Chef Marvin Woods is a beloved television host, lauded cookbook author and celebrated chef.  He is recognized by his warm personality and signature bandanas.  

Chef Woods is a 26-year veteran in the hospitality and restaurant industry.  Chef Woods has donned the toque blanc or in his case the bandana for such notables as Trump at Trump Plaza  in Atlantic City, The Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center,  Windows on the World, Helmsley Palace, Quatorze and Arizona 206 before further cultivating  his talent by doing a four year stint in Europe.   

In 1994 Chef Woods took over as Executive Chef at New York’s Café Beulah’s, and started to win industry acclaim so much so that he caught the attention of publishers and television executives for his approach on Low Country.  Along with the restaurant accolades, came a book deal with William Morrow/Harper Collins and several guest visits on Television Food Network.  His first book, “The New Low Country,” garnered national media attention, including appearances on CBS This Morning, Discovery Network and Lifetime.  Publisher’s Weekly proclaimed, “Woods’ inventiveness makes him a chef to watch!” 

In 2003 executives at Turner South television network (Time Warner now defunct) selected Chef Woods to host a new television show called Home Plate. Home Plate successfully ran for four seasons until the network was acquired by Fox Sports in 2006.    

Currently, Marvin has two new television show projects in development. He has developed a national kids’ wellness program called Droppin’ Knowledge with Chef Marvin Woods that focuses on a positive way to combat childhood obesity and other children’s health issues.

He recently cooked at the White House for the Obama’s first State Dinner, as well as being asked to help launch two other healthy meal initiatives.

Chef Woods is entrenched in working with several non for profit entities such as American Heart & Stroke Foundation, American Diabetes, CHOICES, Camp Sunshine, and others.