Jeffrey Saad

Jeffrey Saad was runner up on season five of "The Next Food Network Star," where he won viewers over with his easygoing personality and "cooking without borders" style, which uses flavorful and often unexpected ingredients to achieve simple, delicious dishes in no time. Since the show, Jeffrey has spent time cultivating his global cooking style by creating unique and flavor-filled recipes. Jeffrey's easy-to-follow style reflects the attitude of many of today's home cooks, who want to provide diverse, tasty, and nutritious meals to their families yet demand simple recipes, affordable and easily available ingredients and a no-fuss approach.

Jeffrey brings that same "cooking without borders" approach to spread the good news about eggs as a spokesperson for the incredible edible egg where his passion for food shines in cooking demonstrations, interviews and other events across the country.

Jeffrey began his food career working in a Chicago diner at the age of 13. He decided at that moment that he would open restaurants and food would be his life. Jeffrey was formally trained as a chef at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York as well as the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Jeffrey also opened three locations of his Sweet Heat Mexican restaurants in San Francisco and became a partner in Pasta Pomodoro Italian restaurants, which currently has over 30 locations throughout California.

Jeffrey resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children and has a second degree black belt in martial arts.