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Meet the Chefs

Our Culinary Team

Flavored Nation’s iconic state dishes are prepared by the best chefs in the business. Expert and award-winning chefs from across the country are brought in to each event to prepare their state’s dish, so you know that what you’re tasting is authentic. Below are the chefs who appeared at our 2019 Chattanooga event.

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Jared Bobkin

Culinary Director

Jared Bobkin

Kara Hoxey

Alabama

Kara Hoxey

bayn

Alaska

Mandy Dixon

Keith Breedlove

Arizona

Keith Breedlove

Tommy Leffingwell

Arkansas

Tommy Leffingwell

David Stanford

California

David Stanford

Christa Sauers

Colorado

Christa Sauers

Sarah Beth Pierno

Connecticut

Sarah Beth Pierno

Bill Rawstrom

Delaware

Bill Rawstrom

Robyn Almodovar

Florida

Robyn Almodovar

Natasha Carter

Georgia

Natasha Carter

Marcus Meacham

Hawaii

Marcus Meacham

Zack McCullough

Idaho

Zack McCullough

Rich Aronson

Illinois

Rich Aronson

Jean Anne Bailey

Indiana

Jean Anne Bailey

James Richards

Iowa

James Richards

Joe West

Kansas

Joe West

Sterling Wright

Kentucky

Sterling Wright

Peyton Leffingwell

Louisiana

Peyton Leffingwell

Jamar Jackson

Maine

Jamar Jackson

Pete Triantafilos

Maryland

Pete Triantafilos

Vince Lombardi

Massachusetts

Vince Lombardi

Bradly Bobkin

Michigan

Bradly Bobkin

Tim Fischer

Minnesota

Tim Fischer

Nick Wallace

Mississippi

Nick Wallace

Greg King

Missouri

Greg King

David Stample

Montana

David Stample

Sam Perdick

Nebraska

Sam Perdick

Courtney Armstrong

Nevada

Courtney Armstrong

Lee Frank

New Hampshire

Lee Frank

Christine Hazel

New Jersey

Christine Hazel

Nikole Dailey

New Mexico

Nikole Dailey

Josh Brown and Jeffrey Feather

New York

Josh Brown & Jeffrey Feather

Ben Hart

North Carolina

Ben Hart

Jeff Tener

North Dakota

Jeff Tener

Dawn Altergott

Ohio

Dawn Altergott

Josh Valentine

Oklahoma

Josh Valentine

Emilia Tomaszycki

Oregon

Emilia Tomaszycki

Pattic Speights

Pennsylvania

Pattic Speights

Keyhone Russell

Rhode Island

Keyhone "KT" Russell

La Tasha McCutchen

South Carolina

La Tasha McCutchen

Abby Streyle

South Dakota

Abby Streyle

Michelle Huffman-Wells

Tennessee

Michelle Huffman-Wells

Kevin Bell

Texas

Kevin Bell

AJ Wentworth

Utah

AJ Wentworth

Michelle Rodriguez

Vermont

Michelle Rodriguez

Rachel Pennington

Virginia

Rachel Pennington

Patrick Nelson

Washington

Patrick Nelson

Brittany Schwartz

West Virginia

Brittany Schwartz

Jeff Reyengae and Aidan Gouran

Wisconsin

Jeff Reyengae & Aidan Gouran

Michelle Baynes

Wyoming

Michelle Baynes

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