"Emily Brubaker likes to create food that's simple but flavor-forward. It's a focus that put her in the role of resort executive chef at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and made her the winner of the first season of the NBC food competition show Yes, Chef! helmed by judges Martha Stewart and Jose Andres, which aired earlier this summer."
"That win earned her $250,000. The show was a unique mix of the by-now traditional series of individual and team contests that we've become accustomed to from shows like Top Chef, combined with a strange dynamic of helping participants overcome personality and behavior issues for which friends, family, and co-workers nominated them. Yes, Chef! was just as focused on and complicated by the interpersonal drama these issues created as it was on the food."
"Brubaker was nominated by her husband, chef Jake Brubaker of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, for her stubbornness and insecurity. Others clearly had control and temper issues that manifested themselves throughout the series. What struck me, though, as I watched the series was neither stubbornness nor insecurity from Emily Brubaker, but the mama bear role she assumed with fellow competitors in team challenges that even extended to the dishes she chose to prepare and that won her Most Valuable Chef (MVC) on three episodes."
Emily Brubaker creates simple, flavor-forward food and serves as executive chef at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. She won the first season of the NBC competition Yes, Chef!, judged by Martha Stewart and Jose Andres, and earned $250,000. The show combined individual and team contests with interventions addressing nominated personality and behavior issues among contestants. Brubaker was nominated by her husband for stubbornness and insecurity, yet she often displayed a protective "mama bear" role toward teammates. That protective approach influenced her dish choices and earned her Most Valuable Chef (MVC) on three episodes. Several of her seasonal, time-efficient recipes, including a white bean and anchovy dip, are shared.
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