"My Great-Grandmothers were the legendary cook/owners of the PK Grill, a Texas cafe so good that one night it was robbed... the burglars helped themselves to the cash register and the chocolate
mousse pie!"
About Sarah Penrod
Bio:
Sarah Penrod is a 5th generation Texan and 3rd generation chef best known for launching Texas cuisine into the spotlight with her brand, The Lonestar Kitchen on Food Network.
Although her family has been cooking "Lonestar Style" for 150 years in their restaurants and hotels, she was the first to be a classically trained chef.
Sarah, a former beauty queen, country music singer, and actress, found herself recreating classic Texas cuisine with an elevated twist in a style she calls, the "New Modern Texan" on the TV series, Food Network Star.
You can take the girl out of Texas but you can't take Texas out of the girl... most days you can find Sarah fishing on the gulf, making homemade rootbeer for her 2 sons, and chomping her way through Houston's blossoming food scene on her web series, Let's Eat Houston.
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Sarah Penrod: "I did learn one thing while I was in Hollywood. That I love TEXAS. This is my home. And it’s the best place on Earth. “If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with."
Edu:
Sarah graduated from Scottsdale Culinary Institute in 2009. After spending some time cooking at the 4 star restaurants on the Riverwalk, she opened her own personal chef company. Within months she was auditioning for Tony Parker and Eva Longoria and became their personal chef.
Career:
In 2010, Sarah was invited to the White House by Michelle Obama for the launch of the Chefs Move to School Initiative. She subsequently began appearing on Great Day SA and other cooking show segments. Sarah spent a lot of time educating the public on healthy cooking and overcoming children’s obesity through encouraging a whole food diet. She also expanded her personal chef business into a full catering operation and began cooking for an exciting array of private events deep in the Texas Hill Country.
Houston:
In 2012, Sarah relocated to the Bay Area Houston area. A place where she'd spent her childhood summers.
"I’ve never been happier than when I was in the Houston-Galveston area," said Sarah. "My best memories are on those beaches."
In Houston, Sarah quickly got to work forming a competition gumbo team, Merlotte’s Vampire Gumbo, and began winning trophies at their first cook-off.
Television:
In 2013, Sarah began producing her own web series, “Let’s Eat Houston.” Sarah explored the area in-depth. She used her acquired knowledge to inform the boom of new Houstonians, moving to the area for business, where they could find the best eats.
The first episode of Let's Eat Houston was in post production when Sarah got a call from Food Network informing her that she had been cast as one of 12 finalists for the 10th season of Food Network Star.
Insanity ensued.
The adventure continues June 1st, 2014, as Sarah begins battling 12 other hopefuls for her own show on Food Network, bringing some Texas sass to the party!
