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CHEF JOHN GUINIVERE

John Guinivere, the founder of Cheflive, has spent his whole life around food, dining, and entertaining.

At 16, John worked in the kitchen at Cypress Country Club on the weekends.
After high school, John applied to three culinary schools and was accepted to all of them. He chose California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. At the time, he was the youngest student ever accepted. He graduated from Culinary School in 1986, at the age of 20.

Over the years, John has managed restaurants, owned a bistro, traveled the world as a Chef on prestigious privately owned yachts, catered events for thousands of people and consulted for several restaurants and food companies.

By 1996, he had begun creating his own cooking show on the Internet. By 1998, he had learned digital video editing, encoding taping and streaming videos on the Internet. John's first cooking video was aired on Cheflive.com in November 1998. In late 2002, Cheflive was incorporated in the state of Nevada.

Cheflive has created 300 hours of cooking content with some of the greatest chefs, these video recipes can be found on www.cheflive.com

Since John was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, he has re-educated himself on nutrition with diabetics in mind. Using his training and experience, he creates wonderful dishes that