Maria Nguyen is the Founder and Creative Director of The Art of Plating, a media and events company that celebrates food as a form of high art. With over a million fans and followers, The Art of Plating feeds the food obsessed with highly engaging culinary content and hosts one of a kind dining experiences around the world. Her work has been featured on outlets like ABC, Forbes, Food & Wine, National Geographic, and more.
Sujan Sarkar is the chef and owner behind Chicago’s Michelin-starred Indienne. This modern Indian restaurant reflects his years of training, from his native India to London, San Francisco, and ultimately the Windy City, where he now oversees four...
At Indienne and across his growing restaurant group, Sarkar is expanding the possibilities of Indian cuisine—mentoring talent, embracing tradition, and pushing boundaries on his own terms.
Growing up in Osaka and training in Tokyo shaped Shingo Akikuni into the chef he is today. As the chef and owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant Shingo in Miami, he’s meticulous and precise in every move behind his 14-seat omakase counter. While...
Inside WSET Level 2 with Dan Ahdoot: what 45 wines, a bottle of Gran Reserva, and one fierce Spanish teacher taught him about flavor, humility, and Pinot Grigio