Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel

Chef José Gutierrez is a world-class culinary master chef living and working in Memphis, Tennessee. He brings his exceptional culinary creativity to our Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel tours where he showcases his unique French heritage with Spanish roots and southern influence. He was born in Provence, France and began his culinary career at the Professional Culinary School in...

Chef Adriana Urbina is a Venezuelan award-winning chef, TV host and nutritionist with more than 12 years of experience in the restaurant industry, based in New York. She brings her talents to our Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel tours, including her training at top international culinary institutes, including L’ecole de Cuisine Alain Ducasse in France and Sumito Estévez’s...

Chef Bob Waggoner definitely has the accolades to be an Expert Host on our Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel tours. From a Michelin star, James Beard nominations, and AAA Four-Diamond awards, to “L’Odre du Mérite Agricole” from the Government of France (which knighted him for his contributions to France), his prowess in the kitchen is exceptional. Coupled with his...

Sarah Jane Evans is the ideal companion as an Expert Host on our Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel tours to Spain and South America. First and foremost, she is great company. She’s a Master of Wine, one of fewer than 500 in the world, so she is ready to answer — or try to answer — all your wine questions. Sarah Jane has a great love of food and wine, as befits a one-time president...

Chef Maria Jimenez Latorre has become the face of Spanish gastronomy over the course of her culinary career and is now the native Expert Host on our Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel tours to Spain. She has a following throughout Spain for her magnetic personality and culinary style. She is a radio and television personality, an author of cookbooks such as The Best...

Chef Maria Jose San Roman Monastrell is a Michelin-starred Spanish chef and restaurateur, renowned for her celebration of iconic Spanish ingredients, refreshingly authentic culinary style and exceptionally high standards. Her signature approach is founded on the low-key evolution of the natural flavors found in the best ingredients that Spain has to offer. Based in Alicante, she is the...

Jade Gross is Chinese-American winemaker and chef living in Northern Spain. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Jade was immersed in multiple cultures since a very young age.She went to New York to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and Italian. During her studies, she interned at various non-profit organizations such as the International Criminal Court. She then furthered her education with a...

From attending the Culinary Institute of America and working in some of New York and Florence, Italy’s finest restaurants, to owning his own acclaimed restaurants in Nantucket and New York, Chef Ron Suhanoksy has never shied away from adventure. Most recently, Chef Ron relocated to Todi in the Umbria region of Italy to open the restaurant of his dreams, Ciao Mi Amor. His cookbook, Pasta...