Featuring Appearances by
Brian Riggenbach
Owner and chef at The Mockingbird Nashville
Mignon Francois
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Brett Swayn
Owner, chef and chief trainer at The Cookery, a restaurant that also trains the homeless in cooking and running a restaurant
Andy Little
Owner and top chef at Prima and Josephine restaurants in Nashville.
Vui Hunt
Owner of Vui's Kitchen Vietnamese restaurant and the I Love Juice Bar franchise
Agenda
June 5, 2017
Behind the Kitchen Door 'Nashville Chefs Get Personal': Brian Riggenbach - He 'Chopped' his way to fame
Where did Chef Brian Riggenbach’s food journey begin? In the kitchen with his mom. Hear about the whirlwind adventure from Sunday pop-up dinners with friends, to TV fame as a winner on Chopped, and now to Nashville. From dinner parties, to winning Chopped, here’s Chef Brian's food journey to The Mockingbird.
June 6, 2017
Behind the Kitchen Door 'Nashville Chefs Get Personal': Mignon Francois - 'She Made Lemon Crack Cupcakes Out of Lemons'
Mignon Francois launched a million-dollar bakery from her last $6; even though she couldn't make cupcakes out of a box at first. At The Cupcake Collection, Mignon Francois sells joy with frosting & sprinkles. But behind the kitchen door, mascara & tears may be running down her face. Mignon Francois explains how she took life’s lemons and made them sweet at the Cupcake Collection.
June 6, 2017
Behind the Kitchen Door 'Nashville Chefs Get Personal': Brett Swayn
Chef Brett Swayn spent his last dollar on a bus to Nashville, where he ended up homeless and spiritually bankrupt. He got a job offer from a kind chef volunteering at the mission where Brett was staying. And that turned his life around. Chef Brett Swayn shares how he rebuilt his life and The Cookery, from the bottom up.
June 6, 2017
Behind the Kitchen Door 'Nashville Chefs Get Personal': Andy Little
Before people called him “Chef,” Andrew Little had another nickname. Hear about the secret talent that earned the Josephine/Prima chef a college scholarship. Chef Andy Little shares his transition from tuba to tenderloin at Josephine and Prima
June 6, 2017
Behind the Kitchen Door 'Nashville Chefs Get Personal': Vui Hunt - 'From Vietnam to Veggies'
When Vui Hunt was a young girl, new to America, she felt lost. People said she was shy. Here’s how food helped her find her voice and the confidence to share her story. Chef Vui Hunt explains how food helped her find her way and start a Juice Bar and Vui's Kitchen