James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Art is the executive chef of Table Fifty-Two in Chicago, Southern Art in Atlanta, Art & Soul in Washington, D.C., and Lyfe Kitchen restaurants. He was Oprah Winfrey's personal chef for 10 years. He is also the founder of Common Threads, a nonprofit that teaches low-income kids how to cook. In 2007 Art also won the James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award. Charity: Reunion.org