Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot Bowles (born 1977) is an American chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He gained recognition in the restaurant business as a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award. Elliot was named to Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" list in 2004 and became the youngest chef in the United States to receive four stars from a major publication, the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. He rose to fame as a contestant on Iron Chef and Top Chef Masters, and later became a judge on the first six seasons of the American MasterChef and its spinoff, MasterChef Junior. Elliot, a self-described "Navy brat," was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Johnson & Wales University where his passion for food and music was ignited.