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Art Smith

5 out of 5
3 reviews

Celebrity Chef, Author & Humanitarian; Served as the Personal Chef of Oprah Winfrey

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Art Smith Biography

He is the executive chef and co-owner of BlueDoor Kitchen and Garden, Southern Art and Bourbon Bar, Homecomin’: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and his newest restaurant, Art Bird & Whiskey Bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Art Smith has received the culinary profession’s highest awards and has cooked for some of the world’s most famous celebrities. In 1997, Smith became the personal, day-today chef to Oprah Winfrey, a position that lasted ten years. Smith now coordinates and cooks for special events all around the world.

Most recently Smith has made several television appearances including ABC’s Lady Gaga Thanksgiving Special, Top Chef a nd returned to Top Chef Masters (for the second time), where he quickly became an audience favorite. Smith was also featured in an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where he lent a hand to a deserving family that has devoted their lives to providing meals for the less fortunate members of their community.

Smith has made regular television appearances on programs such as Iron Chef America, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Fox News, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, BBQ Pitmasters, The Talk, The Dr. Oz Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has appeared on the cover of Parade magazine, and has been featured in Cooking Light magazine. He is a regular contributor to Standup magazine, whose proceeds benefit The Ben Cohen Standup Foundation, which raises awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying.

Smith is the author of three award-winning cookbooks: Back to the Table; Kitchen Life: Real Food for Real Families; and Back to the Family. He contributed recipes and cooking advice to The Spectrum, the newest book by ground-breaking cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Dean Ornish. In May of 2013 his latest cookbook was released, Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort, with a focus on healthy cooking and healthy living, (published by Harper One 2013).

Smith is the founder of Common Threads, a non-profit organization teaching low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable meals since 2003. He believes that through hands-on cooking and introducing children to fresh foods we can help prevent childhood obesity, reverse the trend of poor eating habits, and learn about diversity and tolerance through the celebration of our cultural differences and our commonalities.

Smith was honored by Chicago Magazine as a Chicagoan of the Year in 2007. That same year, the prestigious James Beard Foundation named him Humanitarian of the Year. In 2008 Chef Art Smith received an Honorary MBA Degree, awarded by the Dedman School of Hospitality at Florida State University.

Smith was inducted into the Chicago Culinary Museums Hall of Fame in 2010. September 30th, 2010 was proclaimed by Richard M. Daley, Mayor of The City of Chicago as Chef Art Smith Day in Chicago. May 19, 2012 Chef Art Smith received an Honorary Doctorate of Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University, North Miami Campus. In 2018, Smith was the first ever recipient for the Dream Maker Humanitarian award by the Ed Asner Family Center Foundation.

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Speaking Topics

  • Food Diplomacy

    Chef Art's travels around the world being a good diplomat for the US State Department

  • Celebrity Chef Art Smith to US Ambassador of Portugals

    Healthy Comfort

  • Big Chef Little Chef

    How to eat delicious food and be healthy

  • Being a Chef with Type 2 Diabetes

    How as a Chef I can work and live and help people with diabetes

  • Using Food as Platform to Create Change

    Chef Art is known for his Advocacy for LGBTQ

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Art Smith's Healthy Comfort: How America's Favorite Celebrity Chef Got it Together, Lost Weight, and Reclaimed His Health!

Art Smith's Healthy Comfort: How America's Favorite Celebrity Chef Got it Together, Lost Weight, and Reclaimed His Health!

Back to the Family: Food Tastes Better Shared With Ones You Love

Back to the Family: Food Tastes Better Shared With Ones You Love

Kitchen Life: Real Food For Real Families -- Even Yours!

Kitchen Life: Real Food For Real Families -- Even Yours!

Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family

Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family

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  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Art Smith?

    Booking fees for Art Smith, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Art Smith, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Art Smith?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Art Smith for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Art Smith for your next private or corporate function.

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Art Smith

5 out of 5
3 reviews

Celebrity Chef, Author & Humanitarian; Served as the Personal Chef of Oprah Winfrey

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Speaking Fee:
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000
Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000
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Authors, Celebrity Chefs, Food, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Television Personalities, Virtual Speakers

Art Smith Biography

He is the executive chef and co-owner of BlueDoor Kitchen and Garden, Southern Art and Bourbon Bar, Homecomin’: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and his newest restaurant, Art Bird & Whiskey Bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Art Smith has received the culinary profession’s highest awards and has cooked for some of the world’s most famous celebrities. In 1997, Smith became the personal, day-today chef to Oprah Winfrey, a position that lasted ten years. Smith now coordinates and cooks for special events all around the world.

Most recently Smith has made several television appearances including ABC’s Lady Gaga Thanksgiving Special, Top Chef a nd returned to Top Chef Masters (for the second time), where he quickly became an audience favorite. Smith was also featured in an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where he lent a hand to a deserving family that has devoted their lives to providing meals for the less fortunate members of their community.

Smith has made regular television appearances on programs such as Iron Chef America, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Fox News, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, BBQ Pitmasters, The Talk, The Dr. Oz Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has appeared on the cover of Parade magazine, and has been featured in Cooking Light magazine. He is a regular contributor to Standup magazine, whose proceeds benefit The Ben Cohen Standup Foundation, which raises awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying.

Smith is the author of three award-winning cookbooks: Back to the Table; Kitchen Life: Real Food for Real Families; and Back to the Family. He contributed recipes and cooking advice to The Spectrum, the newest book by ground-breaking cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Dean Ornish. In May of 2013 his latest cookbook was released, Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort, with a focus on healthy cooking and healthy living, (published by Harper One 2013).

Smith is the founder of Common Threads, a non-profit organization teaching low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable meals since 2003. He believes that through hands-on cooking and introducing children to fresh foods we can help prevent childhood obesity, reverse the trend of poor eating habits, and learn about diversity and tolerance through the celebration of our cultural differences and our commonalities.

Smith was honored by Chicago Magazine as a Chicagoan of the Year in 2007. That same year, the prestigious James Beard Foundation named him Humanitarian of the Year. In 2008 Chef Art Smith received an Honorary MBA Degree, awarded by the Dedman School of Hospitality at Florida State University.

Smith was inducted into the Chicago Culinary Museums Hall of Fame in 2010. September 30th, 2010 was proclaimed by Richard M. Daley, Mayor of The City of Chicago as Chef Art Smith Day in Chicago. May 19, 2012 Chef Art Smith received an Honorary Doctorate of Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University, North Miami Campus. In 2018, Smith was the first ever recipient for the Dream Maker Humanitarian award by the Ed Asner Family Center Foundation.

Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Art Smith and other top speakers and celebrities.

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Art Smith Speaking Topics

  • Food Diplomacy

    Chef Art's travels around the world being a good diplomat for the US State Department

  • Celebrity Chef Art Smith to US Ambassador of Portugals

    Healthy Comfort

  • Big Chef Little Chef

    How to eat delicious food and be healthy

  • Being a Chef with Type 2 Diabetes

    How as a Chef I can work and live and help people with diabetes

  • Using Food as Platform to Create Change

    Chef Art is known for his Advocacy for LGBTQ

Art Smith Videos

  • Celebrity Chef Art Smith Talks About his New Restaurant
    Celebrity Chef Art Smith Talks About his New Restaurant
    Chef Art Smith talks about his new restaurant Homecoming Florida Kitchen & Southern Shine at Disney Springs.
  • Oprah and Chef Art Smith Invent a Grilled Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup
    Oprah and Chef Art Smith Invent a Grilled Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup
    Chef Art Smith teaches 'Oprah Show' viewers how to make a creamy grilled tomato and bell pepper soup.
  • Food: the polite protest | Art Smith | TEDxRiga
    Food: the polite protest | Art Smith | TEDxRiga
    Jul 29, 2015 ... Chef Art Smith loves the idea of bringing people together through food. It's partly what made him the success he is today. He is the...
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Art Smith Books

Art Smith's Healthy Comfort: How America's Favorite Celebrity Chef Got it Together, Lost Weight, and Reclaimed His Health!
Art Smith's Healthy Comfort: How America's Favorite Celebrity Chef Got it Together, Lost Weight, and Reclaimed His Health!
Back to the Family: Food Tastes Better Shared With Ones You Love
Back to the Family: Food Tastes Better Shared With Ones You Love
Kitchen Life: Real Food For Real Families -- Even Yours!
Kitchen Life: Real Food For Real Families -- Even Yours!
Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family
Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family

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Florida is known for hundreds of miles of beautiful beaches, amazing theme parks, and the Everglades. These speakers are athletes, chefs, actors, journalists, and inventors who reside in this beautiful state. For an event in...
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FAQs on booking Art Smith

  • How to book Art Smith?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Art Smith for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Art Smith, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Art Smith or any other celebrity of your choice.

  • How much does it cost to book Art Smith?

    Booking fees for Art Smith, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Art Smith, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

  • Who is the agent for Art Smith?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Art Smith for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Art Smith for your next private or corporate function.

  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Art Smith or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Art Smith or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Art Smith is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Food Diplomacy , Celebrity Chef Art Smith to US Ambassador of Portugals , Big Chef Little Chef, Being a Chef with Type 2 Diabetes and Using Food as Platform to Create Change. The estimated speaking fee range to book Art Smith for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Art Smith generally travels from Jacksonville, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Darren McGrady, Aarti Sequeira, Michael Solomonov, Cat Cora and Richard Blais. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Art Smith for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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Art Smith Speaking Topics

  • Food Diplomacy

    Chef Art's travels around the world being a good diplomat for the US State Department

  • Celebrity Chef Art Smith to US Ambassador of Portugals

    Healthy Comfort

  • Big Chef Little Chef

    How to eat delicious food and be healthy

  • Being a Chef with Type 2 Diabetes

    How as a Chef I can work and live and help people with diabetes

  • Using Food as Platform to Create Change

    Chef Art is known for his Advocacy for LGBTQ

Art Smith Speaker Videos

  • Celebrity Chef Art Smith Talks About his New Restaurant
    Celebrity Chef Art Smith Talks About his New Restaurant
    Chef Art Smith talks about his new restaurant Homecoming Florida Kitchen & Southern Shine at Disney Springs.
    Oprah and Chef Art Smith Invent a Grilled Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup
    Oprah and Chef Art Smith Invent a Grilled Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup
    Chef Art Smith teaches 'Oprah Show' viewers how to make a creamy grilled tomato and bell pepper soup.
  • Food: the polite protest | Art Smith | TEDxRiga
    Food: the polite protest | Art Smith | TEDxRiga
    Jul 29, 2015 ... Chef Art Smith loves the idea of bringing people together through food. It's partly what made him the success he is today. He is the executive ...
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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

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