Logan Guleff (born July 23, 2002) is a television personality, cookbook author, entrepreneur,[1] and owner of Logan's Underground Supper Club. In 2014, he became the winner of the second season of the American reality cooking competition MasterChef Junior. In 2016, Guleff was listed in Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" as "a rising star in the culinary world".[2]
Logan Guleff | |
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 Guleff at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards | |
| Born | July 23, 2002 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Known for | Masterchef Junior |
| Style | Southern American, pastry, dessert |
| Website | www |
Early cooking career edit
Logan started cooking at the age of three. At the age of nine, his recipe for the "Jif Most Creative Sandwich" contest won him an appearance on Today on NBC.[3] "I went on TV a bunch with my recipe and it was really fun. I got so disappointed that I did not win the grand prize, so my Mom suggested that I enter another contest and I won (the Epicurious Healthy Challenge trip)."[4]
MasterChef Junior edit
On December 16, 2014, Logan won the second season of MasterChef Junior.[5]
Logan's winning meal included an appetizer of saffron spot prawns with olive tapenade and smoked aioli, an entree of salt-crusted branzino and a dessert of Meyer lemon madeleines with goat cheese mousse and a berry compote.[6]
He has also appeared on Season 4 (Cupcake Judge) & Season 5 (Show Clip) & Season 6 (Guest) of the show.
Recognition edit
Logan has won several food competitions including one which took him to the White House to meet the President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama. He visited the White House with President Barack Obama in 2012 at the Epicurious Kid's State Dinner Healthy Lunch Challenge.[7]
In 2013, Logan became the first and only child judge to complete the training course given by the Memphis World Championship BBQ committee as a certified judge.[clarification needed][8] In 2015, Logan became the youngest certified judge (age 12) at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.[9] He also judged the International Young Chef Olympiad in India in 2017.[10]
In 2015, Logan became a finalist in Shorty Awards for recognition in producing real-time short form content in the FOOD category along his social media platforms.[11] At the same year, he was named as a presenter for the Reality Television Awards (Hollywood) along with MasterChef Junior winning best "New Cast".[12]
In the summer of 2015, Logan became a spokesperson for the "Get Kids Cooking" campaign and initiative, GetKidsCooking.ca (in Canada).[13]
In 2016, Logan Guleff was named the "Next Great Southern Cook in America" by Southern Living Magazine,[14] along with Forbes magazine naming him one of the Young Innovators Who Are Changing the World.[15] Winner of the James Beard Foundation 2016 Blended Burger Project™.[16]
At the age of 14, Logan inked a partnership deal with meal delivery kit service Chef'd to present several of his dishes, including his winning James Beard Sustainable Mushroom Monster Burger (2017).[17]
In 2018, Logan Guleff won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for the Best New Cookbook (US) for "Cooking Dreams",[18] and in May 2018 the book was announced as the winner of "The Best in The World First Cookbook" in Yantai, China. He was selected as a TEDx speaker on the subject of "The Art of The Flavor".[19]
In 2021, Logan becomes the first chef to offer an NFT virtual dining experience.[20][21]
Television edit
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Today Show | Himself | Contestant JIF Sandwich |
| 2014 | MasterChef Junior | Himself | Contestant/Winner |
| 2015 | MasterChef Junior | Himself | Cupcake Judge/Judge |
| 2017 | The Today Show | Himself | Guest Chef - James Beard Winning Burger |
| 2017 | MasterChef Junior | Himself | Special Edition Winner Interview |
| 2017 | Galileo | Himself | Youngest Chef in The World[22] |
| 2017 | Pickler & Ben | Himself | Amazing Teens Edition[23] |
| 2018 | MasterChef Junior | Himself | Guest |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JIF Peanut Butter Sandwich Challenge | National Finalist |
| 2012 | Epicurious - Healthy Recipe Challenge | A White House State Dinner Winner |
| 2014 | MasterChef Junior US Season 2 | Winner |
| 2015 | Sixth Annual Shorty Awards | Nominated for Food[24] |
| 2015 | Reality TV Awards - MasterChef Jr | Best New Cast[25] MasterChef Jr Season 2 |
| 2016 | Time | 30 Most Influential Teen |
| 2016 | 37th Young Artist Awards Hollywood | Presenter & Nominee - Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (11–13) |
| 2016 | Space Camp Huntsville, Alabama | Commander's Cup Awardee |
| 2016 | James Beard Foundation | Blended Burger Winner |
| 2016 | Fortune Magazine | 18 Under 18[15] |
| 2016 | Southern Living Magazine | The Next Best Southern Cook |
| 2017 | Chef Works | Chef of January 2017[26] |
| 2018 | Gourmand World Cookbook Award[27] | The Best New Cookbook US[28] |
| 2018 | TEDx Speaker | The Art of The Flavor Speech[19] |
| 2018 | Gourmand World Cookbook Award[27] | The Best New Cookbook in the World[28] |
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Winner-Teen Choice Take Note Award[29] |
| 2020 | The SPARK Award | Youth Charity Award[30] |
Bibliography edit
Logan Guleff (2017), Logan's Chef Notes & Half Baked Tales – Cooking Dreams, Memphis, Tennessee USA: Logan Guleff, OL 26233407M ISBN 9780971157613 [31]
Moshe Goldstein (2022), Starter Mindset, Chater 4 FOOD:LOGAN: New Degree Press{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
ISBN 9798885049139
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Interview with Logan Guleff". Kebloom.
- ^ "Most Influential Teens 2016". Time.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Nine-Year-Old Midtown Chef Creates Winning Jif Burger". January 13, 2012.
- ^ "Order Up! with Logan".
- ^ Phillips, Bianca. "Memphis' Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior".
- ^ Denney, Pamela (December 17, 2014). "Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior Competition on Fox". Memphis magazine. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Memphis boy wins nationally televised cooking competition". December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Master Chef Junior Winner Logan Guleff — Memphis Food & Wine Festival". www.memphisfoodwinefestival.org. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016.
- ^ "14-year-old Memphis chef makes Time's Most Influential Teens list". Newscentral.exsees.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "MasterChef Junior US winner Logan Guleff is coming to India, and here's the main reason why!". Ibtimes.co.in. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Logan Guleff is a finalist in the food category for the Shorty Awards in New York City. - Memphis Business Journal". Archived from the original on April 20, 2015.
- ^ Girl, Not A. Gossip (May 15, 2015). "Recap and Interviews from Red Carpet Arrivals at the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards #RTVAs #Photos #Videos". Red Carpet Report Entertainment News Media.
- ^ "UNCLE BEN'S® tackling "kid-less" kitchens, challenging Canadian families to Get Cooking with BEN'S".
- ^ "Logan Junior Chef's Winning Shrimp & Grits".
- ^ a b "18 Under 18: Meet the Teen Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World". Fortune.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "The Mushroom Monster Recipe | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org.
- ^ Elle Perry (September 15, 2017). "Teen MasterChef partners with meal kit delivery service". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Cookbooks Shortlist 2018". www.cookbookfair.com.
- ^ a b Elle Perry (December 5, 2017). "TEDx Memphis 2018 speakers announced". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Most Ridiculous Items Turned into Tradeable NFTS".
- ^ "Want to Buy an NFT Virtual Dining Experience?". March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Der jüngste Spitzenkoch der Welt | Galileo | ProSieben" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Bain, Becky (November 1, 2017). "Logan Guleff's Roasted Beet Toast". Pickler and Ben.
- ^ "Shorty Awards 2015: Nominees Include Shonda Rhimes, Chris Pratt, Laverne Cox (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Media | Reality Television | Reality TV Awards". Realitytvawards. October 11, 2022.
- ^ Works, Chef (January 9, 2017). "Chefs of Chef Works: January 2017 Chef Logan Guleff | Chef Works". Blog.chefworks.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b es:Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
- ^ a b "Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2018 FOOD Culture". www.cookbookfair.com.
- ^ "Teen Choice Take Note Award Presented by Crayola - Teen Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 11, 2019.
- ^ "The SPARK Awards". December 15, 2020.
- ^ Logan's Chef Notes & Half Baked Tales – Cooking Dreams (2017 edition) | Open Library. OL 26233407M.
External links edit
- Order Up With Logan Blog (Start date 2010)