Claire Robinson
Encyclopedia
Claire Robinson is a personal chef
and television host of her Food Network
television show 5 Ingredient Fix. On April 4, 2010 she debuted as the new host of Food Network Challenge
replacing Keegan Gerhard
who hosted the program from 2005 to 2010.
. As a child her family moved frequently from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, Houston and New Orleans but eventually settled in Memphis, Tennessee
. Robinson attended The University of Memphis and graduated in 1999 with a degree in communications. Robinson eventually decided that her passion was cooking; this decision originated in her part-time job at Maggie's Pharm, a small organic and natural food-derived perfume
, body lotion and herbal oil store, located in Memphis.
In 2004, she moved to New York City
and attended The French Culinary Institute
; she graduated in November 2005. Along with being a private chef, she spent time working on culinary production teams for several cooking series, including Food Network
’s Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello
and PBS' Everyday Baking for Everyday Food.
Aside from cooking, Robinson enjoys a variety of sports including skydiving, boxing and slalom waterskiing. She currently lives in New York City.
Personal chef
A personal chef is a chef who prepares meals for a client in the client's home kitchen, based on the client's needs and personal preferences. In most cases these meals are left packaged in containers and refrigerated or frozen for the client to enjoy later...
and television host of her Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
television show 5 Ingredient Fix. On April 4, 2010 she debuted as the new host of Food Network Challenge
Food Network Challenge
Food Network Challenge is a competitive cooking television series that currently airs on the Food Network. Each episode, professional chefs compete in a timed competition in their professional specialty. The winner receives a check for $10,000 and a gold medal.-Format:The competitions are judged...
replacing Keegan Gerhard
Keegan Gerhard
Keegan Gerhard is an award winning pastry chef and the former host of the Food Network series Food Network Challenge. As of the tenth season, he has been replaced by Claire Robinson. Instead of being the host, he serves as a judge alongside Kerry Vincent. Gerhard is the owner and executive chef of...
who hosted the program from 2005 to 2010.
Personal life
Robinson was born in Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. As a child her family moved frequently from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, Houston and New Orleans but eventually settled in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. Robinson attended The University of Memphis and graduated in 1999 with a degree in communications. Robinson eventually decided that her passion was cooking; this decision originated in her part-time job at Maggie's Pharm, a small organic and natural food-derived perfume
Perfume
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...
, body lotion and herbal oil store, located in Memphis.
In 2004, she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and attended The French Culinary Institute
French Culinary Institute
The French Culinary Institute , also known as The International Culinary Center has locations in SoHo, New York City and in the San Francisco Bay Area of California....
; she graduated in November 2005. Along with being a private chef, she spent time working on culinary production teams for several cooking series, including Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
’s Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello
Michael Chiarello
Michael Chiarello is an American celebrity chef specializing in Italian-influenced California cuisine. He hosts the cooking show, Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, on the Food Network and hosts NapaStyle on the Fine Living Network...
and PBS' Everyday Baking for Everyday Food.
Aside from cooking, Robinson enjoys a variety of sports including skydiving, boxing and slalom waterskiing. She currently lives in New York City.