by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America, Tim Hollingsworth
Timothy Hollingsworth Follow Chef Timothy Hollingsworth is an award-winning chef and restaurateur in Los Angeles. In 2015, he opened Otium, an ambitious all-day restaurant next to The Broad. A longtime LA favorite, Otium’s sophisticated, yet accessible menu features...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Nina Compton, North America
Nina Compton Follow Chef Nina Compton is the Chef/Owner of award-winning Compère Lapin and Bywater American Bistro (BABs) in New Orleans where she combines her love for French and Italian cuisine with the flavors of the Caribbean where she was born and raised. Winner...
by Josh Munro | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Manuel Echeverri, North America
Manuel Echeverri Follow A native of Bogota, Colombia, Echeverri moved to Miami after high school to pursue a career in music. He started working in restaurants to supplement his music aspirations and was quickly drawn to the culinary world. After receiving his...
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, 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...
