#Chef Kenny Offers New Takes on Southern Cuisine
Chef Kenny Gilbert is best known for his appearance on “Top Chef” Season seven, where he displayed a big personality and instantly became one of the most likable "cheftestants" to date. He is also the author of the new cookbook, Southern Cooking, Global Flavors (2023), which includes tips and techniques for making international variations of over 100 iconic Southern dishes.
"My passion is food. Wherever I go, whatever I do, that’s how I roll." - Chef Kenny Gilbert
Throughout his career, Kenny has traveled the world, staging in some of the top restaurants in Japan, Spain, France and the Caribbean. He has cooked at the James Beard House, participated in wine & food festivals around the country, cooked for the Sports Illustrated Super Bowl party and appeared on the “Today Show,” Jacksonville’s FOX 30 and in the LA Times.
MEET CELEBRITY CHEF KENNY GILBERT
Get to know Kenny and his work at the Lit Chat Interview on Tuesday, August 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mandarin Branch Library. An audience Q&A will follow the 40-minute interview. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Mandarin Library. A book signing will follow the presentation with books available for sale on-site from San Marco Books & More. Or preorder the book here.
READ HIS BOOKS
Check out Kenny's books from the Library!
THE LIBRARY ALSO RECOMMENDS
More great cookbooks:
- Everyday Grand by Jocelyn Delk Adams
- I Heart Soul Food by Rosie Mays
- Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin
MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR & INTERVIEWER
An award-winning chef and restaurateur, Kenny Gilbert’s career spans over two decades and has graced him with opportunities to travel around the world and learn the authentic techniques and flavors of global cuisines. He has always had a love of cooking. Growing up in Cleveland, but with roots in the South, his father was an avid BBQ man with his own rubs and sauces while his mother was a fantastic home cook. In April of 2023, Kenny released his very first cookbook, Southern Cooking, Global Flavors from Rizzoli.
Interviewer Cindy Sutton and her husband are the parents of three children and are now first-time grandparents. Cindy is retired from the healthcare industry, where she worked for almost 30 years. She has lived in various places across the United States and is an avid traveler who enjoys great food and great wine (and cocktails). Living in different areas around the country and traveling around the world has afforded her the opportunity to eat at famous restaurants and experience the creativity and genius of a lot of chefs. Her husband, David, had the opportunity to experience Chef Kenny‘s creations in the late 90s when he was at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, and since then they have both been big fans of Chef Kenny and have traveled to other cities just to experience his cuisine.
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