Logan Guleff


Logan Guleff is a television personality, cookbook author, entrepreneur, and owner of Logan's Underground Supper Club. In 2014, he became the winner of the second season of the American reality cooking competition MasterChef Junior. In 2016, Guleff was listed in Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" as "a rising star in the culinary world".

Early cooking career

Logan started cooking at the age of two. At the age of nine, his recipe for the "Jif Most Creative Sandwich" contest won him an appearance on Today on NBC. "I went on TV a bunch with my recipe and it was really fun. I got so disappointed that I did not win the grand prize, so my Mom suggested that I enter another contest and I won."

''MasterChef Junior''

On December 16, 2014, Logan won the second season of MasterChef Junior.
Logan's winning meal included an appetizer of saffron spot prawns with olive remoulade and smoked aioli, an entree of salt-crusted branzino and a dessert of Meyer lemon madeleines with goat cheese mousse and a berry compote.
He has also appeared on Season 4 & Season 5 & Season 6 of the show.

Recognition

Logan has won several food competitions including one which took him to the White House to meet the President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama. He visited The White House with President Barack Obama in 2012 at the Epicurious Kid's State Dinner Healthy Lunch Challenge.
In 2013, Logan became the first and only child judge to complete the training course given by the Memphis World Championship BBQ committee as a certified judge. In 2015, Logan became the youngest certified Judge at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. He also judged the International Young Chef Olympiad in India in 2017.
In 2015, Logan became a Finalist in Shorty Awards for recognition in producing real-time short form content in the FOOD category along his social media platforms. Same year, named as a presenter for the Reality Television Awards along with MasterChef Junior winning best "New Cast".
In the summer of 2015, Logan became a spokesperson for the "Get Kids Cooking" campaign and initiative, GetKidsCooking.ca.
In 2016, Logan Guleff was named the "Next Great Southern Cook in America" by Southern Living Magazine, along with Forbes magazine naming him one of the Young Innovators Who Are Changing the World. Winner of the James Beard Foundation 2016 Blended Burger Project™.
At the age of 14, Logan inked a partnership deal with meal delivery kit service Chef'd to present several of his dishes, including his winning James Beard Sustainable Mushroom Monster Burger.
In 2018, Logan Guleff won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for the Best New Cookbook for "Cooking Dreams", and in May 2018 the book was announced as the winner of "The Best in The World First Cookbook" in Yantai, China. He was selected as a TEDx speaker on the subject of "The Art of The Flavor".

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2012The Today ShowHimselfContestant JIF Sandwich
2014MasterChef JuniorHimselfContestant/Winner
2015MasterChef JuniorHimselfCupcake Judge/Judge
2017The Today ShowHimselfGuest Chef - James Beard Winning Burger
2017MasterChef JuniorHimselfSpecial Edition Winner Interview
2017GalileoHimselfYoungest Chef in The World
2017Pickler & BenHimselfAmazing Teens Edition
2018MasterChef JuniorHimselfGuest

Awards and nominations