by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Seth Blumenthal
Seth Blumenthal Follow Hailing from the Windy City, Seth Blumenthal always knew the kitchen was his calling and has worked his way through the ranks from a young age. Before enrolling at Chicago’s Kendall College, Seth begun his career as a dishwasher at a local...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Travis Swikard
Travis Swikard Follow San Diego native Travis Swikard can remember the moment he knew he would be a chef: just 4 years old, he watched his father deglaze a pan with Cognac. Flames erupted, and a culinary passion was ignited. Growing up amidst the farms of “North...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Tony Messina
Tony Messina Follow Born and raised in East Boston, Tony Messina spent countless hours in his grandparent’s kitchen cooking elaborate Italian feasts as a young boy, and has been a fixture on the line in Boston restaurants since he began working as a caterer and cook...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Shola Olunoyo
Shola Olunoyo Follow Shola Olunloyo is a talented, passionate, and resourceful chef and distinguished member of the Philadelphia restaurant community. He’s carved out a creative niche and reputation in an industry where getting a foothold is difficult, let alone...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Robert Sisca
Robert Sisca Follow Executive Chef Robert Sisca is one of New England’s true culinary talents. Chef Sisca has a profound appreciation and passion for combining ingredient-driven cuisine with the refined and classic techniques that he has honed at some of the country’s...
by Josh Munro | Mar 12, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Nicolas Abello, North America
Nicolas Abello Follow Frenchmen Nico Abello was 15 years old when he entered the hospitality industry. He apprenticed for two years in the front-of-house before he began work at Gérard Vié’s two- Michelin-star Les Trois Marches in Versailles. There, Abello remained in...
