Jernard A. Wells is an award-winning TV host, celebrity chef, and bestselling cookbook author. He is the host of New Soul Kitchenand New Soul Kitchen Remix on CLEO TV and is best known from numerous Food Network shows. Wells is also a contributor on The Best Things I Ever Ate on Cooking Channel and Food Fantasies on Oprah Winfrey Network. He has worked with Tyler Perry, TV One founder Cathy Hughes, NBA Allstar Brandon Ingram, Tom Joyner, Bobby Brown, and Bel Biv Devoe, to name a few. He has been featured on TODAY, People magazine, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Rickey Smiley Morning Show, ESSENCE, Daily Blast Live, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, HLN, and more. The James Beard House Honored Chef is a 2-time Telly Award winner and Taste Award winner. Wells is affectionately called "The Family Chef."
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Cast Credits
Savor the City (2025)
Starring as Host
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Savannah (Jun 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x11: Bahamas (Jun 12, 2025)
- Episode 1x10: Las Vegas, Nevada (Jun 5, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: DC, Maryland & Virginia (May 29, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Charleston (May 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: San Francisco (May 8, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Miami (May 1, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: Nashville (Apr 24, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Sag Harbor & New York (Apr 17, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: New Orleans (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Napa Valley (Apr 3, 2025)
Today with Jenna & Friends (2025)
Guest starring as Chef
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x113: Michelle Buteau, Chris Perfetti, Jernard Wells (Jun 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x76: Tina Fey, Will Forte, Erika Henningsen, Geena Davis, Chef Jernard Wells (Apr 29, 2025)