Justin Warner

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Justin Warner
Justin Warner in Fort Collins, Colorado, 1996.jpg
Warner in 1996
Born (1984-02-11) February 11, 1984 (age 40)
Hagerstown, Maryland, US [1]
Spouse(s)
Brooke Sweeten (2015–)
Culinary career
Cooking styleFine Dining, Ramen [2]
Current restaurant(s)
  • Bokujo Ramen, bb's natural Rapid City, SD
Television show(s)
  • Rebel Eats (2013)
Award(s) won
Website https://www.instagram.com/eatfellowhumans http://www.twitch.tv/ChefShock

Justin M. Warner (born February 11, 1984) [1] [3] [4] is an American cookbook author and television personality. He is best known for his appearances on Food Network, including the eighth season of the series Food Network Star, which he won. He is the author of The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them (2015). He is also the host of Eat the Universe on marvel.com where he makes meals inspired by characters of the Marvel Universe.

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Early life

Warner was born on February 11, 1984 [5] in Hagerstown, Maryland. His mother, Jan, is a schoolteacher, [1] and his father was a psychiatrist. Warner was born when his father was 57 years old. [6] In 1998 he was a finalist in the National Spelling Bee. [7] His father died shortly after Justin graduated from South Hagerstown High School in 2002.

Warner has had no formal culinary training; [8] [9] he was inspired to learn to cook by his father. [6]

Food Network

Warner appeared on 24 Hour Restaurant Battle in August 2010 with his then-girlfriend J.J. Pyle. [10] [11] [12] They won the episode with their brunch restaurant concept, [11] but the restaurant itself never came to fruition.

Food Network Star

Later in 2012 Warner became a contestant on the eighth season of Food Network Star , mentored by Alton Brown. [8] He did not watch the series before becoming a contestant, because he does not own a television. [10] He eventually became one of the final four contestants, and he filmed a pilot for a potential series called Rebel with a Culinary Cause. He won the competition. [4] [13] [14] [6] Alton Brown announced on January 4, 2013, that he will "regrettably" not be producing Justin's show. [15] In March 2013, Justin Warner debuted a one-hour pilot special on Food Network titled Rebel Eats. In 2014, he was a judge on Guy's Grocery Games .[ citation needed ]

Career

He was one of the co-owners of Do or Dine restaurant in Bed-Stuy, New York, before it closed in September 2015. [13] [16]

In 2021, Justin and his wife Brooke opened "Bokujo Ramen", in Rapid City, South Dakota. It combines their love of Japanese food, with local ingredients.

Starting October 31, 2016, Warner, along with a few others acting as staff, created a new cooking show on Twitch.tv known as Chefshock, "Shockingly Real, Shockingly Live, and just plain Shockingly Delicious.", where he cooks live from his home kitchen from completely raw ingredients with viewers encouraged to cook along and ask questions. [17] Questions are often presented to Warner by a moderator who shares in eating the finished results, while those that cook along and post their own progress pictures are featured throughout the show during lulls in the cooking process. Ingredients required to cook along at home are shared a week in advance, usually through the use of google documents to allow those that wish to participate time to gather them. [18]

Personal life

On June 29, 2015, Justin Warner married his fiancée Brooke Sweeten. [19]

Filmography

Television
YearSeriesRoleNotes
2010 24 Hour Restaurant Battle HimselfEpisode winner with partner J.J.
2012 Food Network Star HimselfContestant: Season 8
Unique EatsHimselfSeason 4 episode 7: "Comfort Food"
2013Rebel EatsHimself/host
2014Unique SweetsHimself
2014–present Guy's Grocery Games HimselfRecurring judge/competitor
2015Breaking the Rules: ChocolateHimself/host"Superstar Sabotage"
2015 Cutthroat Kitchen HimselfCompetitor
2015–2016Guilty PleasuresHimself
2016–2017ChefShockHimself/co-host11 episodes
Writer, producer, director
2017Cook vs. ConsHimselfRecurring judge
2020–present Tournament of Champions Himself/Reporter
2023Superchef Grudge MatchHimselfvs Simon Majumdar

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hagerstown native shines as next 'Food Network Star' – herald-mail.com. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "古くてボロボロになったマンションを売却することはできるのか／Baisyon". www.doordinebk.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Justin M. Warner (EatFellowHumans) on Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  4. 1 2 The Next Food Network Star: Justin Warner Wins Season 8 Befittingly, But The Voting System Needs The Axe. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Justin Warner Birthday Announcement on Facebook
  6. 1 2 3 Justin Warner named winner of 'Food Network Star' competition » Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kinsman, Kat (May 31, 2012). "The agony and ecstasy of the National Spelling Bee". CNN. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Justin Warner : Shows : Food Network Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ Justin Warner closes in on victory with 'The Next Food Network Star' – Page 2 – Herald-Mail. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Hagerstown native Justin Warner competes on 'The Next Food Network Star' – mcall.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Do or Dine's Justin Warner On Why Brunch Sucks: Interview Part 2 – New York – Restaurants and Dining – Fork in the Road. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  12. ↑ 24-Hour Restaurant Battle Sort of Looks Like This Show and That Show and That One, Too – TV Watch – Eater National. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Do or Dine's Justin Warner Wins 'Food Network Star' – Restaurants – Blackbook Archived June 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  14. ↑ Justin Warner – Food Network Star Season 8 Winner – Interview | Rickey.org Archived April 15, 2013, at archive.today . Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Alton Brown | Mediaite". www.thebraiser.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  16. ↑ Do or Dine, Brooklyn Restaurant | Local Brooklyn News and Features | The Brooklyn Ink [usurped] . Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  17. ↑ Justin Warner's Twitch Livestream Cooking Show
  18. ↑ Chefshock Ingredients Document List
  19. ↑ Justin Warner Got Married Today | Food Network Gossip. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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