Ronnie Woo

Ronnie Woo

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

Ronnie Woo (born March 1, 1985) is an American chef, television personality, and former model,[2] best known for his cooking reality show, Food To Get You Laid,[3] that airs on Logo TV.

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]

Modeling

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 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 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]

Other Appearances

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 Hallmark Channel's The Home and Family Show,[16] Tyra Banks's FABLife[17] (where Chrissy Teigen asked him to cook shirtless [18]), and is a regular contributor to Good Day LA.[19][20][21] Woo has also made an 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]

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.
  9. ↑ "Ronnie Woo on Food To Get You Laid". Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  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. ↑ "Chef Ronnie Woo's At Home Oscar Party". hallmarkchannel.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  17. ↑ "Spicy Chicken Recipe - FABLife". fablifeshow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  18. ↑ "Chef Ronnie Woo Cooks Shirtless On Tyra Banks' "FABLife"". newnownext.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  19. ↑ Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio. "Put a Pin in It! with Delicious Cook Ronnie Woo". Myfoxla.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  20. ↑ Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio. "The Delicious Chef, Celebrate the Summer". Myfoxla.com. 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.
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