Stephanie Izard

Stephanie Izard, recipient of James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes and Food & Wine Best New Chef, is the Executive Chef and Owner of Girl & the Goat, Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat, and Cabra in Chicago, along with Girl & the Goat and Cabra in Los Angeles. Izard also won the coveted "Iron Chef" title in 2017 and was the 4th winner of Bravo’s "Top Chef."

A James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee, Girl & the Goat has been praised by high-profile publications such as Saveur, New York Times, and Food & Wine. Little Goat Diner, Izard’s highly successful follow-up to Girl & the Goat, features classic Americana cuisine in a diner setting. In March 2016, Izard opened her third restaurant, a Chinese-inspired concept called Duck Duck Goat, and in 2019, Izard’s Peruvian-inspired eatery, Cabra, opened on the rooftop of The Hoxton, Chicago. Most recently, Izard opened her first two restaurants outside Chicago: Girl & the Goat and Cabra, both in downtown Los Angeles.

In 2017, Izard launched a project to help home cooks add more fun, flavor, and, most importantly, simplicity to their cooking. Her colorful, vibrant retail product line, This Little Goat, features a variety of globally inspired, flavor-packed chili crunches. Izard’s first book, “Girl in the Kitchen,” was released in 2011, and her second book, “Gather & Graze,” was released in April 2018.

Izard jumped back into television in 2023 with the release of "The Curious Chef," a Tastemade television series in which she visits home cooks to taste their time-honored recipes and traditions. She has also made numerous appearances, as both a competitor and a judge, on shows including "Tournament of Champions," "Hell’s Kitchen," "Superchef Grudge Match," "Guy’s Grocery Games," "Chopped," and more.