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David Chang
Momofoku
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Michael Chernow
Kreatures of Habit, Seamore's & The Meatball Shop
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Dan Churchill
Charley St. High-Protein Crumbles
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Lena Ciardullo
Union Square Cafe
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Jake Cohen
Chef & Author
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Tom Colicchio
Crafted Hospitality
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Scott Conant
The Americano, Cellaio Steak, Sprezza Foods
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Ed Cotton
Executive Chef and Partner of Jack & Charlie's 118
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Dana Cowin
Speaking Broadly Media
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Suzanne Cupps
Chef
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Ariane Daguin
D'Artagnan
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Rocco DiSpirito
Chef
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Aretah Ettarh
Gramercy Tavern
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Elizabeth Falkner
Chef
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Marc Forgione
One Fifth, Khe-Yo, Peasant, Restaurant Marc Forgione
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Markus Glocker
Koloman
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Marc Glosserman
Hill Country Hospitality
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Cody Goldstein
Muddling Memories
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Maneesh K. Goyal
SONA
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Eden Grinshpan
Eden Eats
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Alex Guarnaschelli
Butter Restaurant
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Kerry Heffernan
Grand Banks, Pilot
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Victoria James
Partner and Director of Beverage at Gracious Hospitality Management
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Austin Johnson
One White Street
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Judy Joo
Seoul Bird
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Herb Karlitz
Karlitz & Company
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Matt Katakis
Butcher Bar, Pita Pan
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Jaret Keller
Key Group Worldwide
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Jamal James Kent
Chef-Managing Partner at SAGA, Crown Shy, Overstory
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Vikas Khanna
Chef & Partner, Bungalow
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Simon Kim
COTE, Undercote, COQODAQ
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Gabriel Kreuther
Gabriel Kreuther
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Jim Lahey
Sullivan Street Bakery
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Anita Lo
Chef
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Jack Logue
Executive Chef & Partner, The Lambs Club
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Michael Lomonaco
Hudson Yards Grill, Porter House Bar and Grill
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Pino Luongo
Morso
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Angie Mar
Le B
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Salvatore Martone, Alain Verzeroli, and Andrew Ayala
Le Jardinier, The Bastion Collection
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Roni Mazumdar & Chintan Pandya
Adda, Dhamaka, Masalawala and Sons, Semma
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Ed McFarland
Ed's Lobster Bar
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Danny Mena
Bowl of 'Zole, La Lonchería
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George Mendes
Amar
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Danny Meyer
Union Square Hospitality Group
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Denevin Miranda
Chef
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Marc Murphy
MARC179
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Mitsunobu Nagae
l'abeille
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Priyanka Naik
Chef, TV Host, and Author
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Hari Nayak
Chef, Author, Restaurateur
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Liz Neumark
Great Performances
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Tracy Nieporent
Myriad Restaurant Group
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Stuart O’Keeffe
Food Network's "Let's Eat"
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Becca Parrish
Becca PR
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Francois Payard
Chef
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Millie Peartree
Community Chef and Recipe Writer and Developer
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Jason Pfeifer
Mattos Hospitality
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Alfred Portale
Portale
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Noah Poses
Creative Culinary Management
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Antoni Porowski
Author, Star of Queer Eye
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Questlove
Entertainer
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Basu Ratnam
INDAY
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Eric Ripert
Le Bernardin
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Angie Rito & Scott Tacinelli
Don Angie, San Sabino
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Jimmy Rizvi
GupShup, Chote Miya
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Jodisue Rosen & Scott Feldman
Two Twelve Management
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ginny’s Supper Club, Hav & Mar, Red Rooster
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Chris Santos
Beauty & Essex
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David Shim
COTE Korean Steakhouse
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Gail Simmons
Food & Wine Magazine, Bravo's Top Chef
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Rick Smilow
The Institute of Culinary Education
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Ivy Stark
Mexology, BKLYN Wild, Casa Bocado
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Chrissy Teigen
Entertainer & Cookbook Author
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Bill Telepan
Culinary Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Hong Thaimee
Chef
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Max Tucci
Delmonico's, Tucci's
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Tom Valenti
Oxbow Tavern
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Jean-Georges Management
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Cedric & Ochi Vongerichten
Perry St, Wayan, Ma-dé
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Melba Wilson
Melba's
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Michael White
Paranza
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Katie Workman
The Mom 100
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Margaret Zakarian
Zakarian Hospitality
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Andrew Zimmern
TV Personality, Chef
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Claudette Zepeda
Alila Marea