Rundown: Young Hip Chefs to Keep your Eye On

Growing up I remember watching cooking shows where chefs reminded me of my grandparents, Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, and Mario Batali are a few that come to mind. But now who do I see when I turn on the tv? More people that look like they could be my friends. They look hipper and wear more tattoos than most bikers. What’s going  on? Where did all the snooty, white jacket chefs who studied intense french cooking methods go?

Well, it seems like a few things are happening here:

1. Mainstream Media: Cooking shows are appearing all over television on other networks, not just Food Network, and people generally want to see good looking people on TV with a personality that they can relate to.

2. Self-Expression: Young chefs are especially high on creativity and artistic expression from what they make to how they act to what they wear on their bodies.

3. Society: More young people are rejecting joining the blue collar workforce and pursuing more creative endeavors at the same time that more people are open to new ideas and want to try new things.

Take a look at young chefs who are making a scene: