Stephanie Izard

Chicago native Stephanie Izard is the Executive Chef/Partner of West Loop destination restaurants Girl & the Goat, Little Goat Diner, and Duck Duck Goat. She has been named James Beard “Best Chef: Great Lakes,” was a 2010 Food & Wine “Best New Chef,” and was the first woman to win Bravo’s Top Chef (Season 4), including taking the title of “Fan Favorite.” In 2017, she won her season of Food Network’s Iron Chef Gauntlet and is currently a reigning Iron Chef. Learning from culinary greats like Jean-Georges Vongerichten at Vong, Sean McClain at Spring, and Dale Levitski at La Tache, Izard has combined her love for tasty food with her passion for bringing back flavors and ingredients from her travels (real and imaginary). Inspired by these unique mash-ups, Izard recently launched This Little Goat, her line of globally influenced sauces, marinades, and spice mixes. Her first book, Girl in the Kitchen, was released in 2011 by Chronicle, and her newest book, Gather & Graze, will be published by Clarkson Potter in Spring 2018. She lives in Chicago with her husband Gary, son Ernie, and dog Burt.