NATHAN LYON PRESS KIT www.chefnathanlyon.com
Emmy nominated Chef Nathan Lyon is known to television viewers across the country for his simple, innovative cuisine featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients. Chef and co-host of Growing A Greener World (PBS) and host of Good Food America with Nathan Lyon (Veria), Nathan was the creator and host of A Lyon in the Kitchen (Discovery Health and Fit TV), among the final four on the second season of The Next Food Network Star, and appeared as a guest chef and expert on Home Made Simple (TLC) and Real Simple Real Life (TLC). After graduating from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and a minor in Public Health, Nathan backpacked his way across Europe, learning about local customs, culture and cuisine. Although every town and country along Nathan s journey provided its own culinary lesson, the watershed moment occurred in an outdoor market just outside of Florence, Italy: an elderly woman, agog at the massive amount of produce Nathan was stockpiling, eagerly asked, Why are you buying so much food? Why not just buy fresh every day? Nathan immediately dumped out half his basket and began pondering those two simple questions. It was in that market that Nathan discovered his truth: great food starts fresh. Laden with ideas and information, Nathan headed home, eventually opting for culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu in Los Angeles, where he earned a Culinary Arts degree. Since that time, Nathan has worked in many restaurants, both in and out of the kitchen, and has also worked with local growers in California farmers markets for over a decade. Nathan published his cookbook, Great Food Starts Fresh, which has been quoted by Alice Waters, Graham Kerr, Curtis Stone and Jamie Oliver and made the Washington Post s esteemed Top Cookbooks list. Nathan received the honor of an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Culinary Host in 2013. He is a Sustainable Seafood Ambassador with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a Culinary Ambassador with the City of Hope and has cooked at numerous non profits such as the Clinton Foundation. He has even written and co-illustrated (with his older brother, Craig) a children s adventure book, Sam the Clam.
Awards and Honors: Emmy nomination - Outstanding Culinary Host Great Food Starts Fresh - Washington Post s Top Cookbooks Great American Chef Award Taste Award Honoree - Outstanding Vision Culinary Ambassador - City of Hope Sustainable Seafood Ambassador - Monterey Bay Aquarium US Composting Council Million Tomato Compost Campaign Spokesperson Television: Good Food America with Nathan Lyon Veria Living Growing A Greener World PBS A Lyon in the Kitchen Discovery Health & Fit TV Real Simple Real Life TLC Home Made Simple TLC Next Food Network Star Food Network Today Show NBC Home and Family Hallmark Channel TV Guide Channel America Now Huffington Post Live Take Part Live Good Morning Texas Dallas, Texas KTLA Los Angeles, California WDRB Louisville, Kentucky CBS 6 - WTVR-TV Richmond, Virginia Good Day New York Fox 5 New York City, New York The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, Fox 5 New York City, New York NBC 6 - South Florida Today Miami, Florida TV 8 - Good Morning Vail Vail, Colorado KSDK & KMOV TV St. Louis, Missouri
Newspapers/Magazines/Blogs: Washington Post USA Today The New York Observer Los Angeles Business Journal San Antonio Express The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Mens Journal Sunset Savor the Central Coast Entertainment Weekly TV Guide Clean Eating Fitness Magazine Redbook Experience Life Jamie Magazine Real Simple Women s Health Boomer Better Nutrition Elegant Accents Restaurants Nations News Citrograph Madison Magazine NJ Star Ledger Arlington Extra Kirkwood-Webster Journal Eater Yogi Times Examiner Jersey Bites Clinton Foundation Blog Earthbound Farms Blog Better Homes and Gardens Blog Burpee Home and Garden Blog Wholesome Sweeteners Website Le Creuset Website TCHO Website Lucini Italia Website Speaking and Cooking Engagements: Clinton Foundation Aspen Institute Atlanta Food and Wine Autumn Lake Tahoe Food and Wine South Lake Tahoe Food and Wine Whistler Cornucopia Taste of the Derby Cooking for Solutions Sunset Savor the Central Coast Sullivan University City of Hope Piedmont Hospital National Heirloom Expo Whole Foods Le Creuset Williams Sonoma Fancy Food Show East Natural Products Expo West Taste Awards NAPTE LA Times Travel Show Smart Living Expo LA Fitness Expo Healthy Lifestyle Expo Discovery Headquarters Miami International Wine Fair Eastern States Expo Eastern Kitchen Academy Keynote Speaker Eco-umbrella Green Gourmet Office of the Inspector General Meeting Health Expo East Comcast Spring Break Project Greenhouse LOHAS Conference AdWeek Media Plan Awards National Upfronts Discovery National Sales Conference SCSCA Le Cordon Bleu Keynote Speaker Los Angeles County Fair Good Eats Pasadena De Tierra Vineyards San Angelo Cultural Affairs Wine and Food Festival
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