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Our celebrity chef and cooking workshop instructor this year will be Miami's own Adrianne Calvo, Owner and Chef at Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar.

After losing her younger sister, Jennifer, to cancer, Calvo started the ‘’Make It Count’’ foundation which helps children suffering from cancer and their families. She also sponsors events for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Susan G Komen, and for the American Cancer Society along with her friends and staff.

In 2002. Adrianne Calvo competed in a National Pastry Competition held by Johnson & Wales University and received a bronze medal without any formal training. In 2003, Calvo won ‘’Taste Down Under’’, an Australian culinary competition and her winning dish was served at a dinner for the United Nations and its ambassadors, making her the youngest person to cook for the United Nations. In 2004, she won ‘’Taste Down Under’’ again, and her dish was served to CNN correspondents and representatives from ‘’Gourmet’’, ‘’Food Network’’ and ‘’Bon Appetite’’. In 2013, Chef Adrianne Calvo won the ‘’Master Holiday Chef Challenge’’ Calvo being the youngest of the 14 competitors and one of two females. The Master Holiday Chef Challenge is a national chef competition that features 14 prominent chefs from major cities across the U.S. including Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco. The chefs competed against each other to create innovative dishes by using varieties of cheeses such as Alouette Cheese, Chavrie Fresh Goat Cheese, and Île-de-France Cheese.

She now has weekly spots on NBC’s ‘’6 in the Mix’’and Univision as well as countless segments with Clear Channel. She also appeared on an episode of the Chopped which aired on October 25, 2011. In 2013, Calvo starred on Foodable TV’s ‘’Food as a Lifestyle’’ to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a restaurant owner and an award winning chef.