Andy Wild
Andy was raised in Syracuse in upstate New York – an area with its own local culinary gems for the well-versed gastronome. As a child, he was surrounded by a loving family with a true passion for food. In 1993, his journey brought him to the food Mecca of Napa Valley, where he worked in a variety of operations, ranging from a brewing company to the world famous French Laundry.

Andy’s kitchen is his passion and to that end, he owns and operates a catering company providing upscale meals to local wineries and residents. He is also working on his own culinary project called Wild About Food And Drink, involving an in-the-works cookbook, blog site, Facebook fan page, and cooking classes for the sustainable lifestyle enthusiast. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel’s culinary television show - the G Word, and presented at conferences such as Slow Food Nation in San Francisco and California's Artisan Cheese Festival in Petaluma since its inception in 2007. Andy’s currently holds the new position of Culinary Tournante at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.