WARNER HANSON TELEVISION - CULINARY EXPERTISE

Warner Hanson Television has filmed with many of the top culinary personalities, chefs, restauranteurs and food figures of our time. Their work has been ground-breaking in the genre and has earned them the respect (worldwide) of key culinary luminaries. 

Our original films and series have earned them 4 coveted James Beard Awards, 5 TASTE Awards, multiple Emmys and national recognition as a leader in production of food, cooking and culinary films. Producer Heidi Hanson was named a FOOD & WINE Tastemaker in recent years. WHTV’s culinary work has been praised by the likes of Julia Child and Michael Pollan. Their work has been featured on CNN, in The Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, DC Luxury, New York Times, Seattle Times, Food & Wine, Saveur, and others.

Warner Hanson’s original PBS series Chefs A’ Field was ground breaking in its approach in taking the world’s best chefs out of the kitchen and onto the land & sea to meet the farmers they relied on. It was the first cooking series produced in HDTV (and later in 4K) and the first of the genre to upend the formula of what a cooking series looked like. The 60-part series aired nationally and reached hundreds of millions of viewers with top ratings. Additionally, the series has aired in more than 70-international markets and continues to be broadcast across the world. 

Chefs A’ Field featured such luminaries as Jacques Pepin, Tom Colicchio. Patrick O’Connell, Michel Nishan, Dan Barber Jon Besh, Traci Des Jardins, Robert Wiedmaier, Tom Douglas, Suzanne Goin, Todd Gray, Charles Phan, Peter Hoffman, Sam Hayward, Michael Mina, Rick Moonen, Odessa Piper, Nora Pouillon, David Guas, Cathal Armstrong, Richard Sandoval, Craig Stoll, Frank Stitt, Jeremiah Langhorne and others. 

Warner Hanson  filmed the Bocuse D’Or Team USA for special mini-series that aired on A&E Networks. Our Cameras followed along as Team USA trained under the guidance of Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, David Bouley, Gavin Kaysen, Timothy Hollingsworth and Jerome Bocuse. The filming included an extended period at the Cafe Bouley Test Kitchen, The French Laundry and Restaurant Paul Bocuse. The special followed esteemed chef James Kent as he trained and ultimately represented Team USA at the Bocuse d’Or contest in Lyon, France. The special earned critical acclaim and awards bringing international attention to Team USA.  

Working with EVENTS DC, Warner Hanson has created a series of award-winning culinary films that include Back At The Table and Dishing It!. These original series were designed to promote the DC restaurant and event scene to a broad international audience. Additionally, our event coverage for EVENTS DC includes the Embassy Chef Challenge, Clipper Round The World, and other major events.