Justin M. Warner (born February 11, 1984)Justin M. Warner (EatFellowHumans) on Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2012.The Next Food Network Star: Justin Warner Wins Season 8 Befittingly, But The Voting System Needs The Axe. Retrieved October 4, 2012. is an American cookbook author and television personality. He is best known for his appearances on Food Network, including the eighth season of the series Food Network Star, which he won. He is the author of The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them (2015). He is also the host of Eat the Universe on marvel.com where he makes meals inspired by characters of the Marvel Universe.
Early life Warner was born on February 11, 1984Justin Warner Birthday Announcement on Facebook in Hagerstown, Maryland. His mother, Jan, is a schoolteacher, and his father was a psychiatrist. Warner was born when his father was 57 years old.Justin Warner named winner of 'Food Network Star' competition » Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 4, 2012. In 1998 he was a finalist in the National Spelling Bee. His father died shortly after Justin graduated from South Hagerstown High School in 2002.
Warner has had no formal culinary training;Justin Warner : Shows : Food Network . Retrieved October 4, 2012.. Retrieved October 3, 2012. he was inspired to learn to cook by his father.
Food Network Warner appeared on 24 Hour Restaurant Battle in August 2010 with his then-girlfriend J.J. Pyle.Do or Dine's Justin Warner On Why Brunch Sucks: Interview Part 2 – New York – Restaurants and Dining – Fork in the Road . Retrieved October 4, 2012.24-Hour Restaurant Battle Sort of Looks Like This Show and That Show and That One, Too – TV Watch – Eater National. Retrieved October 4, 2012. They won the episode with their brunch restaurant concept, but the restaurant itself never came to fruition.
Food Network Star Later in 2012 Warner became a contestant on the eighth season of Food Network Star, mentored by Alton Brown. He did not watch the series before becoming a contestant, because he does not own a television.Hagerstown native Justin Warner competes on 'The Next Food Network Star' – mcall.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012. He eventually became one of the final four contestants, and he filmed a pilot for a potential series called Rebel with a Culinary Cause. He won the competition.Do or Dine's Justin Warner Wins 'Food Network Star' – Restaurants – Blackbook . Retrieved October 3, 2012.Justin Warner – Food Network Star Season 8 Winner – Interview Rickey.org . Retrieved October 3, 2012. Alton Brown announced on January 4, 2013, that he will "regrettably" not be producing Justin's show. In March 2013, Justin Warner debuted a one-hour pilot special on Food Network titled Rebel Eats. In 2014, he was a judge on Guy's Grocery Games.
Career He was one of the co-owners of Do or Dine restaurant in Bed-Stuy, New York, before it closed in September 2015.. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
In 2021, Justin and his wife Brooke opened "Bokujo Ramen", in Rapid City, South Dakota. It combines their love of Japanese food, with local ingredients.
Starting October 31, 2016, Warner, along with a few others acting as staff, created a new cooking show on Twitch.tv known as Chefshock, "Shockingly Real, Shockingly Live, and just plain Shockingly Delicious.", where he cooks live from his home kitchen from completely raw ingredients with viewers encouraged to cook along and ask questions.Justin Warner's Twitch Livestream Cooking Show Questions are often presented to Warner by a moderator who shares in eating the finished results, while those that cook along and post their own progress pictures are featured throughout the show during lulls in the cooking process. Ingredients required to cook along at home are shared a week in advance, usually through the use of google documents to allow those that wish to participate time to gather them.Chefshock Ingredients Document List
Personal life On June 29, 2015, Justin Warner married his fiancée Brooke Sweeten.Justin Warner Got Married Today Food Network Gossip. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Filmography Television Year Series Role Notes201024 Hour Restaurant BattleHimselfEpisode winner with partner J.J.2012 Food Network Star Himself Contestant: Season 8 Unique Eats Himself Season 4 episode 7: "Comfort Food" 2013 Rebel Eats Himself/host 2014 Unique Sweets Himself 2014–present Guy's Grocery Games Himself Recurring judge/competitor 2015 Breaking the Rules: Chocolate Himself/host "Superstar Sabotage" 2015 Cutthroat Kitchen Himself Competitor 2015–2016 Guilty Pleasures Himself 2016–2017 ChefShock Himself/co-host 11 episodes Writer, producer, director 2017 Cook vs. Cons Himself Recurring judge 2020–present Tournament of Champions Himself/Reporter2023Superchef Grudge MatchHimselfvs Simon Majumdar
Bibliography The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them (, 2015)
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