Louise Leonard

Louise Leonard is a chef, food personality, stylist, booze lover and bon vivant, living the bi-coastal life between Los Angeles and New York. She was crowned the winner of Season 2 of ABC’s prime time hit, The Taste, where she was chosen from a nation-wide search to compete with professional chefs and home cooks. She is also a contributor with Kin Community, YouTube’s #1 multi-channel for women, as host, recipe developer and stylist.
Other work includes styling for the Emmy award winning show, Top Chef, as well as styling for Top Chef Masters, MasterChef, The Chew, Access Hollywood, and Next Food Network Star. She’s also a regular contributor with Vegetarian Times and styled celebrity chef Antonia Lofaso’s The Busy Mom’s Cookbook.

Louise was born and raised in Wisconsin where her mother and father ran a pizza parlor when she was a kid. It was there that she learned how to pour a pint of beer and play pinball, very important skills that would return to her later in life.

Louise specializes in cooking with wine and spirits and is a staunch advocate of supporting local breweries, wineries and distilleries.
She loves to travel and explore, often led by her love of food. She’s known for her ability to pull elements from cuisines around the world that will pair well with her favorite libations.