Las Vegas: Chef Todd English Named Chef of the Year

Just named Las Vegas Food & Wine 2022 Chef of the Year by "Haute Living" Magazine, Todd English is a famed restaurateur, internationally acclaimed Chef, television host, and Best-Selling author with a multimillion-dollar hospitality empire.

His English Hospitality Group recently revealed The English Hotel in the Las Vegas Arts District, which includes his world-class restaurant, The Pepper Club. This latest venture adds to his worldwide restaurant empire, including Las Vegas and the Bahamas with Olives, Todd English Pub in Birmingham, Figs in Boston, BlueZoo in Orlando, Tuscany in Connecticut, and MXDC in Washington, DC. 


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In addition, English is behind Target's new Chef Todd English cookware line, partnered with Nutre Meal Plans to deliver healthy & delicious meals, created a new cannabis-infused food line with LastLeaf, and is currently developing new restaurants in cities across the globe.


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The four-time James Beard Award-winner has established one of the best-known restaurant brands in the world, publishing critically acclaimed cookbooks and producing and hosting his own EMMY Award-nominated PBS TV show "Food Trip." English has been named Nation's Restaurant News "Top 50 Tastemakers", awarded Bon Appetit's "Restaurateur of the Year," and selected by People Magazine as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People." 


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English is also a celebrated philanthropist, often hosting and acting as Chef for high-profile entertainment and charity events. He has been the Executive Celebrity Chef for MTV's Video Music Awards and has hosted events for The Superbowl, Sundance Film Festival, Fashion Week, The Tony Awards, NASCAR, The Masters, US Open, and Dinner in White. 


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He is also very involved with several local and national charities, including Susan G. Komen, Big Brothers of America, the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation, Community Servings, Share Our Strength, Boys, and Girls Clubs, Volunteers of America, Food Bank of NYC, Make a Wish, Autism Speaks, City Harvest, Keep Memory Alive, Family Reach, Men with Heart, YMCA, NECAT, American Red Cross, Maureen's Haven Shelters, and Bakes for Breast Cancer where he is an honorary board member. Most recently, Todd formed The Wendy English Breast Cancer Research Foundation in honor of his sister.

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