Chef Shawn Naputi was born and raised on Guam. After graduating high school, he followed his passion by attending the California Culinary Academy of San Francisco.

A great conversation with a brilliant chef & great friend.

Best known for her roles on such Food Network hits as Guy’s Grocery Games, Tournament of Champions and Cutthroat Kitchen, as well as Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars, Antonia Lofaso is one of America’s most beloved chefs.

Chef and Restaurateur Tiffani Faison of Sweet Cheeks Q, Fool’s Errand, Orfano, Dive Bar, Tenderoni’s and Bubble Bath, has made a name for herself nationwide for her dynamic personality, culinary prowess and fierce work ethic. Under Big Heart Hospitality, her Boston based restaurant group, she creates restaurants that are warm, inspired and instantly loveable. 

Aki Kamozawa & H. Alexander Talbot are Ideas in Food, a blog, a book, and a culinary consulting business based in Plumstead, PA. They also co-own Curiosity Doughnuts, a small, artisan doughnut shop, open weekends only, in the Stockton Market across the river in Stockton, NJ.

From Michelin Stars to Yellow Jerseys, Tour de France & Giro d’ Italia Chef Henrik Orre has done it all.

Maneet Chauhan is an award-winning chef, author, television personality and founding partner and president of Morph Hospitality Group in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jamie Bissonnette is the James Beard Award-winning chef and partner of Boston favorites Toro, a Barcelona-style tapas bar, and sister restaurant Coppa, an Italian enoteca, in the South End. as well as Little Doinkey in Cambridge MA and Bangkok.

When I saw Jay Rawe ski in the new film Stomping Grounds from Match stick productions I was blown away, I knew we had to speak his ability on a sit ski is mind blowing and inspiring.

From battling the legendary Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America, opening Encore Hotel in Las Vegas and guiding Anthony Bourdain through many markets and restaurants, Chef Jet Tila is internationally celebrated for his culinary expertise.

Philip Speer is a brilliant chef and good friend who inspired me to find a better path. Thanks to him he inspired me to address my Mental Health issues and look in the mirror more then I wanted too. Thank You Philip for helping show me the way.

Lawson Craddock. is a 29 year old professional cyclist from Texas. I’ve been racing professionally for over 8 years and currently split my time between Texas and Girona, Spain. I am married with two kids, and enjoy spending time with my family.

Anthony has followed his passion of making Neapolitan-style pizza from moment 1. He has never wavered from this direction and in doing so he has created a cult following. This man can also tear your legs off on a bike so beware.

The level of excitement, fun and adventure that Lachlan has brought to the world of cycling is incredibaly inspiring. He has opened the door for adventure and fun all while setting his own rules racing things and setting new boundaries in the sport of cycling. Thank you Lachlan for inspiring us to go farther, have fun and showing people there is more to see on a bike.

I don’t even know where to start with Wylie, he has given the culinary world so much it’s unreal. I have always been in awe of his dedication to the craft and his veracious appetite for knowledge to improve on what he and everyone else is doing. I am excited to have this opportunity to talk with him about everything he has done and what he is doing.

Ty has an amazing ability to do things on Free heel skis that most people can’t even do on regular skis. The best part is when he isn’t skiing he is working hard to keep the Tahoe area safe and taken care of from a environmental standpoint. Weather fighting the forest fires or maintaining trails or recusing lost folks in the woods he is just an all around rad guy.

I have to say Michael has been a great friend and inspiration for many years, his cooking and leadership is exciting and refreshing. I do not feel like I have been in Miami if I have not had dinner at Michaels Genuine and go on a fun eating tour with Michael to the fun spots I could never find on my own.

When Dillion isn’t riding or sliding down the mountains he is constantly pushing people to look at the big picture of what they do in the world. The impact each person has on the environment that we all love to play in which in turn affects the long term of water, soil health and food production. All these things go hand in hand and Dillion is making sure we can all make better choices for the betterment of our world.

For 15 years, Roy Shvartzapel has traveled the globe, working for and learning from the most important gastronomic figures of our time, including Pierre Hermé, Ferran Adria, Thomas Keller and Iginio Massari.