Anne Thornton

Anne Thornton
Born (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981 (age 43)[1]
San Antonio, Texas, United States[2]
Education
Culinary career
Television show(s)

Anne Thornton (born June 16, 1981)[1] is an American pastry chef and food writer who came to prominence as the host of the Food Network television series Dessert First with Anne Thornton.[3]

Early life and education

Thornton was born in San Antonio, Texas but raised in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] She graduated from Magnificat High School (in Rocky River, Ohio) in 1999.[4] Thornton attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and obtained degrees in philosophy and finance.[2][4] She then moved to New York City and enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education, where she obtained a degree in culinary arts.[4][2]

Career

Thornton's first culinary job was in culinary media production. She then worked as a personal chef before joining the New York restaurant The Waverly Inn in 2006, where she was employed as a pastry chef and assistant general manager. [5]

In 2009, Thornton moved to New York restaurant, Hotel Griffou, where she worked as executive pastry chef and event coordinator until June 2010.[5]

Thornton gained the attention of Food Network after she presented her salted caramel banana pudding pie at the 2009 New York Wine & Food Festival.[6] Her own cooking show was then developed, Dessert First with Anne Thornton, which aired from 2010 to 2011.[7][8]

Anne generously dedicates her time to City Harvest's Operation Frontline, where she participates in a program focused on nutrition education and financial planning. Additionally, she contributes her writing talents to LunchNYC,[9] a project aimed at providing families with valuable nutritional insights regarding their children's school lunches, empowering them to enhance their dietary habits.

Controversy

After the conclusion of Dessert First with Anne Thornton, news outlets reported that several of Thornton's recipes had been plagiarized from other chefs, with many recipes purportedly stolen from Martha Stewart and fellow Food Network chef Ina Garten.[10][11][12][13] In an interview with Today on February 16, 2012, Thornton addressed the allegations by stating: "I get inspiration from all my heroes [...] of course there will be similarities."[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anne Thornton - About | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Anne Thornton Bio | Anne Thornton, Host of Dessert First | Food Network". Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dessert First With Anne Thornton | Food Network". Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Crea, Joe (October 20, 2010). "Bay Village-raised chef Anne Thornton bringing new desserts show to Food Network | cleveland.com". cleveland.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Anne Thornton Bio". Food Network. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ The Lunch Belle (October 30, 2010). "Dessert First Q&A with Chef Anne Thornton". The Daily Meal. Spanfeller Media Group. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dessert First TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dessert First Episodes | Season 2 | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Anne Thornton Bio". Food Network. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. ^ O'Connell, Michael (February 6, 2012). "Food Network Chef Anne Thornton Accused of Pastry Plagiarism After Series' Cancellation | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Myers, Dan (May 25, 2016). "Anne Thornton from The 12 Biggest Food Star Meltdowns and PR Disasters - The Daily Meal". The Daily Meal. Spanfeller Media Group. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "Dessert First Anne Thornton Fired From Food Network – Hollywood Life". Hollywood Life. Penske Media Corporation. February 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "Anne Thornton, 'Dessert First' Star, Reportedly Fired From Food Network For Recipe Plagiarism | HuffPost". The Huffington Post. Oath Inc. February 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  14. ^ Rao, Vidya (February 16, 2012). "Did Food Network chef plagiarize her recipes? - TODAY.com". Today. NBC News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.


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