Speaker Biographies
BACK TO LIST- David Rosengarten
David Rosengarten is one of the world's foremost authorities on food, wine and cooking. He is also a travel writer, cookbook author and TV journalist beloved by millions of fans the world over.
He is perhaps best known for his popular TV programs on The Food Network, where he has hosted or co-hosted approximately 2,500 shows.A frequent guest on NBC's Today show, David has also written about food, wine and travel for Gourmet, The New York Times, Food & Wine, The Wine Spectator, Newsday, Bon Appetit, Harper's Bazaar, House Beautiful, Business Week, Metropolitan Home, The New York Daily News, The New York Observer, Expedia Travels, Cigar Aficionado, among many other publications.
David is the author of the award-winning cookbook, Taste, based on his TV cooking show of the same name. He is also the author of The Dean & DeLuca Cookbook, a 500-recipe book devoted to the food and food ideas of America's most famous grocery.
He is a much sought-after jurist for wine, food, chef and sommelier competitions. For example, he has served as the only American judge on an international panel that selected the world's greatest sommelier.
David teaches cooking and wine classes on many topics, and travels frequently throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia, where he writes and lectures on a wide range of culinary subjects.
He holds a doctorate in dramatic literature from Cornell University, and was an assistant professor of theater at Skidmore College. He resides in New York City.
Currently, David is the editor-in-chief of The Rosengarten Report, a newsletter covering the most exciting, undiscovered food products, restaurants, wines and travel destinations in the world. The Rosengarten Report received the James Beard Award in 2003 as the best food and wine newsletter in the country.
