When a beaming Gordon Ramsay enthusiastically asks to fill your champagne glass, and you find yourself clinking flutes of bubbly with him and celebrity chefs Richard Blais and Nyesha Arrington in a ...

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Chef Stephanie "Pyet" DeSpain grew up surrounded by culinary entrepreneurs, but her interest in becoming a chef herself came later in life. "I grew up with people who were very passionate about ...

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Pyet DeSpain took home the grand prize in Wednesday night’s episode of the new FOX show starring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey. She’ll receive $250,000, a one-year mentorship from all three judges, and ...

Kansas City-based social media chef Stephanie “Pyet” DeSpain competed on season 1 of Next Level Chef as part of Team Nyesha Arrington. After an average start, she secured her first winning dish in ...

"Rooted in Fire," the new cookbook by award-winning chef Pyet DeSpain brims with recipes celebrating both her Potawatami and Mexican heritages. But it's also a memoir of grit and resilience, and a ...

In her new cookbook “Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking,” Pyet DeSpain, Season 1 winner of Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” competition series, offers a warm ...

“If I’m going to be this person that has such a big platform to influence people,” says chef Pyet DeSpain, “then I better have something damn good to say.” DeSpain’s platform moment is here, following ...