10 World Class Chefs on Twitter Who Make it Sizzle

As a young boy, my family exposed me to dishes from around the world: Chelow Kebab, Pisca Andina, Chicken Satay, Hoender Pastei, and Scone-Topped Beef Casserole. In fact, the Ethiopian Restaurant at the corner of 18th and Columbia Road in D.C. was my absolute favorite as a kid. Though nowhere near being a chef myself, I appreciate the care and time put into a great meal, and I am always curious of the cultural significance and history behind the meal in question.

I grew up with the notion that great cuisine is not simply an art, but also, a language. The spices, all of the ingredients, and the aroma speak to you, and sing to you, and romance your taste buds. In fact, the recipes of renowned New York City Chef and author Marcus Samuelsson do this quite well.

Four of my friends on Twitter - ybeitollahi, 1happyjourney, YllwCkeNoFrstng and TheGourmetGirl - are some of the top food enthusiasts I know (and the inspiration for this post). I look forward to their tweets about trying delicious foods. And, I look forward to reading the tweets of the 10 chefs below. It's not just their individual recipes, but also, their unique culinary perspective in general. Each chef can be correctly described as a culinary force of nature. Check out their pages, cook their recipes, and share their flavor with your friends. And please post other great chefs on Twitter in the comment section below.

Bridget Davis /@Bridget_CooKs

Davis is one of Australia's premier chefs and a serious flavor profiler. Her sterling culinary reputation extends far beyond the boundaries her continent. Over the Summer, I tried her truly smokin' recipe for Bang Bang Chicken! It's hot! Theinternetchef.biz

Guillaume Alinat /@chefgui

Alinat is a popular chef, blogger, and food writer. But the highlight of his website, for me, is his Itinerant Cookbook Project, which involves 10 cookbooks "traveling from hand to hand, kitchen to kitchen, city to city, continent to continent, with all 'traveling' being recorded and documented." Very original idea! Chefgui.com

Bethenny Frankel /@Bethenny

Frankel, one of the stars of the TV hit The Real Housewives of New York City, is a Natural Food Chef and graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts. A bestselling author of Naturally Thin, she has some pretty cool recipes I've tried recently: her delicious Mexican Turkey Burger, and her Asian Glazed Sea Bass. Top notch! Bethenny.com

Marty Richardson /@chefmartyrich

This Harvard educated cook has lived and cooked all over the globe: from the hills of Aspen, CO, to the waters of South Eastern Asia and Austrailia. His dishes reflect the cultural diversity and richness of his culinary travels. His recommended recipe of baked apples and ice cream is hot. Chefmartyrich.com.

Debbie Frangipane /@dolcedebbie

As Executive Chef and Culinary Director for Savory Adventures, Debbie and her husband Barry frequently host luxury getaways to Italy's most exclusive destinations. Her Lemon Baked Chicken & Three Potato Salad recipes are keepers! Savoryadventures.com

Deeba /@vindee

On her website Deeba writes: "My passions in life...baking, cooking, nature, art. It's mainly about FOOD as an art." And she's right. She's one of the most respected chefs in India. Her recipes are a feast to both taste buds and eyes. I tried her chcolate strawberry shortcake and its nothing short of amazing. PassionateAboutBaking.com

Jaden /@steamykitchen

Jaden is a popular food writer for the Tampa Tribune and a daytime television chef on Tampa Bay's CBS affiliate. I tried her Japanese Noodles with Shimeji Mushroom recipe and I highly recommend it! Check out her blog at Steamykitchen.com.

Peter Bowen /@5MinuteGourmet

Bowen creates gourmet dishes in five minutes. Yes, five minutes. He is committed to helping folks create great gourmet meals in just minutes! In fact, a lady friend made his Asian Chicken Stir Fry meal for our dinner date months ago. Great taste! Check out all of his recipes: 5MGourmet

Kathy Barrioz Glenn /@ChefKathy

Glenn is a personal chef, consultant, tea aficionado, and she has a great, thorough list of people and groups her services appeal to. I love her Greek Styled Baked Chicken. It's a winner! Specialthymes.com

David Lawrence /@ChefDaveLA

Lawrence is a private chef, a food blogger, and self-styled kitchen rock star. He is the bestselling author of Boy Eats World, a book of 150 recipes. His Filet Mignon with Blackberry Cabernet Sauce is delicious: Chefdavidlawrence.com

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Comments

[SteveS]

I followed most of these twitterers upon your suggestion but then a few days later unfollowed most.

I recommend @chefgui on your list. I burnt a roast, and he twittered me through saving it. Now that is a chef on twitter!

Some of them tweet their cooking, others tweet their lives or simply links to their promotional material. (Hence the fact that some commenters and yourself didn't even know they were chefs at first). Tweeting life is all fine and good, but I think should not earn them a spot on a "chefs who tweet" list.

[2morrowknight - Huffpost Blogger]

Hi SteveS. Congrats on surviving a burnt "roast", and for exercising your right to "unfollow" anyone on Twitter you are unimpressed with.

And yes SteveS, some of the chefs above do "tweet their cooking" and "their lives or simply links to their promotional material." There are no ground rules to tweeting. And, contrary to your curious assertion, I knew everyone was a chef because, um, I read their websites, and thoroughly researched them, and cooked some of their recipes.

Oh, and SteveS, the ten chefs above are not simply on a "chefs who tweet" list, as you call it. To be clear, they are on a list of experienced, impressive, culturally rich, world class chefs "who are on Twitter". That's the way I would phrase it.

These chefs will continue making great food regardless of who follows, or un-follows them. Life goes on, and so does the sizzle!!! I recommend all ten of these world class chefs without any reservation or hesitation whatsoever.

And of course, I thank you for sharing your opinions SteveS.

[SteveS]

Since I was misunderstood, I would like to rephrase my comment. Of course, these are top chefs no matter who follows them. That was not the point.

When someone reads a list of people, in this case chefs, one assumes that means that following them would enrich one's culinary experience. Otherwise, there is no purpose to a list.

My comment was that in this instance, that is not the case because one chef has quit tweeting over a month ago and some other chefs tweet aspects of their lives that have nothing to do with their culinary career.

So if one comes across this list of 10 world class chefs, one would be in error to assume that by following them, one's culinary experience is enriched. However, I do thank you for the list because 3 or 4 of them, as I mentioned, do tweet helpful expertise, so for that, I thank you for the article.

[OverIt]

Any list great chefs on Twitter that doesn't include @rickbayless is sorely lacking. Everyday brings new advice and insights from a truly passionate culinary genius.

[2morrowknight - Huffpost Blogger]

Thanks for your comment. Your "sorely lacking" reference is interesting. Let me address it directly.

For the record, I love Rick Bayless and agree he's a great chef. Awesome in fact. But the objective of this Twitter list is not to "double down" on the names we do know, but, instead, to expand our knowledge of, and deepen our appreciation for, the names we don't hear.

If you add up the frequent flyer miles of all of the ten chefs, you'll find that they've been all over the world. Their delicious dishes reflect that. If you notice, the title of my post doesn't have "Top Chefs...", "Best Chefs...", "Hottest Chefs...", etc. Why? Because the "hottest, best, top chefs" are everywhere, and they don't always have great PR, lots of followers on Twitter, a tv show, or bestselling books. If a chef has it like that, that's hot. But I like to also shine a light on people who do great work, but who may not be a household name.

These 10 chefs are indeed world class. There are lots of people who are not in the list above. My list is not "sorely lacking" because it doesn't include Rick Bayless anymore than he's "sorely lacking" as a chef because he's not on the list. I wish the ten chefs above, Rick Bayless, and every great chefs of the world the very best. Keep cookin'. Keep sizzlin'.

Thank you for mentioning him, and for sharing your opinions.

[ItsMickeyBricksBaby]

Wow...anot­her great Twitter list 2morrowknight. I like that you recommended some recipes as well. This list, has a great, decidedly international feel to it.

This is some great food to try out for the holidays.

[YunekFlava]

A YUMMY list of absolutely fantastic culinary artists, who makes you smell their food, just by describing what they do. Smells good! I haven't taken a look at all of the websites of each of them, but I'm sure when I do, I'm in for quite a bunch of treats.
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[MimiJackson]

Truly delicious list!

Dolcebebbie's "Lemon Baked Chicken" is nice. I'm from Florida and one of my relatives cooked me some of her recipes early this year. She truly deserves to be on this list. I agree with the previous commentor: great list overall!

[TheBigVia]

This is a great list. I like the fact that you've actually tasted some of their recipes prior to writing this. That's good. BTW, I didn't know Bethenny Frankel was a chef. Wow. Well, overall, it's making me hungry. :)

Thanks for this.

[2morrowknight - Huffpost Blogger]

"I didn't know Bethenny Frankel was a chef"

I didn't either until I read her website. She's got the goods. I've tased some of her recipes. Truly delicious.