Restaurants & Dining

Fifi Bell-Clanton is a co-founder and co-owner of Brooklyn restaurant The Crabby Shack along with her business partner Gwen Woods.

Audiences everywhere know him as witty, approachable and non-intimidating.

Aarti Sequeira is a sought-after television host, cookbook author, influencer, commentator, and judge.

Chef Nyesha J. Arrington has been in love with the kitchen since cooking alongside her Grandmother at a young age.

Jamie Deen is an entrepreneur, businessman, author, and son of American cooking and lifestyle icon Paula Deen.

Christine Ha is the first-ever blind contestant and season 3 winner of the competitive amateur.

Acclaimed for her inventive take on modern soul food, as well as comfort classics, Tanya Holland is the Executive.

Vivian Howard is a chef, author, and PBS personality from Deep Run, NC.

Chef Ricky Moore – the self-professed evangelist of North Carolina seafood.

Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.

It is with inimitable persistence, passion and drive to propel today’s dining experience that Erick Williams.

Pamela Wiznitzer has a true passion and zest for the industry.

Gwen Woods is a co-founder and co-owner of Brooklyn restaurant The Crabby Shack along with her business partner Fifi Bell-Clanton.