ICE Presents: Gail Simmons

Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer, and dynamic television personality. Since the show’s inception in 2006, she has lent her expertise as permanent judge on Bravo’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef. Now entering its 22nd season (set in Canada), Top Chef is rated the #1 food show on cable television. She was most recently co-host of The Good Dish, and was formerly host of Top Chef Amateurs, as well as Iron Chef Canada. From 2004 to 2019, Gail served as special projects director at FOOD & WINE. Gail’s first cookbook, Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating, was released by Grand Central Publishing in October 2017. Her first book, a memoir titled Talking With My Mouth Full, was published by Hyperion in February 2012. Gail’s third book, entitled Guesting, will be published in 2026. Her first foray into non-scripted television as an executive producer, a sitcom about food media called Taste, is currently in development with NBC. She is the co-founder of Bumble Pie Productions and sits on the board of several nonprofit organizations including Children in Conflict, City Harvest and Hot Bread Kitchen. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband Jeremy and their two children, Dahlia and Kole.