Logan Guleff

Logan Guleff
Born (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation Chef
Known for Masterchef Junior
Style Southern American, South American, Pastry, Dessert
Website www.loganguleff.com

Logan Guleff (born July 20, 2002) is a television personality, cookbook author, 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. Guleff is listed in Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" as "a rising star in the culinary world".[1]

Early cooking career

Logan started cooking at the age of two. At the age of 9, his recipe for the "Jif Most Creative Sandwich" contest won him a trip to New York City and an appearance on The Today Show on NBC.[2] "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)."[3]

MasterChef Junior

On December 16, 2014, Logan won the second season of MasterChef Junior.[4]

Logan’s winning meal included an appetizer of saffron spot prawns with olive remoulade and smoked aioli, an entree of salt-crusted branzino which Gordon Ramsay remarked as "boldest, craziest" and a dessert of Meyer lemon madeleines with goat cheese mousse and a berry compote.[5]

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[6] Epicurious Kid’s State Dinner Healthy Lunch Challenge.

Logan Guleff Shaking Hands with President Barack Obama in August 2012

In 2013, Logan became the first and only kid judge to complete the training course given by the Memphis World Championship BBQ committee as a certified judge.[7] In 2015, Logan became the youngest certified Judge (age 12) at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.[8] He also judged the International Young Chef Olympiad in India in 2017.[9]

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.[10] Same year, named as a presenter for the Reality Television Awards (Hollywood) along with MasterChef Junior winning best "New Cast".[11]

In the summer of 2015, Logan became a spokesperson for the "Get Kids Cooking" campaign and initiative, GetKidsCooking.ca (in Canada).[12]

In 2016, Logan Guleff was named the “Next Great Southern Cook in America” by Southern Living Magazine,[13] along with Forbes magazine naming him one of the Young Innovators Who Are Changing the World.[14] Winner of the James Beard Foundation 2016 Blended Burger Project™.[15]

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).[16]

In 2018, Logan Guleff won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for the Best New Cookbook (US) for "Cooking Dreams"[17], 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".[18]

Television

Television
YearShowRoleNotes
2012The Today ShowHimselfContestant JIF Sandwich
2014MasterChef JuniorHimselfContestant/Winner
2015MasterChef JuniorHimselfCupcake Judge/Judge
2017The Today ShowHimselfGuest Chef - James Beard Winning Burger
2017MasterChef JuniorHimselfSpecial Edition Winner Interview
2017GalileoHimselfYoungest Chef in The World[19]
2017Pickler & Ben CMTHimselfAmazing Teens Edition[20]
2018 MasterChef Junior Himself Guest

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Logan Guleff
Year Award Category
2012JIF Peanut Butter Sandwich ChallengeNational Finalist
2012Epicurious - Healthy Recipe ChallengeA White House State Dinner Winner
2014MasterChef Junior US Season 2Winner
2015Sixth Annual Shorty AwardsNominated for Food[21]
2015Reality TV Awards - MasterChef JrBest New Cast[22] MasterChef Jr Season 2
2016Time Magazine30 Most Influential Teen
2016James Beard FoundationBlended Burger Winner
2016Fortune Magazine18 Under 18[14]
2016Southern Living MagazineThe Next Best Southern Cook
2017Chef WorksChef of January 2017[23]
2018Gourmand World Cookbook Award[24]The Best New Cookbook US[25]
2018TEDx SpeakerThe Art of The Flavor Speech[26]
2018Gourmand World Cookbook Award[27]The Best New Cookbook in the World [28]

Bibliography

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Most Influential Teens 2016". Time.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Nine-Year-Old Midtown Chef Creates Winning Jif Burger". 13 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Order Up! with Logan".
  4. ↑ Phillips, Bianca. "Memphis' Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior".
  5. ↑ Denney, Pamela (2014-12-17). "Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior Competition on Fox". Memphis magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Memphis boy wins nationally televised cooking competition". 17 December 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.memphisfoodwinefestival.org/local-chefs/master-chef-junior-winner-logan-guleff/
  8. ↑ "14-year-old Memphis chef makes Time's Most Influential Teens list". Newscentral.exsees.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  9. ↑ January 23, 2017 12:36 IST (2017-01-23). "MasterChef Junior US winner Logan Guleff is coming to India, and here's the main reason why!". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  10. ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/04/16/masterchef-gets-shorty-awards-bid.html
  11. ↑ https://www.redcarpetreporttv.com/2015/05/14/recap-and-interviews-from-red-carpet-arrivals-at-the-3rd-annual-reality-tv-awards-rtvas/
  12. ↑ "UNCLE BEN'S® tackling "kid-less" kitchens, challenging Canadian families to Get Cooking with BEN'S".
  13. ↑ "Logan Junior Chef's Winning Shrimp & Grits".
  14. 1 2 "18 Under 18: Meet the Teen Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World". Fortune.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  15. ↑ https://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/the-mushroom-monster
  16. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/09/15/memphis-teen-masterchef-partners-with-meal-kit.html
  17. ↑ http://www.cookbookfair.com/index.php/gourmand-awards/winners-2018
  18. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/12/05/tedx-memphis-2018-speakers-announced.html
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoqDSO3x1Eg&feature=share
  20. ↑ https://www.picklerandben.com/logan-guleffs-roasted-beet-toast/
  21. ↑ "Shorty Awards 2015: Nominees Include Shonda Rhimes, Chris Pratt, Laverne Cox (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Reality Tv Awards 2015".
  23. ↑ Works, Chef (2017-01-09). "Chefs of Chef Works: January 2017 Chef Logan Guleff | Chef Works". Blog.chefworks.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  24. ↑ es:Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
  25. ↑ http://www.cookbookfair.com/index.php/gourmand-awards/winners-2018/gourmand-world-cookbook-awards-2018-food-culture/book/21?page=96
  26. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2017/12/05/tedx-memphis-2018-speakers-announced.html
  27. ↑ es:Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
  28. ↑ http://www.cookbookfair.com/index.php/gourmand-awards/winners-2018/gourmand-world-cookbook-awards-2018-food-culture/book/21?page=96
  29. ↑ http://openlibrary.org/books/OL26233407M/Logan’s_Chef_Notes_Half_Baked_Tales_–_Cooking_Dreams
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