Townsend C. Smith Jr.

Townsend C. Smith Jr. is an experienced culinary professional with a diverse background in recipe testing, event chef roles, and culinary brand development. Currently, Townsend serves as a part-time recipe tester and developer at Food52 and as the onsite head chef at Poppy's Catering + Events. Previous roles include collaborating with Emmy Award-winning presenter Frank Celenza on recipe development for various platforms, working as an event chef for Heirloom Fire, and founding the culinary brand Half Sandwich. Townsend's career also encompasses marketing leadership as Chief Marketing Officer at TSBmen.com, alongside PR media strategies at The Style Blogger. Townsend holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from New York University, with prior studies at St. Lawrence University.