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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Matthew Beaudin, North America
Matthew Beaudin Follow Corporate Director of Culinary Innovation, SSA Group Culinary Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium Matthew Beaudin is an accomplished culinary leader, serving as the Corporate Director of Culinary Innovation for SSA Group, where he drives culinary...
by Josh Munro | Mar 12, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Liwei Liao, North America
Liwei Liao Follow Born in Taiwan, Liao grew up in Queens, New York, and refers to himself as a self-taught fishmonger. His family had a boat out in Connecticut, and he grew up fishing. From a very young age, his father taught him how to gut and clean fish, which left...
