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Biography,
Pictures, Big Mo & More
 Kent
Whitaker has raised his down-home, Southern-style cooking
to an art-form. “I like to do a bit more than burgers and dogs
on the grill.”
He is the author of four cookbooks, and has written and
illustrated two children’s books. Three more books are in the
final stages.
Kent has appeared on the Food Network and other network television
stations. He frequently hosts cooking classes at the Chattanooga
Market and throughout the South. He writes a cooking columns for
newspapers and writes monthly articles for both The National
Barbecue News and Tailgater Magazine. He also hosts a radio show,
a TV show and produces a weekly cooking short format radio cooking
show that is heard on a growing number of radio stations across
the country.
FAMILY
PICTURE
GALLERY ABOUT
MOSES
A
dog-lover and advocate for local animal shelters and rescue
organizations, Kent and his grilling buddy, Moses, are
spokesperson and spokes dog for ALPO®. Kent and Moses travel the
country presenting grilling and cooking demos promoting the idea
of including your canine family members in on the backyard
grilling fun. Kent gives human grilling and cooking tips while
Moses enjoys ALPO® dog food.
So how does a guy get a
nickname like The Deck Chef? Get a deck, start buying grills and
smokers like baseball cards and transfer your cooking skills to
the back porch. Invite your friends over, ask every chef you meet
questions, interview meat and three cooks, grandmothers, pit
masters and such. Collect recipes, start cooking at all times of
the day, take some classes and create your own dishes.
Kent has increased his
cooking skills by traveling the back roads of the South with his
wife Ally learning tips and tricks that make Southern Food great.
Keep your eyes and ears open. Kent often appears on Radio and TV
shows talking up cooking, grilling, barbecue and tailgating!
"Behind every great dish
is a neat person and a great story. I try to combine those
ingredients into my classes, articles and books."
Kent and his wife Ally live in East Tennessee with one son, Macee,
a Golden Retriever named Moses and a Shitazu named Lucy.
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