About Us
StarChefs has supported the restaurant industry since 1995 and serves as an essential resource and platform for restaurant professionals, as well as a backstage pass for food-savvy consumers. StarChefs’ original content is driven by in-person tastings and interviews across the world, and its mission is to catalyze culinary professionals’ success and give them tools to overcome specific challenges. Now in its 13th year, StarChefs hosts the annual International Chefs Congress, an industry-only symposium featuring the world’s preeminent culinary talent. Through its Rising Stars Awards and quarterly Rising Stars magazine, StarChefs has recognized up-and-coming industry professionals in four markets each year since 2003. StarChefs features top chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, and artisans in more than 35,000 published pages of original, industry-focused content, generates over 4 million page views annually, and was nominated for “Best Web Site” by the James Beard Foundation. The site also connects hospitality professionals to careers in foodservice through the industry’s leading job board, StarChefs JobFinder.
Staff
Antoinette Bruno | CEO and Editor-in-Chief (email) |
Will Blunt | Managing Partner (email) |
Evan Leventhal | Director of Marketing (email) |
Morgan Carter | Account Executive (email) |
Nicole Borden | Marketing Manager (email) |
Sean Kenniff | Editor (email) |
Amelia Schwartz | Editorial Assistant (email) |
Erin Lettera | PR & Social Media Manager (email) |
Lauren Cheeseborough | Congress Director (email) |
James Fairbrother | Events Manager (email) |
Julia Abanavas | Culinary Ambassador (email) |
Jaclyn Warren | Photography Editor (email) |
Beth Moeur | Designer & Illustrator (email) |
Kito Juarez-DOye | JobFinder Manager (email) |
Julia Pinto | Intern |
Founders
Bob Giraldi
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Phil Suarez
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Patricia Greaney
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Fern Berman
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Advisory Board Members
José Andrés
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Daniel Boulud
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Iacopo Falai
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Traci Des Jardin
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Wylie Dufresne
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Elizabeth Falkner
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Todd Gray
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Johnny Iuzzini
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Mourad Lahlou
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Paul Liebrandt
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Ken Oringer
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Marcus Samuelsson
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Audrey Saunders
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Norman Van Aken
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten
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