Eitan Bernath

American entertainer and chef · United States · On the map · Chefs · Born 2002 · age 24

A TikTok chef who turned phone-screen cooking demos into a daytime television gig before he turned 20. The Drew Barrymore Show made him its principal culinary contributor in late 2020, the first creator to jump that particular gap, and the morning shows followed.

Eitan Bernath is read about 34 times a day, in 3 languages.

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2021“I think what TikTok has done with Gen Z and teaching people how to cook is just make it more relatable.”In their words24 May 2021The New York TimesRead the whole statement

2020“For many kids, politics feel very distant. This might be the first time it hits home for a lot of kids.”In their words2 August 2020The New York TimesRead the whole statement

“It’s really less about the followers and really more about entertaining. If you’re entertaining, it will find the people that you can entertain.”In their words20 July 2020Vanity FairRead the whole statement

2018The Jewish WeekAward2002Born25 April 2002

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About this person

Bernath was born April 25, 2002. By December 2020, still a teenager, he had parlayed social media cooking into the principal culinary contributor role on The Drew Barrymore Show - Variety noted he was the first TikTok star to land a recurring daytime television slot. Appearances on Good Morning America, Today, and Live with Kelly and Ryan came next, along with newspaper and magazine columns. In February 2023, the United Nations World Food Programme appointed him a high level supporter. The New York Times called him a "culinary darling"; O, The Oprah Magazine went with "the internet's most delightful chef." He has also written a book.

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