Ronnie Woo

Ronnie Woo (born March 1, 1985) is an American chef, television personality, author, and former model.[2] He hosts a cooking reality show, Food to Get You Laid, where he coaches people in their homes how prepare meals using ingredients they already have,[3] and has appeared on The Rachael Ray Show and The Today Show.

Ronnie Woo
Chef Ronnie Woo doing a HollywoodQ Interview [1]
Born (1985-03-01) March 1, 1985
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationChef, Television Personality
Known forFood To Get You Laid, Home Made Simple

Personal

Woo grew up in Seattle, Washington with his parents and two sisters. At the age of 19, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his modeling career.[4] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Modeling
Woo's Ray Ban Billboard in April 2010

Woo was signed to Wilhelmina Models when he was 19 years old shortly after moving to Los Angeles, but eventually switched to Ford Models a few years later. He did both print and runway modeling. Some of his past modeling work includes Nordstrom, Macy's, K-Swiss, Rayban, and Banana Republic.

Education

Woo attended the University of Washington from 2003-2004, but moved to Los Angeles after his freshman year. After taking a year off from school, he transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 and graduated in 2009 with an undergraduate degree in psychology[5] and later received two master's degrees: a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Masters in Business Administration.[6][7] Although Woo did not continue on to be a therapist, he does support the profession and "believes that everyone should have one.".[8]

Chef & TV Career

The Delicious Cook

In 2011, Woo completed a culinary program with the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver while also creating his food blog, The Delicious Cook. A few months later, his food blog evolved into what is now his private chef company, based in Beverly Hills, which specializes in intimate four-star dinner parties. Woo has worked with Mindy Kaling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, Charlie Sheen, Kathy Griffin, Holly Robinson Peete, Dita Von Teese, Nancy O'Dell, and Gilles Marini.[9] On May 5, 2013, Woo premiered a pop-up event called Salt & Honey, which served California comfort-style dishes.[10]

Food To Get You Laid

Woo is the host and chef of the cooking and reality television show Food To Get You Laid on Logo TV. The show was originally set to premiere on August 16, 2015 but was later changed to an earlier premiere date, August 14, 2015.[11] In the show, Woo coaches real people in their homes on how to cook a meal in their kitchen in hopes to spice up their love life via recipes that everyday people can make at home.[12]

Woo said this about the show: “Food does more than just bring people together, it creates memories. I think all of us have the tools to create a memorable meal, so we’re going into people’s homes and showing them how they can use what’s already in their kitchen to make a romantic and delicious meal they'll never forget."[13]

Television and Guest Appearances
Ronnie Woo with Rachael Ray in March 2018

Woo was a guest chef expert[14] on Season 4 of Home Made Simple[15] on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and was added to the cast as a regular chef expert in season 5. He has made guest appearances on Tyra Banks's FABLife[16] (where Chrissy Teigen asked him to cook shirtless [17]), Fuse's Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce,[18] and is a regular contributor to Good Day LA.[19][20][21] Woo has also made a celebrity chef appearance on NBC's Food Fighters.[22] In 2016, Woo joined the cast of Logo TV's Secret Guide To Summer for a one-hour summer special.[23] Woo is a regular chef guest on The Rachael Ray Show and Hallmark Channel's The Home and Family Show,.[24][25][26]

Woo was a featured guest on Food Network's The Kitchen,[27] Hollywood Today Live,[28] and featured guest judge on the Thanksgiving episode of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay in 2017.[29] In the second half of the year, he was hired as the LA correspondent for the Scripps Network Interactive Digital platform, Genius Kitchen.[30] In 2018, he made a second guest appearance on Food Network's The Kitchen,[31] along with multiple judging appearances on episodes of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay. Ronnie has made several appearances on CMT's talk show, Pickler & Ben [32][33] and even co-hosted a special cooking/dating episode called "Cooking For Love With Chef Ronnie Woo" for Pickler & Ben [34] in 2019. In the Fall of 2019, Woo was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show.[35]

Woo continues to make regular guest appearances on The Today Show,[36][37] The Rachael Ray Show,[38][39][40] and The Home and Family Show.[41][42][43]

YouTube Channel & Food Network Kitchen

At the end of 2019, Woo announced the launch of his YouTube Channel, which would premiere its first mini-series, Craving Jetlag, in January 2020.[44][45] In 2020, Woo signed as on-camera talent with the Food Network Kitchen app, where he delivers live cooking classes and on-demand cooking videos.[46]

Cookbook

In August 2020, Woo inked a significant publishing deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for his debut cookbook titled Did You Eat Yet? due out in the Fall of 2022. [47]

References
  1. Bendix, Trish (May 30, 2016). "Hollywood QCast: Bridget Regan, Hayden Byerly and Ronnie Woo". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. "An Interview With Former Model, Now Chef Ronnie Woo". December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. Friedlander, Whitney (June 1, 2015). "Logo's Summer Programming Big on Food, RuPaul". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. Chiao, Christine. "BRUNCH POP-UP: SALT + HONEY". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. "UCLA Lambda Alumni Association". Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. Sargent, Meagan. "Chef Ronnie Woo - LA's Newest Addition Dishes It Out". Splash Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. Harris, Jacquari (November 2015). "Fruits of his Labor". JMG Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  8. Downrich, Jamie (August 2015). "More Than Your Everyday Chef". Bello Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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  10. Odell, Kat (April 4, 2013). "More Coachella Food; Mulberry St. Pizza in The Valley". Eater LA. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  11. "After Record Ratings Growth, Logo Announces Greenlight of New Series "Food to Get You Laid" with Sexy Celebrity Chef Ronnie Woo and 'Ru-vealing' Season of "RuPaul's Drag Race"". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. "Logo's Summer Lineup". OUT.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  13. Nichols, James Michael. "Want To Get Laid? Here's The Food You Should Be Making". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  14. Home Made Simple TV Chefs - P&G everyday. "Home Made Simple TV Chefs". pgeveryday.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  15. NEW SEASON OF THE EMMY-NOMINATED ‘HOME MADE SIMPLE’ RETURNS WITH NEW EPISODES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ON OWN : Discovery Press Web http://press.discovery.com/us/own/press-releases/2014/new-season-emmy-nominated-home-made-simple-re-3251/
  16. "Spicy Chicken Recipe - FABLife". fablifeshow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  17. "Chef Ronnie Woo Cooks Shirtless On Tyra Banks' "FABLife"". newnownext.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  18. "BIG FREEDIA & CELEB CHEF RONNIE WOO GET STEAMY IN THE KITCHEN". fuse.tv. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  19. Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio. "Put a Pin in It! with Delicious Cook Ronnie Woo". Myfoxla.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  20. Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio. "The Delicious Chef, Celebrate the Summer". Myfoxla.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  21. Pulfrey, Michelle. "Delicious and Healthy Fall Foods Leftover Ideas". foxla.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  22. "Fear My Skills and My Heels". nbc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  23. "Secret Guide to Fabulous Goes to the Beach". out.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  24. "Chef Ronnie Woo's At Home Oscar Party". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  25. "Chef Ronnie Woo's Pork & Shrimp Wontons". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  26. "Chef Ronnie Woo's Lemon & Thyme Cornish Game Hens". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  27. "Hot New Tricks". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  28. "Healthy Bowls At Home With Chef Ronnie Woo!". hollywoodtodaylive.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  29. "Turkey's Done". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  30. "Get Wooed by Celebrity Chef Ronnie Woo". queerty.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  31. "Perfect Plate of Fall". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  32. "Charred Green Onion Soy Chimichurri with Pan-Seared Halibut". www.picklerandben.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  33. "Korean Fried Chicken Bites". www.picklerandben.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  34. "Cooking For Love With Chef Ronnie Woo". www.picklerandben.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  35. "America Ferrera, Tituss Burgess, Ronnie Woo And Kelly Make Sushi Tacos". youtube.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  36. "Pan-Seared Scallops, Citrus and Avocado Salad". today.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  37. "Make Hawaiian chicken and turn it into 3 more delicious dishes". today.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  38. "Ronnie Woo's Bacon Cheeseburger Slab Pie". rachaelrayshow.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  39. "Ronnie Woo's Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler Pie". rachaelrayshow.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  40. "Ronnie Woo's Upside Down Pumpkin Pie with Brown Butter Crumble". rachaelrayshow.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  41. "Brown Butter Pork Chops with Walnut Romsesco". www.hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  42. "Cinnamon Roll French Toast". www.hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  43. "Gruyere & Sour Cream Scones". www.hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  44. "Ronnie Woo". youtube.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  45. Ohlendorf, Cory. "My Morning Routine". Valet Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  46. "Food Network Kitchen". facebook.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  47. "Dealmaker: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt". publishersmarketplace.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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