Candice Kumai is an American author and chef. Kumai is based in New York City.
Early life and education
Kumai was born in California to a Japanese mother and Polish-American father. She has one sister. She worked as a model as a teenager. Later, she trained as a professional chef in Southern California, cooking on the line at several restaurants.
Career In 2006, Kumai was the youngest chef competing on the first season of Top Chef. She was the fourth chef eliminated from the competition.
Her approach to cooking is based on her Japanese American heritage. Kumai became the host for Lifetime's show, Cook Yourself Thin.
Kumai has been involved in 1,000 Days, which is an initiative started by Hillary Clinton in 2010 to improve nutrition for mothers and children worldwide. In 2014, she became a Kirin brand ambassador.
Her series of books in the Clean Green series have made the bestseller list of the New York Times. Kumai is also a contributing editor to Shape Magazine.
Education Kumai is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach where she studied interpersonal and organizational communications.
Books YearTitleNotes2009Cook Yourself ThinCo-author2011Pretty DeliciousAuthor2012Cook Yourself SexyAuthor2014Clean Green DrinksAuthor2015Clean Green EatsAuthor2018Kintsugi WellnessAuthor
Television Year Title Role Episode/Notes 2006 Top Chef Herself 5 episodes 2007 Cook Yourself Thin Herself Presenter 2010–2012 Unique Eats Herself 2011 Extreme Chef Herself Judge 2011–2012 Iron Chef America Herself Judge2013Playing with FireHerself 2020 Selena + Chef Herself Chef
References
External links Official website