Ellen Marie Bennett is the founder and Chief Brand Officer of Hedley & Bennett, a trailblazing kitchen essentials company. A multi-hyphenate, Ellen balances her roles as a business owner, chef, TV personality, home renovator, wife and mother of two. Half Mexican, half English, a passion for cooking led Ellen to Mexico City for culinary school at age 18. She returned to LA to cook professionally in some of the city’s best kitchens, including the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Providence, where she realized there was ample room for improvement in the standard kitchen workwear. Starting with only $300, Hedley & Bennett launched with a single apron, reimagining the kitchen staple with professional-grade quality that was also stylish. Now, the multimillion-dollar company has grown beyond its beloved apron collection to revamp even more kitchen essentials with pro-grade knives, kitchen linens, and more. In addition to being an acclaimed author from her memoir Dream First, Details Later, Ellen’s debut home-design show, Kitchen Glow Up, premiered in May.

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Culinary Demo: Champion of Sustainability, Michael Cimarusti

Culinary Demo: Legends of Baja, David Castro Hussong and Maribel Aldaco