Meet Our Guests: Chef Brad

Who Is Chef Brad

Chef Brad Petersen is a native of Arizona. Born and raised in the White Mountains. He started his career early in the food business. By the age of 9 he was doing the majority of the cooking for his family. By the age of 12 he had started working in a local coffee shop as a busboy. He did that for several years, working his way around all parts of the restaurant business. By the age of 18 he was comfortable in all areas of the food and beverage industry. At the age of 19 he left the White Mountains to serve a mission in the Caribbean for two years. He loved the food there and spent as much time as he could learning the local recipes. The time spent in the Caribbean impacted his life, adding a wonderful Caribbean flair to his cooking and developing in him a love for the Spanish language and him latin brothers and sisters. After his mission he returned to the White Mountains for a brief time before he relocated to the Valley of the Sun. He dove into the restaurant business again doing all jobs from waiting on tables, bartending, banquets, cook, management, catering and consulting.  

He has gained an excellent reputation as a chef and is widely known for his knowledge of cooking with grains.  He is known as America’s Grain Guy,  He has a passion for teaching and education. He travels all over, teaching the many things he has learned about nutrition and health.

Currently, he travels as a motivational speaker, is spokes person for the Wondermix/Wondermill company, has filmed 40 shows for BYU TV network.  He has published several cookbooks, and has a on-line Health and Wellness Series, The Revolution.

Chef Brad’s love for grains and food has made him a leading authority on grains and the history of grains. He believes strongly that America is ready for a change and is starving for knowledge on how to eat better and be healthier. He believes strongly that almost all of the health problems we are faced with today are a result of our poor eating habits. His belief is that “healthy can taste great” and has proven that it can, time and time again. 

Chef Brad’s mission statement is: “To inspire people to get back into the kitchen and enjoy creating fond food memories eating healthy food that tastes great.”

Visit Chef Brad at this website: www.chefbrad.com