Bob Blumer

Gastronaut, artist and seven time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer is the creator and host of the television series Surreal Gourmet, and Glutton for Punishment, and host of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. His shows air in over twenty countries world-wide.

Blumer transforms ordinary ingredients into wow-inspiring dishes through simple cooking methods and whimsical presentations that have become his culinary trademark. He is the author of six acclaimed cookbooks and the co-author of the best-selling Pizza on the Grill. The Toronto Sun raved about his most recent book Flavorbomb: "Blumer once again pushes boundaries, but in a way that encourages readers to let go of their own culinary hesitations to create simple meals built on layers of flavor.”

Bob is an ambassador for Toronto’s Second Harvest and supports a wide variety of other noble causes through his fundraising efforts. When he is not traveling for work or pleasure—which is most of the time—the transplanted Canadian cycles daily in the canyons near his home in the Hollywood Hills, doing his best to stay in shape for his next big adventure.