Kent
Whitaker better known as, “The Deck Chef,” claims a pure love of traditional barbecue, grilling and a life-long
passion for cooking. He enjoys traveling and collecting recipes and stories along the way. Kent’s Famous Barbecue
Cornbread recipe won the 2003 Emeril Live Food Network Barbecue Contest.
Kent has been a guest
on many Chattanooga and Tri State area radio stations over the last several years talking about grilling, barbecue, tailgate
parties, hot sauces and more. He has become a favorite on several WGOW talk radio shows.
Kent writes a weekly
cooking article for several local newspapers and also teaches classes at a Chattanooga-area culinary school. “I am kind
of the anti-chef. My classes are fun and full of energy!” Kent says. Pilot taping has begun for Kent’s television
show centered around food and sports.
Kent is membership director for the Chattanooga-area PBS station. He previously
worked as marketing and promotions director for Nevada Bob’s Golf and was owner of Tri State Golf News. Kent also dove
head first into the telecom industry working in marketing a startup phone company.
Kent was born in Louisville,
Kentucky, raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in north Georgia in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
He is the proud father of a 13-year-old son, Macee, who is a great help with the cooking... and the eating. During many
grilling sessions and overnight smokes you will find Kent near his smoker with a cold beverage, the game or race on the radio,
and his golden retriever, Jake, whose nickname is “Grill Master Jake,” at his side. |
Books by Kent Whitaker:
Smoke int he Mountains Cookbook: The Art of Appalachian Barbecue
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