Ingrid Hoffmann(III)
- Producer
Ingrid Hoffmann, professional eater and host
of Top Chef Estrellas (Telemundo), Simply Delicioso (Cooking Channel)
and Delicioso (Univision) is passionate about food and entertaining and
spends each day sharing her enthusiasm and talent with an international
audience. Her goal is to spread the joy of cooking to her many
followers via her own cookware line, cookbooks and the media. 2014
promises to be a year of new challenges for Ingrid, as she sets out to
launch her food brand, Cocina by Ingrid Hoffmann, which will be
available in early 2015 on HSN and focuses on easy, delicious and
healthy meal solutions for the family. Ingrid's loyal fan base in both
the English and Spanish-speaking communities, has inspired her to
publish her cookbooks in both languages. Ingrid's most recent book is
Latin D'Lite : Delicious Latin Recipes with a Healthy Twist (Celebra
Hardcover; $29.95, April 2, 2013) and Latin D'lite (Spanish edition):
Deliciosas Recetas Latinas con un Toque Saludable. In contrast
to other health-centric cookbooks, Ingrid reveals her easy and
delicious go-to ingredients that turn bold and hearty Latin dishes into
good for you meals with a side of splurge! Her first best-selling
cookbook Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with
Recetas Favoritas con Sabor Latino positioned Ingrid to be voted
Flavors of Passion Chef of 2011 for her contribution to bringing
awareness to the flavors of Latin America. Ever the businesswoman,
Ingrid has expanded her brand beyond television and partnered with top
cookware and tableware manufacturer, Gibson, to develop a
Latin-influenced line, Simplemente Delicioso. As Creative Director of
this new division, Ingrid is involved in every aspect of product
development. The line, which launched on HSN on August 2013, features a
complete collection of cookware, table top, modern kitchen tools and
accessories that are designed with the exquisite elements of color and
celebrated patterns that are signature of Ingrid's dynamic personality
and Latin culture. The line is also available in JCPenney, Walmart.com,
Macys.com, among many other retailers. Ingrid's fascination with food,
cooking and style began as a little girl. She started cooking with her
mother, a Cordon Bleu chef, at such a young age that she needed a stool
to reach the stove. She discovered not only a love of cooking, but a
flair for entertaining, and in no time developed her own distinctive
style. Raised in Colombia and Curaçao, Ingrid moved to Miami where she
once owned a high fashion luxury boutique as well as the restaurant
Rocca. Appearing regularly on local TV, Ingrid was noticed by Hearst
Entertainment who signed her for her first cooking show, Delicioso with
Ingrid Hoffmann, which initially launched in Latin America. In 2006,
the show moved to the Spanish language network, Galavision. Ingrid's
English show, Simply Delicioso, premiered on the Food Network in 2007
and moved to the Cooking Channel in summer 2010. She writes a monthly
column in Delta Sky Magazine and is a frequent guest of shows like
Despierta America, Ellen, Oprah, Martha Stewart, Regis & Kelly, The
Today Show, The Early Show, and Good Morning America. Ingrid's success
has afforded her the opportunity to give back to the community as a
board member of New York City's Food and Education Fund and Miami's
Amigos for Kids, as well as an active supporter of Manhattan's Food and
Finance High School, Believe for Colombia Foundation and the Humane
Society of Greater Miami.