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How Do Chefs Celebrate Thanksgiving?

 














































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How Do Chefs Celebrate Thanksgiving?
with Maneet chauhan, Renee Erickson, Antonia Lofaso & Bricia Lopez
MODERaTED BY Nyesha Arrington

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Join this all-star panel of chefs to hear about their personal holiday traditions, the recipes they love, and their advice on cooking for and entertaining multiple people at once. Chef Nyesha Arrington will moderate this special conversation as we hear from these celebrated restaurant chefs from across the country.






















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Nyesha arrington

Chef Nyesha Arrington is a California native born into a multicultural family. She is best known for her accomplishments as a chef and TV personality. She was introduced to diverse culinary experiences at an early age, which has continued to shape her palate development and perspective of culture-informed cooking. A graduate of the Culinary School at the Art Institute of California in Los Angeles, Nyesha forged her culinary career at Michelin-starred restaurants under the direction of revered chefs, including Joël Robuchon and Josiah Citrin. Following her stints in kitchens such as L'Atelier, The Mansion, Spice Mill, Melisse, and The Wilshire, she opened two proprietary concepts with Venice's beachside haven Leona in 2015 and Santa Monica's Native in 2017. Both placed on the late Jonathan Gold’s iconic "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles" list. Nyesha has also been recognized as a Rising Star by James Beard Award-winning critic Brad Johnson from Angeleno, Chef of the Year by Eater LA and a Zagat "30 Under 30" recipient in Los Angeles. She has appeared as a contestant, simultaneously, on reality cooking shows Top Chef and Chef Hunter on Food Network, winning both competitions. In 2013, she prevailed on Esquire Network's cooking competition show Knife Fight and later returned as a guest chef judge. Nyesha currently hosts the YouTube series Plateworthy on Eater. She was featured as a recurring judge on Chopped Next Generation and will be a judge, alongside Chef Gordon Ramsay, on the forthcoming show Next Level Chef.




































































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Maneet chauhan

Maneet Chauhan is a James Beard Award-winning chef, television personality, author, and the founding partner and president of Morph Hospitality Group in Nashville, Tennessee. Her celebrated restaurant concepts include Chauhan Ale & Masala House, Tànsuǒ, The Mockingbird, and Chaatable, and have been featured in publications like Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Prior to becoming an executive chef and judge on Food Network's Chopped, Maneet worked in some of the finest hotels in her native India before the start of her professional career in the States. Maneet currently lives in the Nashville area with her husband and two children.




































































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Renee erickson

Renee Erickson is a James Beard award-winning chef, author, and co-owner of multiple properties in Seattle, Washington: The Walrus and the Carpenter, The Whale Wins, Barnacle, Bar Melusine, Bateau, Rana e Rospo, several General Porpoise Doughnuts and Coffee locations, and more exciting projects coming soon. As a Seattle native (well, Woodinville to be exact), Renee's restaurants highlight the bounty of the Pacific Northwest with a European sensibility. Bon Appétit magazine has compared her to M.F.K. Fisher, Elizabeth David, and Julia Child.  

Dedicated to creating an environment that not only nourishes the body, but feeds the soul, her restaurant design work with business partner Jeremy Price, Price Erickson, have received national press and attention.    

Renee Erickson's food, casual style, and appreciation of simple beauty is an inspiration to her staff and guests in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In 2014 she published her first cookbook A Boat, a Whale and a Walrus to critical acclaim, finding itself on top reading lists while winning a 2015 PNBA book award—the first for a cookbook. Renee graduated from the University of Washington with a BFA and currently serves on the board at UW's School of Art + Art History + Design. She lives in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood with her husband Dan, dog Arlo, and cat Brooklyn.




































































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Antonia Lofaso

Chef Antonia Lofaso’s cuisine is an invitation to explore the depths of her interior world. Her food elicits a curiosity that developed from stepping outside the suburbs of Long Island, and into the culturally diverse landscape of Los Angeles.

Inspired by her Italian-American heritage, Lofaso opened Scopa Italian Roots in 2013, which was immediately well received. Lofaso’s interpretation of old-school Italian is hailed as one of the most compelling restaurants for Italian cooking in Los Angeles. Patrons describe Scopa as an essential neighborhood staple where Lofaso consistently serves food that is inviting, authentic, and undeniably satiating.

Lofaso apprenticed under culinary legends and absorbed their sophisticated techniques, but she was not afraid to take extraordinary risks to honor her instincts. She rose quickly through the ranks at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, and went on to transform various high-profile kitchens of Los Angeles, while working closely with many high-profile celebrities.

In 2011, Lofaso partnered with Sal Aurora and Mario Guddemi to debut Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City. In Black Market and the business partnerships she formed, Lofaso found a home. This collaboration would foster the creative freedom Lofaso longed for. Black Market is not constrained by one definitive direction and that is the intention. A course might begin with dill potato chips and shishito peppers, followed by a lobster roll, Korean wings, and a succession of meatballs. What anchors this bold array of flavors is Antonia.




































































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Bricia lopez

Bricia Lopez is an acclaimed author, chef, entrepreneur, and content creator. She is a partner at Guelaguetza Restaurant, L.A.’s temple for Oaxacan cuisine. She has become a staunch proponent of Oaxacan culture and credited for the popularity of mezcal in the U.S. Bricia is an integral figure in the gastronomic culture of Los Angeles. In 2015, her restaurant was awarded the coveted American Classics award from the James Beard Awards. She and her siblings run two direct-to-consumer brands—their proprietary bottled cocktail mix, I Love Micheladas™ and a line of Guelaguetza™ mole starters. Bricia also co-hosts the Super Mamas Podcast, a top-rated parenting podcast alongside her sister. Her book, OAXACA: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, launched in Fall 2019 and became an instant Amazon best seller and a 2020 James Beard nominee. She lives in L.A. with her husband and two children.






















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