Ted Allen
Food and Wine Ambassador for Discover Wine with Robert Mondavi
Emmy Award-winner Ted Allen is one of America’s favorite food and wine experts. Host of "Food Detectives" and "Chopped," two new primetime series on the Food Network, he has also been a judge on Bravo’s "Top Chef" and Food Network’s "Iron Chef America" and is host of the PBS series "Uncorked: Wine Made Simple." Ted was the food and wine specialist on the groundbreaking, Emmy-winning Bravo series "Queer Eye," which had a 100-episode run. He is author of "The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes"(Clarkson-Potter), a cookbook that features easy, seasonal recipes.
Ted serves as the Food and Wine Ambassador for Robert Mondavi Private Selection wines, offering advice related to these popular wines, including how best to pair them with food.
Ted has been a contributing editor at Esquire magazine since 1997, writing about food, wine, style and everything else the American male needs to know. He is a regular contributor to Bon Appétit and Epicurious.com. Before joining Esquire, Ted was a senior editor and restaurant critic at Chicago magazine. He has also authored several books, including The New York Times best-seller, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and the series "Things a Man Should Know."
Ted is originally from Columbus, Ohio. He holds an M.A. in Journalism from New York University, a certificate from the university’s Science and Environmental Reporting Program and a B.A. in psychology from Purdue University, which bestowed upon him a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004. Ted lives in New York City.
2009 chefs
Ted Allen, Food & Wine Ambassador for Robert Mondavi Private Selection wines
Hans Aeschbacher, Trader Vic's
Jose-Luis Aguilar, L'Eiffel Bistrot
Rodelio Aglibot, Sunda
Michael Altenberg, Bistro Campagne
Jimmy Bannos, Heaven On Seven and The Purple Pig
Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill/Topolobampo
Graham Elliot Bowles, graham elliot
George Bumbaris, Prairie Grass Café
Sam Burman, Bluprint
Gregory Carso, Metropolitan Club
Michael Cisternino, Tavern at the Park
John Coletta, Quartino
Federico Comacchio, Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush
Judy Contino, Bittersweet Pastry Shop and Cafe
Chris Curren, Blue 13 Restaurant & Bar
Christophe David, NoMI
Radhika Desai, Supreme Lobster and Bravo's Top Chef
Stephen Dunne, Paramount
Dirk Flanigan, The Gage
Phillip Foss, Lockwood
Jo-Marie Frigo, Nonna Santi's Biscotti
Klaus Fritsch, Morton’s The Steakhouse
Dirk Fucik, Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop
Jose Garces, Mercat a la Planxa
Luigi Garcia, RIVA Restaurant
Luis Garcia and Arturo Valadez, Cafe 28
John Gatsos, Tavern on Rush
Carlos Gaytan, Mexique
Kristi Gorsuch, Sweet Miss Giving's
James Gottwald, Rockit Bar & Grill
Tim Graham, Tru
Laurent Gras, L2O
Koren Grieveson, Avec
Mark Grosz, Oceanique
Rahman "Rock" Harper, Chefrock inc.
Kevin Hickey, Four Seasons Hotel
John Hogan, Keefer’s/Tavern at the Park
Sandra Holl, Floriole Bakery
Tony Hu, Lao Szechuan
Suzanne Imaz, Cafe des Architectes
Stephanie Izard, The Drunken Goat
Dave Jahnke, Ditka's
Paul Kahan, Blackbird/The Publican
Gene Kato, Japonais
Paul Katz, Harry Caray's Restaurant Group
Bill Kim, Urban Belly
Kelley Koppinger, The Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa
Michael Lachowicz, Michael Restaurant
Mariano Lanfranconi, 5411 Empanadas
Bernie Laskowski, Park Grill
Chan Le, Le Colonial
Joshua Linton, Ajasteak
John Manion, Goose Island Clybourn
Tony Mantuano, Spiaggia
Matt Maroni, Mid America Club
Christophe Mazeaud, Barry Callebaut
Shawn McClain, Spring Restaurant Group
Mark Mendez, Carnivale
Carrie Nahabedian, NAHA
Mario Navarro, Gene & Georgetti
Martial Noguier, Café des Architectes
Chris Nugent, Les Nomades
Sean O'Hara, Metropolitan Club
Greg O'Neill and Ken Miller, Pastoral
Terry Opalek and Michael Frontier, Terry's Toffee
Chris Pandel, The Bristol
Tony Priolo, Piccolo Sogno
Thierry Rautureau "The Chef In The Hat!!!", Rover’s
Toni Roberts, C-House
Joe Rosetti, Market
Arun Sampanthavivat, Arun’s
Marcus Samuelsson, C-House
Patricio Sandoval, Mercadito
Mario Santiago, May St. Cafe & Catering
Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate
Alex Shalev, Sola
Jackie Shen, Red Light
Mike Sheerin, Blackbird
Patrick Sheerin, The Signature Room at the 95th
Bruce Sherman, North Pond
Art Smith, Table fifty-two
Jimmy Sneed, SugarToad
Mark Sparacino, Prosecco
Thomas Spoor, Jack Binion's Steakhouse
Sarah Stegner, Prairie Grass Café
Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree
Rick Tramonto, Tru
Jared Van Camp, Old Town Social
Ken Vedrinski, Trattoria Lucca
Paul Virant, Vie
Fabio Viviani, Bravo’s Top Chef and Café Firenze
Randy Waidner, Gibsons Restaurant Group
Carol Wallack, Sola
Brian Wright, Rosebud Restaurants
Takashi Yagihashi, Takashi
Shelley Young, The Chopping Block
Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia
Randy Zweiban, Province
2009 master
sommeliers
Serafin Alvarado, MS
Fernando Beteta, MS
Frederick Dame, MS
Alpana Singh, MS
2009 speakers
Bill Terlato,The Terlato Family of Wines
Bridget Albert, SWSIL Mixologist
Enore Ceola, Mionetto USA
Fred Noe, Master Distiller Beam Global
Gaia Gaja, Gaja Winery
Jay Schuppert, Cuvaison
Laura Bianchi, Castello di Monsanto
Manlio Collavini, Collavini Winery
Martin Sinkoff, Frederick Wildman and Sons
Paul Dolan, Mendocino Wine Company
Robert Hall, Bottega del Vino Crystal
Ryan Johnson, MillerCoors
