Press and media kit
Press and Media
Credits, bios and photos for producers, press and brands.
Short answer
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Chef Lauren Lawless is available for interviews, TV segments, podcasts and on-camera work. Credits: Supermarket Stakeout winner (Food Network, 2020); Hell’s Kitchen Season 19, top 10 (FOX, 2021); Chopped (Food Network, 2023); Morimoto’s Sushi Master (The Roku Channel, 2023); Gastronauts (Dropout, 2024); MasterChef Season 8, top 40.
TV credits
Credits, on the record.
| Credit | Network or event | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Stakeout winner (Food Network, 2020) | Food Network | 2020 |
| Top 10, Hell's Kitchen Season 19 (FOX) | FOX | 2021 |
| Competitor on Chopped (Food Network) | Food Network | 2023 |
| MasterChef Season 8, top 40 | FOX | |
| Competitor on Morimoto's Sushi Master, judged by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto (The Roku Channel) | The Roku Channel | 2023 |
| Competitor on Dropout's Gastronauts (2024) | Dropout | 2024 |
| Appeared on Travel Channel's Best in Food | Travel Channel | |
| Featured on CBS 8 San Diego | CBS 8 | |
| Featured chef, Del Mar Wine + Food Festival 2024 | Festival | 2024 |
| Brand ambassador for ChefUniforms.com (2021) | Brand | 2021 |
Features and interviews
In the press.
- CBS 8 San Diego (2023)
- Authority Magazine (2023)
- SD Voyager (2020)
- SD Voyager (2024)
- Mashed (2021)
- ScreenRant (2021)
- Gold Derby (2021)
- Variety, Gastronauts cast announcement (2024)
Approved bios
Approved bios.
Short bio
Chef Lauren Lawless is a San Diego chef, TV personality and author. She won Food Network's Supermarket Stakeout, finished in the top 10 of Hell's Kitchen Season 19, and competed on Chopped and Morimoto's Sushi Master. She runs Flawless Cuisine, her private chef and catering company, and wrote the cookbook Flawless Cuisine: Inspiring The World One Plate At A Time.
Long bio
Chef Lauren Lawless lives by one motto: inspiring the world one plate at a time. A San Diego native, she won the $10,000 grand prize on Food Network's Supermarket Stakeout in 2020, finished in the top 10 of FOX's Hell's Kitchen Season 19, and competed on Chopped, Morimoto's Sushi Master on The Roku Channel, and Dropout's Gastronauts. She reached the top 40 of MasterChef Season 8 and has appeared on Travel Channel's Best in Food. Lauren founded Flawless Cuisine, her San Diego private chef, catering and culinary events company, and cooks for private clients, festivals and brands. In 2023 she published her autobiographical cookbook, Flawless Cuisine: Inspiring The World One Plate At A Time. She has been a brand ambassador for ChefUniforms.com and a featured chef at the Del Mar Wine + Food Festival.
Photos
Headshots and dishes.
Photo credit lines are added with the photos.
Media kit and press requests.
The full media kit PDF is available on request. For interviews, segments and podcasts, send your outlet, deadline and request through the press option on the inquiry form.
Last updated September 2026