Chef Rick Tramonto

Overcoming Life's Challenges

Meet Rick Tramonto, chef and author of "Scars of a Chef: The Searing Story of a Top Chef Marked Forever by the Grit and Grace of Life in the Kitchen." He'll share his rags-to-riches tale of starting his culinary career at Wendy's Hamburgers and moving up the ranks to become a world-renowned chef, while experiencing some great highs and even greater lows in between that would help him find his way amidst life-changing challenges.

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Rick Tramonto is an award-winning chef and best-selling author of seven cookbooks who has appeared on such shows as Oprah, The Today Show, Iron Chef America, Chris Fabry Live!, and The 700 Club. He served as executive chef/partner for ten years at the world renowned four-star restaurant Tru in Chicago and is president of Tramonto Cuisine Inc. He is currently executive chef/culinary director of Home on the Range, a restaurant development company with Chef John Folse; their projects include Restaurant R’evolution, opening in New Orleans in 2011. He is active in his church and supports a number of ministries, including Feed the Children, Angel Tree, and Teen Challenge. Tramonto often participates in Food Festivals and speaks to groups. He and his wife, Eileen, have three sons.

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10 / 1 / 2011