Publications

Smith has authored three award-winning cookbooks: Back to the Table; Kitchen Life: Real Food for Real Families; and Back to the Family. He contributed recipes and cooking advice to The Spectrum, the newest book by cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Dean Ornish. He edits a monthly article on Oprah.com and contributes articles to O, The Oprah Magazine. His latest cookbook, (released May 2013), Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort, has a focus on healthy cooking and healthy living, (published by Harper One 2013).

Projects

On October 9, 2015 the Disney Parks Blog confirmed that Chef Smith will be opening a new restaurant (Homecoming: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine) in the Summer of 2016 at Disney Springs.

Common Threads

Smith founded the non-profit charity Common Threads, which focuses on teaching children about different cultures through food and art. Common Threads has served over 750 children and served 2,000 healthy meals to children in 2006. He serves on the board of directors of “Kids Café”, a nutrition program, for children in Minneapolis. Smith owns and runs a highly successful restaurant in Chicago called TABLE fifty-two as well as Art and Soul in Washington, D.C. In 2009, Smith raised $10,000 for Common Threads as a participant on the television show Top Chef Masters, Season 1.

Events

Smith has cooked for many celebrities and heads of state, including President Barack Obama and the current King of Sweden. In addition to being chef for Florida Governor Bob Graham, he cooked for Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Romero Britto, film stars Ali Landry and Eduardo Verástegui amongst many others. He has also appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Smith also appeared in a cooking segment in Lady Gaga's 2011 ABC special A Very Gaga Thanksgiving in which he and Gaga prepared a Thanksgiving meal of turkey and waffles. Months later, Smith became the head chef of Joanne Trattoria, an Italian restaurant in New York City owned by Lady Gaga's parents. He was also a celebrity judge on the second season of the reality show BBQ Pitmasters.

Awards

• The 2002 James Beard Award for Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family.
• 2001 Gourmand World Cookbook Award - Category, “For Human Values.”
• Humanitarian of the Year, 2007, James Beard Foundation
• In 2008 Art Smith was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.

Personal

Smith lives in Jasper, Florida with his partner of ten years, Jesus Salgueiro, a painter. The two married at the Lincoln Memorial in 2011. They donate their time to many causes, from children's cooking classes to humanitarian aid.

Shortly before his 50th birthday, Smith was diagnosed with diabetes. He later went on a diet, and lost 100 pounds. Smith now eats six small meals a day, and has run multiple marathons.

He and his husband recently adopted four children.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]