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Chef Cory Giaquinta came to Bella after a year at the Dancing Bear Lodge. He comes from a big Italian family in…

Born in Athens, Tennessee, Chef Jared Martin set foot in his first commercial kitchen when he was 16, serving in…

Chef John Bryant was born in Johnson City and trained at Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South…

“He’s artistic and cooking is his art form,” said Chef Ian Carson’s mother, Rabbi Shoshana Carson of Heska Amuna…

Born in Fountain City, Chef Robert McDonald III began cooking on his family’s outdoor grill anytime guests would…

Chef Alex Gass started cooking with his mom, aunt, and grandmother for church. His first job was at Big Ed’s Pizza…

Chef Darin Hoagland’s grandparents and mother ran a hunting restaurant in California. “The kitchen, with them, was…

Named this year’s Grand Champion, Chef Jeff Carter is a long-time culinary talent in East Tennessee. “I cut my…

A Culinary Celebration: Honoring Knoxville’s Finest In 2007, Top Chefs was born from a simple idea: Knoxville’s…

I am ashamed to admit it: donuts have become my vice. It’s not that I’m eating them every day, but there have…