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Chef Jamie Gwen

As a chef, food correspondent, sommelier and lifestyle expert,
Jamie shares recipes, resources and tips to help make every day
more delicious.

Brimming with culinary talent and wisdom, Chef Jamie whips up delicious recipes and culinary delights for television and radio audiences around the globe. Her live radio show, "Food & Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen," incorporates delicious conversation for cooks of all levels, call-in cooking questions, culinary advice, restaurant news, wine education and more, all spun into a fascinating show food lovers appreciate.

You can catch Chef Jamie stirring up something scrumptious on national television shows across the country. Jamie can also be seen as a Celebrity Guest Chef on the Home Shopping Network and she brings her culinary and writing expertise to Orange Coast Magazine, with a monthly column entitled "Food For Thought". Jamie is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and with great excitement, her third cookbook "Good Food for Good Times", was released in May, 2007.

In 2006, Jamie was named one of eight “Business Stars Under 40” in
OC Metro Magazine and in May, 2007 Jamie was nominated as a top “Woman in Business” by the Orange County Business Journal, for her outstanding professional accomplishments.

Her previous television work includes producing and styling the on-air food for the "Emeril" Sitcom on NBC, starring Chef Emeril Lagasse and fans of The Family Channel's "Home & Family Show" will instantly recognize Jamie as the show's Resident Chef, who created and prepared over a thousand mouth-watering dishes during the show's two and a half year run.

Infused with the joy of cooking from a very young age, Jamie graduated from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York, then continued to pursue her career under the tutelage of many world-renowned chefs. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys running, reading, creating new recipes and lunch!