2025 Talent

Meet the headliner and local chefs bringing the flavor to this year's festival!

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Alvin Cailan x Local Kitchens

Headliner Chef
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Antonia Lofaso

Headliner Chef
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Brooke Williamson

Headliner Chef
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Bryan Voltaggio

Headliner Chef
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Claudette Zepeda

Headliner Chef
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Gabe Bertaccini

Headliner Chef
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Giorgio Rapicavoli

Headliner Chef
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Ludo Lefebvre

Headliner Chef
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Michael Symon

Headliner Chef
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Michael Voltaggio

Headliner Chef
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Stephanie Izard

Headliner Chef
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Alex Falco

Men & Beasts
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Alice Mai & David LeFevre

AttaGirl
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Alisa Reynolds

My 2 Cents LA
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Angela Tamura

Peppoli at Pebble Beach
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Ashley Cunningham

Badash Bakes Bakery
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Avner Levi

CENTO Pasta Bar
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BOBBY GALE

Overall BBQ (aka Smokehouse BBQ LA)
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Brian Redzikowski

Kettner Exchange
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Briana Valdez

HomeState
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Chef Debbie Lee

Yi Cha
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Chef Edward Brik

WeVINO
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Chef Felipe Cuevas

Mothers Tacos
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Chef Frankie G.

Silver Lake United
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Chef Ken Li

Paradise Dynasty
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Chef Lior Hillel

Bacari Restaurants
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Chef Rocky

Brique French Toastery
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Chef Steve Samson

Superfine Playa
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Chef Uyên Lê

Bé Ù
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Daniel Cutler

Ronan
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Danielle Duran-Zecca

Amiga Amore
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David Kuo Head Fatty

Fatty Mart
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Dustin Lee

Jilli
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Executive Chef Irene Verceles

The Surfing Fox
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Executive Chef Joey Roacho

Ristorante Per L'Ora
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Frank Prieto

Terrazza at Hotel Casa del Mar
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Geo Delgado

Trophies Burger Club
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Heather Wong

Flouring
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Jackson Kalb

Ospi | Jemma | Jame
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James Bailey

Majordomo
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Jason Witzl

Ellie’s
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Jayro Martinez

Top of The V
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Jazz Singsanong

JITLADA
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Jessica Koslow

Sqirl
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Jonathan Perez

Macheen / Districto Catorce
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Jose O. Carles R.

Si! Mon
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Juan Carlos “Billy” Acosta

Carnitas El Momo
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Julia Tokarz & Gregory Lay

East Side Cheesecakes
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Jurni Rayne

Gritz N Wafflez
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Kat Turner

Highly Likely
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Lawrence Longo

Irv's Burgers
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Lindsay and Lawrence McDonald

All About the Cinnamon
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Lucy Haro

Qusqo Bistro & Gallery
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Marcos and Nayomie Mendoza

Cuernavaca's Grill
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Margaret Ameel

Cafe de Marguerite
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Margarita Kallas-Lee

Pasta|Bar
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Max & Fede

Fuegos LA
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Max Miller

HEAVY HANDED
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Mazen Mustafa

The Lonely Oyster
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Melody Stein

pi00a
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Michael Leonard

FlavorPerfection
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Michael Reed

Poppy & Seed
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Michele Galifi

Bianca Sicilian Tratorria
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Nakul & Arjun Mahendro

BADMAASH
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Okay Inak

SORA Craft Kitchen
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Patrick Costa

De La Nonna
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Phil Martin

Black Cat BBQ
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Raphael Lunetta

Marelle Santa Monica
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Rashida Holmes

Bridgetown Roti
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Ray Hayashi & Cynthia Hetlinger

RYLA
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Ray Yaptinchay & Jay Tugas

Spoon & Pork
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Renato Araujo

Lorenzo California
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Renson & Caroline Blanco

BAKE SOME NOISE
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Rose Previte

Maydan
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Sol Bashirian

Sunday Gravy
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Sweetfin

Sweetfin
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Tara Punzone

Pura Vita
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Tiana Gee

SoulPhil
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Todd Matthews

Costa Covo Osteria
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Uli Nasibova

Uli's Gelato
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Vittorio Lucariello

1 Pico at Shutters on the Beach
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Brooke Williamson

Headliner Chef
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Ludo Lefebvre

Headliner Chef
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Alex Falco

Men & Beasts
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Alice Mai & David LeFevre

AttaGirl
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Ashley Cunningham

Badash Bakes Bakery
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Avner Levi

CENTO Pasta Bar
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Brian Redzikowski

Kettner Exchange
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Chef Felipe Cuevas

Mothers Tacos
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Dustin Lee

Jilli
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Frank Prieto

Terrazza at Hotel Casa del Mar
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Heather Wong

Flouring
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Jazz Singsanong

JITLADA
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Jessica Koslow

Sqirl
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Jonathan Perez

Macheen / Districto Catorce
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Jurni Rayne

Gritz N Wafflez
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Lawrence Longo

Irv's Burgers
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Lucy Haro

Qusqo Bistro & Gallery
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Max & Fede

Fuegos LA
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Max Miller

HEAVY HANDED
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Mazen Mustafa

The Lonely Oyster
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Phil Martin

Black Cat BBQ
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Raphael Lunetta

Marelle Santa Monica
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Rashida Holmes

Bridgetown Roti
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Ray Hayashi & Cynthia Hetlinger

RYLA
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Ray Yaptinchay & Jay Tugas

Spoon & Pork
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Alvin Cailan x Local Kitchens

Headliner Chef
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Bryan Voltaggio

Headliner Chef
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Claudette Zepeda

Headliner Chef
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Michael Voltaggio

Headliner Chef
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Alisa Reynolds

My 2 Cents LA
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BOBBY GALE

Overall BBQ (aka Smokehouse BBQ LA)
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Briana Valdez

HomeState
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Chef Debbie Lee

Yi Cha
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Chef Ken Li

Paradise Dynasty
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Chef Lior Hillel

Bacari Restaurants
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Chef Rocky

Brique French Toastery
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Chef Uyên Lê

Bé Ù
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David Kuo Head Fatty

Fatty Mart
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Executive Chef Irene Verceles

The Surfing Fox
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Geo Delgado

Trophies Burger Club
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James Bailey

Majordomo
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Jose O. Carles R.

Si! Mon
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Juan Carlos “Billy” Acosta

Carnitas El Momo
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Julia Tokarz & Gregory Lay

East Side Cheesecakes
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Kat Turner

Highly Likely
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Lindsay and Lawrence McDonald

All About the Cinnamon
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Marcos and Nayomie Mendoza

Cuernavaca's Grill
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Michael Reed

Poppy & Seed
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Nakul & Arjun Mahendro

BADMAASH
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Okay Inak

SORA Craft Kitchen
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Renson & Caroline Blanco

BAKE SOME NOISE
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Rose Previte

Maydan
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Sweetfin

Sweetfin
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Tiana Gee

SoulPhil
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Gabe Bertaccini

Headliner Chef
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Giorgio Rapicavoli

Headliner Chef
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Michael Symon

Headliner Chef
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Angela Tamura

Peppoli at Pebble Beach
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Chef Edward Brik

WeVINO
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Chef Frankie G.

Silver Lake United
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Chef Steve Samson

Superfine Playa
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Daniel Cutler

Ronan
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Danielle Duran-Zecca

Amiga Amore
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Executive Chef Joey Roacho

Ristorante Per L'Ora
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Jackson Kalb

Ospi | Jemma | Jame
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Jason Witzl

Ellie’s
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Jayro Martinez

Top of The V
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Margaret Ameel

Cafe de Marguerite
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Margarita Kallas-Lee

Pasta|Bar
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Melody Stein

pi00a
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Michael Leonard

FlavorPerfection
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Michele Galifi

Bianca Sicilian Tratorria
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Patrick Costa

De La Nonna
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Renato Araujo

Lorenzo California
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Sol Bashirian

Sunday Gravy
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Tara Punzone

Pura Vita
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Todd Matthews

Costa Covo Osteria
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Uli Nasibova

Uli's Gelato
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Vittorio Lucariello

1 Pico at Shutters on the Beach
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Our 2025 Partners

Experience the Los Angeles Wine & Food Festival hosted by Tastemade in Santa Monica from November 7-9, 2025. Enjoy culinary mastery from dozens of chefs in an iconic Angeleno paradise where the Pacific breeze meets top-notch cuisine. Your tickets cover all food and beverage, ensuring that your taste buds get to savor a diverse culinary experience! 
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