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About Us

Food from Farm to Table

A Million Cooks is an innovative network of local recreational cooking schools and food experts designed to fulfill consumer appetite for culinary information.  More than a recipe site, more than a directory, A Million Cooks is a resource for people interested in the food they eat... who grows the food, where it comes from, where to buy and how to best prepare good food.

A Million Cooks features:

  • 170+ food experts award winning writers, schools, chefs and instructors
  • The Daily Dish - culinary expertise and daily food tips from Chef John Ash
  • Local, national and international food and wine merchants
  • Food industry spokespeople
  • Food related Holiday gifting resources

Based in Sonoma, California A Million Cooks is led by a unique team of professionals and advisors with experience in the culinary world, television and online programming, business development, publishing, ecommerce, retail, marketing and production.

The Team

Dave Sickert – President/CEO & Co-Founder
Expertise: Media / Business Development / Marketing / Ecommerce
Experience: HBO / Time Warner Cable / AOL / McClatchy Newspapers

Brian Jenks – Creative & Co-Founder
Expertise: Advertising / Publishing / Design
Experience: Clif Bar / Eller Media / Clear Channel Outdoor

Rich Hardesty – Production
Expertise: Marketing / Business Development / Music Producer
Experience: Viacom / Showtime / McClatchy Newspapers / the eDM group, LLC

Mary Karlin – Culinary Programs
Expertise: Culinary Instructor, Auntor, Retailer, Food Expert
Experience: Ramekins Culinary Center / Elements of Taste

Steve Kreindel Affiliate Relations
Expertise: Business Development/Marketing/Affiliate Relations
Experience: HBO / InnMedia / NPR / Norris Center for the Performing Arts

Kristi Lanusse  – Affiliate Relations
Expertise: Marketing / Hospitality
Experience: Fairmont Hotels

Mark Linder – Farm to Kitchen Connections
Expertise: Marketing / Agriculture / Education
Experience: Ag in the Classroom / Culinary Institute of America

Mike Minigan – Strategy
Expertise: Advertising / Business Development
Experience: AOL / Netscape / Redgate Communications

Tracy Griffinger-Nelson – Business Development (East Coast)
Expertise: Marketing / Business Development
Experience: HBO / Cablevision / Maplewood Bake Co. / Halloran

Loren Rigney – Affiliate Relations
Expertise: Marketing / Event Marketing / Retail
Experience: Nestle / MDA /
HomeChef

Dominick Stirpe – Technology
Expertise: Marketing / Technology / Project Management
Experience AOL / IBM

Steven Weiss – Business Development (West Coast)
Expertise: Marketing / Public Relations / Media
Experience: Sacramento Bee (McClatchy Newspapers) / PBS

Advisors
Jad Dunning
– founder CompareNet (Microsoft); former President Step-up (Intuit)
Bill O'Luanaigh
– web pioneer; former AOL PM; Executive Producer NWF
John Kilcullen
– founder, For Dummies brand; former Chairman/CEO, Hungry Minds (IDG Books Worldwide)
Adam Rockmore
– former SVP Food Network; Calphalon; Godiva Chocolatier
Peter Hanson
– Wine Country Media; video production instructor
John Ash
– food author, restauranteur, instructor, radio personality, spokesman
Diane Philips
– food author, spokesperson, instructor
Dennis Keohane
– biz dev Choice Trade; former Wall Street broker
Angela Moore
– former Director AOL Food; former Online Editor Food & Wine; Exec. Producer Foodfit.com
Elizabeth Ross
– President/Chief Marketing Officer, Tribal DDB; former Biz Dev Modem Media, J. Walter Thompson
Rob Jennings Board member Mobile Campus; former SVP Wine.com; former VP AOL; former VP Warner Bros.

 

Contact Us

General inquiries: info@amillioncooks.com

Affilate Relations: affiliates@amillioncooks.com

Digital Artwork or Production: production@amillioncooks.com