Lauren Starling Hope on "Top Chef 5: New York"
Lauren Starling Hope works as the Tournant at Jag's Steak and Seafood, the most luxurious and contemporary steakhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sparked by an Easy Bake Oven as a little girl, Lauren Starling Hope's passion for pastry and the culinary arts bloomed throughout her childhood and into her current career. While attending the prestigious CIA in Hyde Park, New York, Lauren Starling Hope met her husband, a USMA cadet. Together they have traveled the country, influencing Lauren Starling Hope's eclectic and free-form culinary style. If she were a food, Lauren Starling Hope says she would be a sweet and sassy box of chocolates because "you never know what you're going to get, but its always going to be good!"
Age: 24
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Current Residence: Fort Stewart
Profession: Chef Tournant, Jag's Steak and Seafood
Culinary Education: B.P.S. Culinary Arts Management, CIA
Favorite Simple Spring Recipe: Spring pea mousse in phyllo cups with creme fraiche and caviar