Brad Leone

Chef + Outdoorsman + Personality
United States

Chef, avid outdoorsman, skilled carpenter, entrepreneur, author, fermentation addict and beloved-by-millions internet star.

  • Hometown Connecticut
  • Occupation Chef + Outdoorsman + Personality
Brad Leone is a bona fide Swiss army knife - a trained chef, avid outdoorsman, skilled carpenter, entrepreneur, author, fermentation addict and beloved-by-millions internet star. He brings the fun to cooking with fire.
Brad is the former host of the popular Bon Appetit YouTube series 'It's Alive' and celebrity-guest show 'Taste Testers'. It's Alive was nominated (Best TV Episodes 2019) and praised for its laid-back cooking show appeal mixed with educational sustainability, and adventure travel that has led to Leone's rise of internet stardom. With his huge personality, infectious laugh and incredible sense of humour, it's hard not to love cooking along with Brad.
Originally from New Jersey, Leone learned to respect ingredients, hunt, fish, and fell in love with food as the universal language.
Leone is co-founder of The Roost Festival, a New York Times Bestselling author with his debut book 'Field Notes for Food Adventure', and recently launched his own YouTube channel, with two debut shows: 'Makin' It!' and 'Local Legends'.