Melissa King Biography
Chef Melissa King is one of the most exciting young talents in America’s culinary scene. After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, King trained under several Michelin-star and James Beard-recognized chefs including Dominique Crenn, Craig Stoll, and Ron Siegel. She earned national recognition placing as a finalist on Bravo's television series Top Chef.
King’s hyper-local cooking style combines the Bay Area’s best ingredients with modern techniques and Asian flavors. In 2015, King founded Co+Lab, an experimental pop-up dinner series in which she collaborates with local chefs and food artisans. She is the first chef ambassador for Whole Foods Market. She’s created two ice cream flavors with Humphry Slocombe sold exclusively within Whole Foods: Hong Kong Milk Tea and Golden Milk & Gingerbread; a 3rd flavor to launch June 2018. She was selected as Celebrity Grand Marshal for San Francisco Pride 2016 and has modeled for a Levi's Strauss 2018 global Pride campaign advocating for the LGBTQ community. In Nov 2016, she was the opening guest chef of Elle Café Aoyama, a fine dining restaurant in the fashion district of Tokyo, in collaboration with Elle Magazine.
Along with being a chef, international consultant, television personality, and brand partner, King actively participates in speaking panels supporting women’s empowerment, environmental sustainability, food education for youths, and entrepreneurship. She also appears at food & music festivals such as Outsidelands, Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, & the Napa Valley Film Festival.
She's been recognized as "one of the best female chefs in San Francisco" and a "40 under 40: Rising Star".
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Melissa King is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Melissa King for your event is available upon request. Melissa King generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Roy Choi, Laura Ling, Lisa Ling, Christine Ha and Kristen Kish. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Melissa King for an upcoming live or virtual event.