EMILY ELLYN

BIO: Chef and culinary educator Emily Ellyn, is the Home Economics teacher you’ve always wanted! She single-handedly started the Retro Rad cooking movement - encouraging everyone to dig through their mom's recipe box, dust off their pressure cookers and crockpots, and take the old and make it new. She takes the retro, remixes it, and makes it RAD. With her quirky persona and trademark cat-eye gla ...

LINKIE MARAIS

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeBeauty queen, award-winning baker and grill master are all extensions to her title, making Linkie Marais more than your average chef. With a love for exploring, cooking and the outdoors, her ‘will to grill’ stems all the way back to her unique blend of South African and Southern roots. Born in Evander, a town in northeastern South Africa, Linkie was raised in the kitchen ...

WHITNEY MILLER

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeInspired by the hospitality of her 97 year-old great-grandmother and creativity of her mother, Whitney Miller’s passion for the art of cooking began at an early age. At twenty two, she won the show “MasterChef,” gaining the title of Fox’s 1st U. S. MasterChef. Soon afterward, Whitney obtained her degree, with an emphasis in nutrition, from The University of So ...

ROBERTO TREVINO

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeChef Roberto Treviño became fascinated with the kitchen as a young cook in the San Francisco Bay area, beginning his career as an ...

SAM HAZEN

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeSam Hazen can’t remember a time when he hasn’t been cooking. Born into a restaurant family, Hazen’s passion for the ki ...

DALE MILLER

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeOne of only 68 Certified Master Chefs in the United States and less than 700 (WACS) Global Master Chefs in the world, Chef Miller is rec ...

ALEJANDRO VELEZ

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeAlejandro Velez co-founded Back to the Roots in 2009 as a senior at UC Berkeley and gave up a potential career in consulting to become a ...

AMANDA MARR

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeAmanda Marr grew up a very modest life in East Texas before she burst onto the Hollywood scene planning over the top events and the ulti ...

JENNI DANBY

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeJenni Danby, Marketing Director at the happy egg co., is delighted to join the judging panel for the qualifying round of the bacon categ ...

JENNIFER PARNELL

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeFoodie PR pro Jennifer Parnell has been immersed in the world of food PR for more than a decade, keeping her finger on the pulse of all ...

SANG HAN

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeSang Han is a Kenmore brand manager that is passionate about cooking and food. He once ran his own cake shop for three years, and baked ...

MIKE CARTER

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeMike Carter is a well-known and valued member of the Wisconsin potato industry. For 10 years, he served the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetab ...

AMY JONES

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeAmy Jones is the regional vice president for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers where she supports Nevada and Southern California. She is a membe ...

CASEY SHILLER

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeCasey Shiller, a Certified Executive Pastry Chef, Certified Culinary Educator, and member of the American Academy of Chefs, is the ...

SHEILA ARMSTRONG

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeSheila Armstrong is the assistant marketing manager for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. In this role, Sheila manages public relations, ...

NIKHIL ARORA

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeNikhil Arora co-founded Back to the Roots in 2009 as a senior at UC Berkeley and gave up a potential career in consulting to become an u ...

BILLY ALTIERI

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeBilly Altieri is an innovation chef at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. He works at Yummm University, Red Robin’s state-of-the-art ...

ANDY MULZ

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeAndy Mulz is the regional operations director for 8 restaurants in Nevada and Southern California for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers where he ...

LINDA HOSKINS

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeLinda Hoskins has served as the Executive Director of the American Pie Council since 2000. Under Linda’s direction, the American P ...

TERRIANNE BROWN

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeTerianne Brown has been employed by Maplehurst Bakeries since 2012 and is a proud member of the American Pie Council. Maplehurst i ...

MATT RILEY

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeMatt Riley, Chief Customer Officer at the happy egg co., is pleased to be judging the qualifying round of the bacon category at the 2014 ...

STEPHEN HOPCRAFT

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeWith a commitment to creating culinary masterpieces that spotlight seasonality of ingredients and unique flavor profiles, Stephen Hopcra ...

JEFF QUATRARO

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeChef Jeff Quatraro believes, "A good wine can elevate a meal. A great wine can transform it." His culinary inspirations came from his It ...

MEREDITH MYERS

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeMeredith is the Global Consumer Marketing Manager for the United States Potato Board, the US potato industry’s marketing organizat ...

DANIEL JASSO

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeBeing a pastry chef might seem like a pretty sweet job, but imagine the pressure of cooking for two U.S. presidents and one culinary leg ...

LESA BERARD

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeLesa Berard of Lincolnville, Maine, is the Brand Manager/Sales Coordinator for Penobscot McCrum LLC of Belfast, Maine. Penobscot McCrum ...

JAMIE "THE BEAR" MCDONALD

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeJamie “The Bear” McDonald knows a thing or two about Bar-B-Que! Born and raised in “The BBQ capital of the world&rdq ...

JEFF PARKER

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeJeff Parker is the Culinary Director and Corporate Chef for Bull Outdoor Products. Having an impressive multi-faceted culinary career th ...

BRUCE RICHARDSON

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeAt Mill Creek Farms, Bruce Richardson has been growing potatoes for 30 years. He grows potatoes, corn, wheat, string beans and lima bean ...

CHRIS WADA

BIO: 2014 WFC JudgeChris Wada has been involved in the potato business his entire life. His family has been farming since his grandfather moved the family ...