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2026 Headlining Talent

CULINARY

ERIC RIPERT

Le Bernardin

New York, NY

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ALDO SOHM

Le Bernardin

New York, NY

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ANDREW ZIMMERN

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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CARLA HALL

TV Personality

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CHRISTOPHE BELLANCA

Essential

New York, NY

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DANIELA SOTO-INNES

Mexico City, Mexico

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DEAN MAX

The Brasserie

Cayman Islands

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E.J. LAGASSE

Emeril's

New Orleans, LA

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ELENA REYGADAS

Rosetta

Mexico City, Mexico

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EMERIL LAGASSE

Emeril's

New Orleans, LA

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GAVIN KAYSEN

Soigné Hospitality

Minneapolis, MN

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GREGORY GOURDET

Kann

Portland, OR

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JOSÉ ANDRÉS

José Andrés Group

Washington, DC

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MING TSAI

Blue Ginger, Blue Dragon & BāBā

Boston, MA & Big Sky, MT

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ORLANDO SOTO

Le Bernardin

New York, NY

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STEPHANIE IZARD

Girl & The Goat, Cabra

Chicago, IL & Los Angeles, CA

WINE & SPIRITS

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CHARLES JOLY

Global Bartending Champion

Chicago, IL

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KATE GERWIN

Bartender &

Hospitality Consultat

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JEFFREY MORGENTHALER

Bartender & Author

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JULIE REINER

Bartender & Author

Clover Club & Leyenda, Brooklyn

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LYNETTE MARRERO

Bartender, Educator &

Philanthropist

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MADELINE PUCKETTE

Winefolly

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MICHAEL KENNEDY

Fraîche Wine Group 

Napa, CA | France & Italy

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