For the past fifteen years, Chef Tyler Florence (tylerflorence.com) has delighted the masses by sharing the sights, sounds and flavors of his unique culinary vision to fans around the world. After graduating from the prestigious culinary program at Johnson and Wales University, Florence moved to New York and honed his skills under the tutelage premier chefs like Charlie Palmer at Aureole, Marta Pulini at Mad 61 and Rick Laakonen, ultimately moving on to become executive chef at Cafeteria. The buzz about the charismatic young chef's food picked up steam and a fresh television network took notice; the rest is history. After 15 -plus years as a Food Network star, he has starred in such series as How to Boil Water, a cooking show for novices, Food 911, his hugely popular “recipe rescue" show, his signature series, Tyler's Ultimate as well as The Great Food Truck Race. Florence has also hosted numerous other Food Network shows and specials, including Planet Food, All American Festivals and My Country, My Kitchen. He is a regular guest on the TODAY Show, CNN, The View, The Tonight Show, Oprah, Access Hollywood, Extra, Good Morning America, among others. Tyler is currently a contributing editor at House Beautiful Magazine, and is designing their Kitchen of the Year at Rockefeller Center in July 2011.

The Casserole Queens

Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock, The Casserole Queens, started business in Austin, Texas in 2006. They have been featured on Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay and Bobby Flay Radio on Sirius XM.They have built an entire business around revamping the ultimate quick-fix meal for modern tastes and their cookbook has made The New York Times Bestseller list.

More information: casserolequeens.com

RecordSetter

RecordSetter founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson are visting as part ofthe RecordSetter AMERICA! tour. Beyond signing books, they will be officiating live world records throughtout the event and certifying the World's Biggest Apple Pie as well!

More information: recordsetters.com

The high-flying Purina® Incredible Dog Team, a collection of some of the world’s most athletic canines, will entertain fans at venues across the country throughout 2009. Cities they are set to perform in include: New York, Los Angeles, Memphis and Dallas, and they can also be seen at several state fairs, amusement parks and professional sporting events across the country. Utilizing a high-energy performance set to music, the trainers and their dogs entertain while also educating people about responsible pet care and how proper nutrition and training can bring out the best in any dog, at any life stage. The team stresses the “incredible” potential in every dog, which is reflected in a number of canine team members who were adopted at animal shelters and rescue groups around the country. The athletic feats performed by the team include rolling back catches, two-legged balancing acts on the trainer’s feet and vaulting off of their trainer’s body to snare a flying disc. Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is the world’s largest manufacturer of dry dog and cat food and semi-moist cat food.
More information: petcentric.com.

Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove has delighted audiences throughout the North America and Europe for the past decade, including two performances at The White House. After giving up his career as a journalist and corporate PR professional, this Kansas City, Mo., native had the sense enough to get a “real” job helping kids laugh. Now he’s known as “Mr. Stinky Feet,” following the success of his 1999 release Stinky Feet. His recordings have earned four national Parents' Choice Awards, a National Parenting Publications Award, and two Parent-to- Parent Adding Wisdom Awards. More information: jimcosgrove.com
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Jasper Mirabile, Jr

Kansas Ciity, Mo. - Jasper Mirabile, Jr., renowned chef at the popular Italian restaurant that bears his and his father's name, will host a weekly radio show on KCMO 710 AM radio. JJ to his friends, Mirabile is an affable, outgoing chef who has an extreme passion for good food, fine wine and entertaining. His extensive knowledge of specialty foods and ingredients, unique and traditional food preparations, and the fine dining experience has been enriched by years of collaboration with other great chefs from around the world. JJ's frequent travels take him to interesting and famous locales where specialty cheeses, wines and other food products have been produced, in some cases for hundreds of years.

Anne Peterson - Hen House Holiday Event MC
With her extensive experience as a writer, producer, and on-air personality, Anne Peterson and her co-anchor (Wendall Anshutz) hold the honor of being the longest running anchor team in the country. A 25-year veteran of broadcast news, Anne has three Emmy nominations for her television work.
Anne is a spokesperson for many local and national organizations and charitable events.
More information: annepeterson.tv.

Gary Puetz

Though he describes himself simply as a "fish consultant," Gary Puetz is an internationally acknowledged seafood expert, chef, educator and promoter of all things that swim. Like a preacher on a mission, he spreads the gospel of fish, conducting TV cooking demos ("I’ve got the real sole food"), dispensing insider tips on radio ("Hate that fishy odor in your kitchen? Add a splash of white vermouth.") and giving keynote speeches at food seminars. American audiences have seen Gary on The Other Half with Dick Clark, CBS’s The Early Show, Good Day Atlanta, Good Day Tampa Bay, Good Morning Arizona, Great Day America, Crook & Chase, Mike & Matty, Simple Solutions, and The Robin Leach Show and Food News and Views on the TV Food Network. Radio appearances include WOR’s Joan Hamburg Show in New York and KIEV and KPCC in Los Angeles, and he' featured on the weekly talk show The Great Age with Faye Leavitt on WHNZ & WDDV in Florida. In addition to guest spots on TV news shows around the country, he hosts a weekly-featured seafood report on CBS affiliate station KOIN in Portland, Oregon and reviewed restaurants for Around Town, a TV magazine in the same city.
More information: seafoodsteward.com

Chef Mark Alan Mollentine

Chef Mark Alan Mollentine attended culinary school in Dallas. He was chosen by the IACP as "Outstanding Student" and was selected to assist Ms. Julia Child with a book signing & TV show. Returning to KC, his experience here has included eight years as a culinary instructor; chef for Hallbrook C.C. and the Wynbrick Country Inn; owner of a catering company and the Governor's Meeting House Restaurant. He is the private chef for Gear For Sports Corporation and for Good Natured Family Farms local-food alliance, and writes a column "The Chef's Table" for TasteBud magazine.
He has cooked for celebrities, politicians and corporate executives. He was the personal chef for the movie "Ride with The Devil", feeding its' top talent; Ang Lee, Jewell, Toby Maguire, Skeet Ulrich and others. His own "screen credits" include over 20 live-television cooking segments and hundreds of private and public chef cooking demonstrations. For the past four years he has been associated with Hen House's Buy Fresh / Buy Local program. In connection with this, he launched his own line of artisan crafted, All-Natural Sauces and Hand-Selected Seasoning Blends, under the name "Chef Mark Alan."
More information: ChefMarksKitchen.com.

Chef Tate Roberts

At EBT, Roberts mixes rich heritage with a taste of rejuvenated modernism. Chef Roberts graduated from the Johnson County Community College Chef Program in 2002 and has established a name for himself as an innovative and distinguished traditionalist with classic French influence and a strong passion for Latin American food. “All food is an art form and its flavor extensions are as unique as each individual I know.” “Everything edible has an opportunity to be beautiful.” “I as a man am extremely emotional when it comes to food. Food and flavors come together for me very easily. There is much passion behind every item that leaves my hands. Being able to shave off a piece of my mind and present it to a customer is a very emotional part of my make-up. My number one goal is to convey this passion to every person who walks through my door, and most importantly to convey this passion to everyone I work around.” During a fundraising cooking demonstration for the Walk For ALS event in Kansas City, Chef Roberts stated the perfect motto when it comes to food: “Food wants to work with you, cooking doesn’t have to be hard. It is a gift, and a journey.”
More information: EBT Restaurant