Nathan Lyon Biography

Fast Facts

• Serves as one of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Ambassadors
• Graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Health Science and earned his Culinary Arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu
• Best known as a chef and television personality who is the host and creator of "A Lyon in the Kitchen․"
• Published his first cookbook, "Great Food Stars Fresh," in December 2011
• Has served as chef and co-host on "Growing a Greener World" and has been a guest chef on "Home Made Simple" and "Real Simple Real Life․"
• Competed in the second season of "The Next Food Network Star," making it into the final four before he was eliminated
• With his brother Craig, he wrote and illustrated a children's book called "Sam the Clam․"