OUR STORY

David Olson is a nationally-recognized American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chef, television personality, award-winning recipe developer, live fire grill master, international adventurer, and the culinary entrepreneur behind, “Live Fire Republic.”

When not cooking, filming, or spending time with friends and family in Michigan, David can be found traveling the globe in search of grand adventure and extraordinary experiences – hiking, camping and fishing, trekking from one continent, 5-star kitchen and smoky backyard barbecue to the next, honing his craft alongside the some of the best regional chefs, home cooks and pit masters in the world.

team live fire republic

taylor

LFR Chef and Pitmaster

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Drew

LFR Events Director

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julie

lfr director of operations

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aaron

bearded skull bbq

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jennifer

lfr project manager

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cory

saturday night test kitchen

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live fire cooking and outdoor culinary adventure

MEDIA
APPEARANCES

David has an organic, attentive and active audience of more 15-25 million households weekly via traditional media and event appearances, brand ambassadorship, his blog and various social media channels. He is featured annually in dozens of live television segments and radio interviews, while his recipes and creative content continue to be shared across the web and in print publications from sea to shining sea.