Kappy
Andrew “Kappy” Kaplan
Kappy has developed innovative brand strategy including culinary-related projects and endorsements, appearances, events, cooking demonstrations, cookbook production, television production and more. He is a trusted advisor to Rachael.
Kappy oversees all strategy, partnerships and budgets for Rachael Ray's cooking and kids-related philanthropy. Launched in 2006 by Rachael Ray and Kappy, Yum-o!® is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids and funding cooking education and scholarships.
Yum-o!’s three core work areas are:
COOK – Educating kids and their families about food and cooking
FEED – Feeding hungry American kids
FUND – Funding cooking education and scholarships
BEYOND THE PLATE is a podcast that explores the world’s culinary elites’ journey into the food industry and the social impact in their community. It is an independently produced podcast that is in the top 10% “most shared globally” on Spotify, and in the top 5% of all food podcasts. Past guests include Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Massimo Bottura, José Andrés, Trisha Yearwood, Jacques Pépin, Marcus Samuelsson, Guy Fieri, Yotam Ottolenghi, Emeril Lagasse, and more.
Clean Plate Club is a podcast for kids and grown-ups, encouraging everyone to get excited about cooking. It’s like storytime…but with recipes. Listen along to delicious dishes and tasty treats from chefs and celebrities who cook at home with their kids. Targeted for children ages 3-103, Clean Plate Club is a way to get your littles involved in the kitchen and excited to eat the food they create! The podcast is narrated by Andrew “Kappy” Kaplan, a trained chef, dad of twins, and host of the popular food podcast, Beyond the Plate.
Culinary Advisors, LLC is a strategic culinary/hospitality advisory and talent referral service with an extensive network of F&B industry professionals worldwide. Culinary Advisors has completed multiple projects on behalf of restaurants, hotels, resorts and CPG brands.