PYET DESPAIN

This year, we are delighted to welcome acclaimed Chef Pyet DeSpain—an award-winning culinary talent and proud member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi NaCon—as our Featured Guest Chef. Among her many accomplishments, Chef DeSpain made history as the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef on FOX. Specializing in Indigenous Fusion Cuisine, she skillfully blends her Native American and Mexican roots in the kitchen.

Beyond the kitchen, she is a passionate activist for food sovereignty and Indigenous foodways, advocating for the preservation, accessibility, and revitalization of traditional foods within Native communities. Through her work, she educates and inspires others to embrace sustainable, ancestral food practices.