Meet the chefs who bring flavor and excitement to the Tampa Aprons Cooking School.
These big-name celebrities and renowned local chefs are on the cutting edge of the culinary scene.
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The Lee Bros .
MATT LEE and TED LEE, founders of The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order source for Southern pantry staples, grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. They are the authors of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, which won the James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year in 2007, and The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, which won the IACP award for Best American Cookbook in 2011. They are contributing editors for Travel + Leisure and contributors on Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats.
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Kevin Gillespie
Kevin Gillespie was voted "Fan Favorite" on season six of Bravo Television's Top Chef. In 2011, Gillespie was again named a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Rising Star Chef of the Year” award and nominated for Food & Wine’s “The People’s Best New Chef.”
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These are experts from well-known wineries and breweries, and accomplished chefs knowledgeable in the fine art of pairing food with drink.
Here are the local restaurant and culinary masters who bring so much flavor to the region.
Get to know our accomplished resident chefs and culinary team.