Nick Wallace (chef)

Wallace was born and raised in Edwards, Mississippi. He credits his grandmothers, Queen Morris and Lennel Donald, for sparking his love of the culinary arts.^[2]

Wallace is the Founder and Executive Chef of Nick Wallace Culinary, Nick Wallace Catering, and Nissan Café by Nick Wallace. He is also a promotional partner for Ben's Original,^[3] Pepsi,^[4] and HOPE Credit Union.^[5]

Wallace has been featured on numerous national media outlets. He has appeared on the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen (2014; Season 4), Chopped (2017; Season 34), Chopped: Alton’s Challenge (2017), Comfort Nation (2018; Season 2). Wallace won his season of Chopped in 2017, and he has also appeared on the Food Network Canada's Fire Masters (2021).^[6]

Internationally, Wallace has appeared on the French channel Voyage on the show Unexplored America - Mississippi (2020). He has also been featured twice on Beautiful Destinations (2019) for Visit USA.^{[citation needed]} Wallace placed fourth runner-up in Bravo’s Top Chef: Houston (2022; Season 19),^[7] and has most recently appeared on CNN's NOMAD with Carlton McCoy (2022).^[8]