Chef Aarón Sánchez talks about “Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef.”
Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the chef/owner of Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and a judge on FOX’s culinary competition series “MasterChef.” He co-starred on Food Network’s “Chopped” and “Chopped Junior.” A third-generation cookbook author, Sánchez has written three books. His memoir is, “Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef.” An active philanthropist, Sánchez launched the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund, an initiative empowering aspiring chefs from the Latin community to follow their dreams and attend culinary school. One of the world’s most distinguished Latin chefs, Sánchez is also passionate about preserving his family’s legacy through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen.
Calvin Trillin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1963, and over those many years, he’s written enough pieces about Texas food and politics and life in general to fill an anthology. His book, “Trillin on Texas,” was released in 2011.
John Mackey is co-founder & CEO of Whole Foods Market, the largest U.S. natural-foods grocer with a growing global presence, with more than 300 stores in North America and the U.K. Whole Foods marked its 30th anniversary in 2010.
Author and activist Michael Pollan’s work mixes journalism, environmentalism, animal rights, anthropology and foodiness. He has become an educator, agitator and guide for the not-so-simple act of buying and consuming food.
