Kelvin Fernandez

Born in New York to Dominican parents, Kelvin Fernandez never dreamed as a kid he'd be a chef. In fact, he never showed interest in food – despite the fact that his dad was a chef – until he enrolled in a high school cooking class in order to impress his high school sweetheart. That class ignited a passion for all things culinary and now at age 32, Fernandez has made a name for himself as the youngest executive chef ever on New York City's fine dining scene at the tender age of 22. He was also a runner up on Food Network's "Chopped", Winner on FYI Network's Man vs Child and winner on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay Show. Chef Fernandez has been awarded top 30 chefs under 30 years old for food and wine by Forbes Magazine where he also competed for best chef in America and has won 2 years in a row (2016 and 2017).