Picture the head chef of a busy restaurant, and you might imagine a hot-headed cook who rules their kitchen with a volatile temper. But chefs with a short fuse have no place in the kitchen of Martha ...

Emily Brubaker likes to create food that’s simple but flavor-forward. It’s a focus that put her in the role of resort executive chef at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa — and made her the winner of the ...

Exeter Chef Lee Frank may not have taken home the $250,000 grand prize on NBC’s “Yes, Chef!,” but he says the experience changed him in deeper, more lasting ways— making him a better husband, father, ...

Emily Brubaker (Porter ’03, psychology) on the set of 'Yes, Chef!' Photo: Pief Weyman/NBC The emotional season one finale of Yes, Chef! streaming on Peacock revealed UC Santa Cruz alumna Emily ...

The finale of NBC’s Yes Chef! on June 30 came down to Emily Brubaker, Lee Frank and Zain Ismail. The three bonded over the last few weeks, but those warm and fuzzy feelings only go so far when ...

It seems like just yesterday that we met the first crop of Yes, Chef! hopefuls, 12 professional chefs who came with serious cooking skills — and a whole lot of baggage. Each contestant was nominated ...

A new cooking competition series is set to debut on NBC with two of the culinary world’s most recognizable names at the helm. Yes, Chef! features Martha Stewart and José Andrés as co-hosts and judges, ...

When NBC launched Yes, Chef, the culinary competition had more twists and turns that anyone had expected. As one of the earlier chefs eliminated from the food television show, Michelle Francis found ...