ABOUT CHEF ADRIANNE
Chef Adrianne Calvo (over 1.2 million followers on social media) is an award-winning Miami based restaurateur, best-selling cookbook author, Emmy-nominated YouTube show host and podcaster known for her signature“Maximum Flavor” style.
Her restaurant, Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar, is a staple of must-eat-destination lists, and her popularity on Goldbelly spurred the upcoming launch of her online shopBaked by Chef Adrianne.Adrianne’s high-energy, joyful approach to cooking and travel has garnered her over a million followers onInstagram, and when not creating in the kitchen or in front of the cameras, she pours her heart and soul into the Make It Count Foundation, a non-profit that she started in honor of her late sister Jennifer.
Cooking Up a Culinary Empire Adrianne originally wanted to be a journalist; however, after a scheduling mix-up at her Miami high school, she was placed in a cooking class rather than a journalism class. But a visit from the culinary department of Johnson& Wales University to her high school changed the course of her life, fueling her determination to become a chef. While attending Johnson & Wales, Adrianne won many culinary competitions, and after graduating, with the publication of Maximum Flavor, she became the youngest cookbook author (at that time) ever. The bookmarked her first step into the media spotlight, landing her an appearance on The Montel Williams Show, and five additional cookbooks followed – Driven by Flavor, Fueled by Fire; #MaximumFlavorSocial; Play with Fire; and The A List, a two-volume work. In 2007, at the age of 22, she opened her first restaurant, Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar, in Miami. Inspired by a trip to Napa Valley when she was 18, the restaurant brings a relaxed atmosphere to fine dining, and a truly unique “Dark Dining” experience once a month, in which guests are taken on the ultimate sensory experience while suppressing the sense of sight during their meal. Chef Adrianne’s also features Adrianne’s signature line of wine, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon by Adrianne, which is grown and aged in the same vineyards that inspired her namesake restaurant.Soon after Chef Adrianne’s opened, accolades quickly followed including Miami New Times Best Restaurant,Miami New Times Best Chef, Best Chef for the Floridian Culinary Awards, Thrillist’s 50 Things to Eat Before YouDie and 10 Totally Unique Restaurants in America and the 9 Most Romantic Restaurants published by Zagat. Chef Adrianne is also the youngest person to cook for the United Nations and its ambassadors. Chef Adrianne also has a thriving online business through Goldbelly that ships fan-favorites like French onion soup, short ribs, delicious pastries and desserts nationwide.
Beyond the Kitchen, Adrianne is as dynamic in front of a camera as she is in front of a stove. Her memorable broadcast appearances include spots on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, The Talk, CNN and Food Network’s Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay.Adrianne can also be seen on her Emmy-nominated YouTube travel show, Searching for Maximum Flavor, in which she travels the world in search of exciting new ingredients and shows viewers how to incorporate them into their dishes at home. Her forthcoming vodcast of the same name will turn up the heat on celebrity guests who are blindfolded and served mystery meals in the course of being interviewed. Her million+following on Instagram puts it all together, a combination of mouth-watering food photos, jaw-dropping travel images, lots of laughs and, of course, the occasional oversized margarita.
Restaurants, Food and Wine
Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar
A Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Cookbooks
Maximum Flavor Driven by Flavor, Fueled by Fire
#MaximumFlavorSocial
Play with Fire
The A List
Shows
YouTube: Searching for Maximum Flavor
Inquiries
Management: mike@gorillamgt.com
PR Contact: Adrianne@Brookspr.com
