Meet George Geary
Geary is passionate about cooking and sharing that passion with others. As a teacher, he brings humor and a sense of fun to his numerous personal appearances around the world. George’s cooking classes are always sold out, and he is frequently asked to provide his culinary skills and talents as an instructor on luxury cruise lines.
A former pastry chef for the Walt Disney Company, George is a Certified Culinary Professional and best-selling cookbook author. His wit and humor show through in his numerous cookbooks, making it fun and easy to understand culinary concepts. George guides home cooks on everything from cookies and pastries to cheesecakes, sauces, dressings, and rubs, to how to use a food processor.
For over 30 years, George has been involved with judging culinary contests for major food manufacturers such as Canola Producers, Veg-all, Hormel Products, Hershey Foods, Knott’s Berry Farm Foods, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Fleischmann’s Yeast, San Diego Union-Tribune, ABC News Contests and many more. From 1982, for 28 seasons, George was the Culinary Coordinator of the world’s Largest County Fair in Los Angeles. His duties were implementing daily food contests with the coordination of the judges and competitors. George’s teaching schedule regularly takes him worldwide, teaching at over 200 schools, spas, wineries, and food festivals yearly. George had been a featured speaker and lecturer aboard the Holland America Line’s ships for the past nine years as part of Food & Wine Magazine’s Chef’s at Sea. He has taught on every continent and sailed in all seven seas while visiting 119 countries.
George is the author of 16 cookbooks, including; 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes, 125 Best Biscuit Mix Recipes, 125 Food Processor Recipes, The Complete Baking Cookbook, The Cheesecake Bible, 500 Best Sauces, Salad Dressings, Marinades and More, 350 Best Salads and Dressings, 650 Food Processor Recipes, 150 Best Donut Recipes, The Cheesecake Bible Version 2, LA’s Legendary Restaurants, Fair Foods, Made in California Volume 1 & 2, and LAs Landmark Restaurants.
When not in a kitchen, George leads award-winning, mouth-watering culinary tours of major cities in America and Europe. This year will mark George’s 30th year in Morning Television. You can see him coast to coast on WGN-TV Chicago, NBC Tampa, and his home station FOX San Diego.
He has been featured on the pages of many food magazines, newspapers, blogs, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. When not traveling to teach, George lives in sunny California.