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Logan Guleff
Guleff at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards
Born (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22)
OccupationChef
Known forMasterchef Junior
StyleSouthern American, pastry, dessert
Websitewww.loganguleff.com

Logan Guleff (born July 20, 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]

Early cooking career

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

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 remoulade 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

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]

Logan Guleff Shaking Hands with President Barack Obama in August 2012

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] Same year, 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]

Television

Television
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[20]
2017 Pickler & Ben Himself Amazing Teens Edition[21]
2018 MasterChef Junior Himself Guest

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Logan Guleff
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[22]
2015 Reality TV Awards - MasterChef Jr Best New Cast[23] 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[24]
2018 Gourmand World Cookbook Award[25] The Best New Cookbook US[26]
2018 TEDx Speaker The Art of The Flavor Speech[19]
2018 Gourmand World Cookbook Award[25] The Best New Cookbook in the World[26]
2019 Teen Choice Awards Winner-Teen Choice Take Note Award[27]
2020 The SPARK Award Youth Charity Award[28]

Bibliography

Logan Guleff (2017), Logan's Chef Notes & Half Baked Tales – Cooking Dreams, Memphis, Tennessee USA: Logan Guleff, OL 26233407M ISBN 9780971157613 [29]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Logan Guleff". Kebloom.
  2. ^ "Most Influential Teens 2016". Time.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nine-Year-Old Midtown Chef Creates Winning Jif Burger". January 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Order Up! with Logan".
  5. ^ Phillips, Bianca. "Memphis' Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior".
  6. ^ Denney, Pamela (December 17, 2014). "Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior Competition on Fox". Memphis magazine. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Memphis boy wins nationally televised cooking competition". December 17, 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.memphisfoodwinefestival.org/local-chefs/master-chef-junior-winner-logan-guleff/
  9. ^ "14-year-old Memphis chef makes Time's Most Influential Teens list". Newscentral.exsees.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/04/16/masterchef-gets-shorty-awards-bid.html
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "UNCLE BEN'S® tackling "kid-less" kitchens, challenging Canadian families to Get Cooking with BEN'S".
  14. ^ "Logan Junior Chef's Winning Shrimp & Grits".
  15. ^ a b "18 Under 18: Meet the Teen Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World". Fortune.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "The Mushroom Monster Recipe | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org.
  17. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/09/15/memphis-teen-masterchef-partners-with-meal-kit.html
  18. ^ "Cookbooks Shortlist 2018". www.cookbookfair.com.
  19. ^ a b https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/12/05/tedx-memphis-2018-speakers-announced.html
  20. ^ "Der jüngste Spitzenkoch der Welt | Galileo | ProSieben" – via www.youtube.com.
  21. ^ Bain, Becky (November 1, 2017). "Logan Guleff's Roasted Beet Toast". Pickler and Ben.
  22. ^ "Shorty Awards 2015: Nominees Include Shonda Rhimes, Chris Pratt, Laverne Cox (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  23. ^ "Media | Reality Television | Reality TV Awards". Realitytvawards.
  24. ^ Works, Chef (January 9, 2017). "Chefs of Chef Works: January 2017 Chef Logan Guleff | Chef Works". Blog.chefworks.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  25. ^ a b es:Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
  26. ^ a b "Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2018 FOOD Culture". www.cookbookfair.com.
  27. ^ "Teen Choice Take Note Award Presented by Crayola - Teen Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter.
  28. ^ https://citycurrent.com/the-spark-awards
  29. ^ Logan's Chef Notes & Half Baked Tales – Cooking Dreams (2017 edition) | Open Library. OL 26233407M.