Meet the Miami chef whose mission to “make a difference” led her to cook with a purpose at St. Jude.
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Chef Adrianne Calvo: Cooking with a Purpose
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has touched thousands of families since it opened its doors in 1962 including Chef Adrianne Calvo's. After Chef Adrianne's younger sister Jenny died of cancer at age 19 the Miami-based chef made it her mission to help families struggling with the disease.
Chef Adrianne began her career competing in and winning cooking competitions including the Australian competition “Taste Down Under” which made her the youngest chef to cook for the United Nations Dinner at the age of 19. Since then she has received many more awards and accolades most notably publishing her first cookbook Maximum Flavor at the age of 20. Her flagship restaurant Chef Adrianne’s has been voted the best restaurant in Miami multiple times and she has competed and won second place on Food Network’s Chopped.
Today she has six cookbooks three restaurants in Miami and a YouTube food and travel show called Searching for Maximum Flavor. But despite her busy schedule Chef Adrianne has volunteered her time at St. Jude every year since 2008 for its annual Cuban feast.
