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(This series first aired in 2006)
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Kids Cast:
Josh Fortin – Host
Jasmine Steele
– Host
Britt Ammon – Co-Host
Jordan Baker – Co-Host
Alison Griner – Co-Host
Amelia Mauldin – Co-Host
Caitlin McLain – Co-Host
Lindsey Palm – Co-Host

Alex Boerma
Sacha Boerma
Kevin Cormier
Jimmy Davis
Amanda Flourno
Ashley Flourno
Brittany Gail
Jenny Healey
Matt Healey
Lindsay Herron
Amanda Lindquist
Keenan McGarvey
Katie McGurie
Taylor McGuire
Allison Murphy
Britney Nikles
Kirsten Norman
Alexis Ocasio
Natalie Sanford
Kristen Stewart
Catherine Szeltzner
Jeremy Watcher
Katy Wheeler

Additional Casts:
Amanda Flourno
Ashley Flourno
Jimmy Davis
Whitney Smith
Alex L. Whittenberg

Crew:
Adam Campbell
Jordan Baker
Alex Boerma
Matt Healy
Grant Jester
Deanna Moentman
Britney Nikels

Chef John Lewis, General Manager of La Maison Gourmet
Sharon Cutler – Science Teacher, Hillsborough County Schools

Nutritional Consultants:
Nan Je
nsen, RD,LD/N, Pinellas County Extension
Karen Saley, Educational Instructor, Pinellas County Extension

Special Thanks to:
- Belleview Biltmore, Belleair, FL, Jennifer Priem-Addison & Staff
- Bobbies Bistro, Clearwater Beach, FL
- Busciglio Dairy Farm, Tampa, FL
- Cabana Bar and Grill, Clearwater Beach, FL, Nik Devnani & Staff
- Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Walt Land
- Heritage Village, Largo FL, Paige Noel & Staff
- Indian Rocks Christian School, Perry Banse
- La Maison Gourmet Cooking School, Dunedin, FL, Chef John Lewis
- Orange Blossom Groves, Seminole, FL
- Pinellas County Schools, Sue Froemming, Art Dept.
- Pinellas County Extension, Largo FL
- Captain Bob Puccinelli, Let’s Talk Fishing, 1010 AM WBZZ
- James B. Sanderlin Family Service Center, St. Petersburg, FL,
  Lounell Brit & Staff
- Super Target, Clearwater, FL
- Chris Shea & Family
- Peter & Ann Steele
- Ward’s Seafood, Clearwater, FL, Michelle, Rob & Staff
- Weekie Wachie Springs, John Athanason & Mermaids

 

  Jasmine Steele


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Jasmine is a High School Senior at Indian Rocks Christian School. She is a straight "A" student enrolled in Honors and Duo Credit courses and holds awards in Drama, Chemistry, Biology and Spanish. She is a black belt martial artist and kick-boxer. Jasmine is also a professionally trained model Jasmine loves to fish, swim, do crafts and, of course, cook! Her favorite in-kitchen recipe is for coconut macaroons, a 100 year-old recipe her Granny and Great Grandmother used to made in Newfoundland, Canada. Her favorite grill recipe is fresh-caught grouper basted in garlic-kissed lemon juice! Bon Appetite!
  Josh Fortin


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Joshua is a High School Senior at Indian Rocks Christian School. He has been cooking since he was old enough to lick the mixing bowl. He has been thoroughly enjoying every cookie for the last seventeen years of his life and looks forward to what may be baking in the future...
  Alison Griner – Gourmet Host


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Alison is 17 years young and attends the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) program at St. Pete High School. She enjoys reading, cooking, murder books, playing volleyball, and being an advocate for Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT). Her favorite dishes to bake are desserts. She likes to bake key lime pie and to cook pasta with fresh herbs.
  Lindsey Palm


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Lindsey is in 6th grade at Veritas Preparatory Academy. She is very involved in the Hearts and Hooves 4-H Club, which is all about horses. When not riding or doing schoolwork, she enjoys tumbling and cooking. Her favorite things to cook are, of course, desserts! She loves to make cheesecake, Texas sheet cake, chocolate chip cookies, buttermilk oatmeal pancakes, and strawberry-banana smoothies. She is always up for trying new recipes she finds from magazines or online food sites.
  Amelia Mauldin


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Amelia is 15 years old and a sophomore at Clearwater High School. She loves singing and enjoyed being a part of this series of shows. She loves listening to music and has been taking drama class at school for the last 2 years. Over the summer she toke guitar lessons and hopes to rock it like the best of them. She likes to travel as well. Having been to Cali and England for example, she hopes to visit those places and others again. Amelia likes joking around with her friends and family. She really enjoys writing her own lyrics.She hopes to improve her acting and music skills.
  Jordan A. Baker


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Jordan is 13 years old. He goes to Largo Middle School and is in 8th grade. His hobbies include cooking, riding bikes and playing computer games. He also likes to learn new recipes and share recipes from his Philippine and Arabic heritage.
  Britt Ammon


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Britt Ammon, 14, is a 9th grade honor student at Countryside High School where she is a cheerleader (Go Cougars!). She is an avid horsewoman and is also an actress/singer having appeared in dinner theatre and in numerous community theatre productions throughout the Tampa Bay area.
  Caitlin McLain


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Caitin is 11 years old and goes to Dunedin Highland Middle School. She loves to sing, act in her dad's drama workshops and cook with her mom. She thinks its cool that there's a show like this that shows that kids can cook too!
  Chef John Lewis


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Chef John is the creator and General Manager of La Maison Gourmet, having developed the original concept for the predecessor company, Home Chefs, in January 1998. He has cooked for more than 35 years and professionally for eight. He is self-taught, benefiting from associations with other professional chefs.

He currently teaches almost half the courses at La Maison Gourmet as well as most of the private parties and Personal Chef Services. Chef John appears on WFLA’s (News Channel 8, NBC) popular Daytime Show as the resident chef. His specialties on television are: Heart Healthy Dishes and Easy-to-Prepare Gourmet Dishes.

 

  Sharon Cutler


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Sharon has been teaching for 29 years. She has a master's degree in elementary education and was selected as the Teacher of the Year for her school, Chiles Elementary (2005-2006, Teacher of the Gifted), last school Temple Terrace Elementary (1999-2000 ) and at Tampa Palms Elementary (1996-1997). Sharon is the State Agriculture Teacher of the Year 2005 and the Florida Outstanding Elementary Science Teacher of the Year for 2003. 
  Nan Jensen


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Nan is the Family & Consumer Sciences Program Leader for Pinellas County Extension. A variety of programs are offered through the Family and Consumer Sciences including:

  • Food, Nutrition and Health
  • Food Safety
  • Financial Management/Consumer Education
  • Parent and Caregiver Education
  • Energy Resource Management

Educational Background: Florida State University - M.S., Human Nutrition East Carolina University - B.S. Institutional Management - Food and Nutrition

Professional Memberships: Phi Epsilon Omicron and Omicron Nu, National and Florida Extension Home Economics Associations; Society for Nutrition Education; American Dietetic Association; Pinellas Dietetic Association.

 

  Karen Saley 


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Karen is an educational instructor with the Family and Consumer Sciences Program. She is responsible for developing and coordinating health and nutrition classes for the 4-H Afterschool and Steps to a Healthier Pinellas programs. She also conducts cooking demonstrations and classes for a variety of groups throughout the county including youth and those with special dietary needs.

Karen has a diverse skill set that encompasses extensive experience and education in culinary arts, nutrition, emergency medicine and business management. She is currently studying social work and sociology.

Karen is an active volunteer in the community and her passions are cooking and travel. She is a native of Cleveland, Ohio but settled in Pinellas County after residing in Colorado and Arizona.