2024 Talent

National and Local Chefs

Chef Okan Kizilbayir
Salt
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Jennifer Carroll
Carroll Couture Cuisine
Philadelphia, PA

Chef Travis Swikard
Callie
San Diego, CA

Chef Jerrod Zifchak
Navy Blue
Houston, TX

Chef Aurelien Revil
Signorat
Los Cabos, MX

Chef Tony Biggs
Certified Angus Beef, Culinary Director
Wooster, OH

Chef Dean Max
DJM Restaurants
Florida

Chef Kenny Gilbert
Regatta Grove
Miami, FL

Chef Nando Chang
Itamae AO
Miami, FL

Chef Brandon Carter
Farm Hospitality
Savannah, GA

Chef Carissa Da Silva
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chef Sean Blanchette
The Ritz-Carlton
Dallas, TX

Chef Gilles Schreiber
The Ritz-Carlton
Los Colinas, TX

Chef Adrienne Grenier
Burlock Coast
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chef Paula Da Silva
The Ritz-Carlton
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chef Rebecca Reed
The Baker Reed
Jacksonville, FL

Chef Papi Gonzalez
Coquina
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Victor Solano
The St. Regis
Longboat Key, FL

Chef Nathalie Wu
Wicked Bao
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Matthew Medure
Medure Brothers
Jacksonville, FL

Chef Jamie Simpson
Chef’s Garden
Huron, OH

Chef David Echeverry
David’s Restaurant
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Chad Livingston
Burlingame
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Omar Collazo
The Omni
Amelia Island, FL

Chef Heidi Kabath
The Ritz-Carlton
Amelia Island, FL

Pitmasters

Pitmaster Dylan Benoit
Prime Kitchen
Grand Cayman

Pitmaster Tank Jackson
Holy City Hogs
Charleston, SC

Sommeliers

Sommelier
Michael Kennedy
Fraîche Wine Group
St. Louis, MO

Sommelier Kelly Schmidt
Blackberry Farm
Walland, TN

Mixologist

Mixologist
Simon Crompton
Door No.4
Grand Cayman

Farmer

Farmer Lee Jones
Chef’s Garden
Huron, OH