JAMES BRISCIONE and BROOKE PARKHURST are the husband-and-wife authors of four cookbooks, including the best-selling The Flavor Matrix. James is a chef, author, Food Network personality and remains a top voice in the field of culinary innovation. During his tenure as the Director of Culinary Development at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in Manhattan, James developed the Modernist Cuisine program and partnered with IBM on the ground-breaking "Chef Watson" project. Chef Watson is regarded as the world's first generative AI for recipes and yielded over $100 million in economic impact for IBM.

For the past year, and with the original Chef Watson development team, James has lead the food tech start-up, CulinAI. CulinAI aims to deliver medical-grade nutritional guidance and promote wellness through recipes developed with flavor-optimized algorithms that are tailored to individual taste preferences.

James is also a featured chef on the Food Network Kitchen app offering 'live' and on-demand cooking classes. He is a 4-time Food Network Champion with multiple wins on Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. He regularly appears on television as a host and judge of Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, The Kitchen, The Today Show and more. He was named one of People Magazine's 'Sexiest Chefs Alive.' The food and ideas that James has created over the past decade have been featured in the New York Times, The New Yorker, NBC, BBC, NPR, Time, and hundreds of outlets around the globe.

Brooke Parkhurst is an award-winning wine director as well as culinary instructor and cookbook author. She is an entertaining expert with numerous appearances on NBC Today Show, Fox & Friends National, CBS New York and People Magazine.

Together, Chef James and Brooke have authored four cookbooks. The couple opened their first restaurant, Angelena's Ristorante Italiano, in their hometown of Pensacola, FL. In 2019. Angelena's is inspired by their home on the Gulf Coast and travels through Italy. After five years and numerous accolades, including a Golden Spoon Award as 'Best New Restaurant in Florida' and 'Best Wine List' by Florida Trend Magazine, they left Angelena's to found a food & beverage consulting company.