Damaris Phillips

Damaris Phillips

L-R: Stacey Poon-Kinney, Phillips and Chris Hodgson at Veggie U (Milan, OH); July 13, 2013
Born Damaris Lennon Phillips[1]
December 8, 1980[2]
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States[3]
Education Jefferson Community and Technical College[4]

Culinary career

Cooking style Southern cooking
Website
www.damarisphillips.com

Damaris Lennon Phillips (born December 8, 1980) is an American chef who won the ninth season of the Food Network television series Food Network Star.

Early life

Phillips was born in Fayette County, Kentucky. She has four brothers and a sister.

Education

Phillips graduated from Jefferson Community and Technical College, where she earned a degree in Culinary Arts.[4] She has stated that she decided to attend culinary school because she "didn't know what to do in life".[5] Phillips later went on to become a culinary instructor.[6]

Food Network

Food Network Star

In early 2013, Phillips became a contestant on the ninth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star.[5] She eventually became one of the final three contestants, and she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Eat, Date, Love.[7] Phillips was announced as the winner of the competition on August 11, 2013.[4]

Southern at Heart

Phillips' series on Food Network is called Southern at Heart. The show premiered on October 27, 2013.[8] The first season aired on Sundays at 10:30 am/9:30c and consisted of six episodes.[9] Phillips posts regular show reviews and updates to her Facebook page.[10] An episode airing on April 19, 2015 was watched by 816,000 viewers.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ChefDPhillips/status/368129954028195841
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/ChefDPhillips/status/409797148025163776
  3. ↑ http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/12252?c=search&first=Damaris&last=Phillips
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Local chef wins "Food Network Star" - WDRB 41 Louisville News". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'Food Network Star' Hopeful: Damaris Phillips (VIDEO) - Huffington Post". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Damaris Phillips, Season 9 Food Network Star Finalist". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Eat Date Love – YouTube". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Food and Love: Better Together on Damaris Phillips' Southern at Heart". Food Network. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  9. ↑ "Damaris Phillips Show - Southern at Heart". Food Network. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Damaris Phillips Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.19.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

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