Elle Simone Scott

Chef Elle Simone is a culinary maverick. Always drawn to creative food culture, she has been dazzling the culinary world since 2003, quickly becoming a highly sought-after freelance Food Stylist and Culinary Producer. Elle has contributed her unique styling abilities to Food Network, Food Network Magazine, The Cooking Channel, The Katie Couric Show, CBS Corporation, ABC’s The Chew, and Bravo’s Chef Roble and Co.

Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016, Elle is a survivor as well as a chef and trailblazer. As the creator of SheChef Inc., a professional networking organization for women chefs of color and their allies, Elle shares her passion by mentoring, teaching resource building, engaging in business consultation/development and most importantly, advocating for food social justice.

Elle continues to inspire others and break glass ceilings. She is currently the resident Food Stylist & On-Air Talent on America’s Test Kitchen on PBS, the first African-American woman to do so.