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Nancy Manlove

@nancymanlove

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Chef & Food Network Champion | Catering, Cooking Demos, Speaking & Judging | Creating my next award-winning dish!

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I challenge anyone (including Bobby Flay) to make a better classic iconic Texas Chicken Fried Steak Platter. My award winning version of this Texas iconic dish. #beatbobbyflay #whatiwillbeathimwith #canIbeathim #yesican #readytobringit #jscasting #castingduo #neverstop #nanaforthewin #challengeison by @nancymanlove

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My creation won Grand Prize at the Chefs of Chefs Showdown at the Woodlands Wine and Food Wine. Description: Puff pastry filled with a swirled duck Foie Gras Mousse and à l’Orange whipped brie mousse topped with a hot honey fruitta chutney mostrada drizzle and crisp duck bacon bits, bee pollen and edible wafer bees and fresh flowers. by @nancymanlove

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This is my creation and it won! The road to Indy just got real!

#TasteOfAmerica #WFC2025 #FoodSport #SamsClub #WorldFoodChampionships #GoldenTicket #RoadToIndy by @nancymanlove

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a year ago

From NASA to the kitchen!

Join Dr. Angie McCartney, The World’s Oldest Podcaster®, and daughter Ruth for #Teaflix Tuesday with Houston-area Chef Nancy Manlove.

Nancy began culinary school on her 60th birthday, graduated first in her class with a 4.0 GPA, and went on to appear on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen and Food Network Star, compete in the World Food Championships and win Wine & Food Week’s 2024 Chef of Chefs competition.

A delicious story about reinvention, determination and proving that it is never too late to follow your passion.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
11:30am Pacific

Watch live:
https://fb.com/drangiemccartney

#Teaflix #TeaflixTuesday #NancyManlove #HoustonChef TexasChef FoodNetwork ChefOfChefs WomenInFood ChefLife WorldsOldestPodcaster by @nancymanlove

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The road to INDY is paved with making it happen! Making it happen one way or another! I am first in it to to earn it. No one climbs their way to the top using anything but sheer tenacity. It is about skill, knowledge and perseverance and coming back again and again!
I will not go down… having the confidence to leave that comfort zone and challenge myself to be even stronger. Stay the course with eyes on the culinary prize. #inspiredplates #cheflife #wfc2026 #chefmanlove #texasfoodchampionship worldfoodchampionships goldenticketseeker
foodsport competitioncooking FoodNetworkWinner alreadyachampion chefsofchefsgrandprizewinner by @nancymanlove

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4 months ago

Championship experience cannot be taught.

The seasoned veterans of the Texas Food Championship have spent years refining their craft, earning respect, and competing at the highest levels of food competition.

Nancy Manlove. Lori McLain. Tina Crutchfield. Roger Donohoe. John Guzman.

These competitors understand what it takes to perform under pressure, execute at a championship level, and deliver when every detail matters.

Because at this level, experience matters.

Where Texas Crowns Its Culinary Champions.

@nancymanlove @mclain_l @txcheftina @txhcbbq

#CompetitionCooking #ChefLife #TexasFoodChampionship #Pitmaster FoodCompetition by @nancymanlove

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4 months ago

Buenisimo! Delicious Caldo De Res and cornbread #beef #veggies #seasoning #comfortfood #byrequest by @nancymanlove

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7 months ago

Welcome Chef Nancy Manlove @nancymanlove

Chef Nancy Manlove is a professional chef, knowledgeable culinarian, and competition-tested talent whose career proves it is never too late to follow your passion. After retiring from the Manned USA Space Program in Houston, she returned to college to earn her Culinary Arts Certification—transforming a lifelong love of food into a full-time culinary career defined by precision, creativity, and heart.

Chef Nancy is widely recognized for her success on Food Network, earning multiple wins on Cutthroat Kitchen and Supermarket Steakout, and advancing as a finalist on Food Network Star. Her competitive achievements also include winning the Chefs of Chefs Competition at The Woodlands Wine & Food Week, the Barilla Pasta Competition, and finalist placement in the Chefs Category of the World Food Championships.

Named one of the Top Houston Female Chefs, Chef Nancy is also an award-winning recipe creator and a mentor to today’s youth through local culinary academic programs.

Think you have what it takes to compete on the Texas Food Championship stage?
Registration is now open.
Visit www.texasfoodchampionship.com taken in Corpus Christi, Texas by @nancymanlove

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9 months ago

How simple but oh so special! Traditional blackeyed peas, cornbread, smothered cabbage, and Ham on my table to eat this New Year Day! Don’t skip it or you may not have a grand 2026. by @nancymanlove

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9 months ago

So blessed to have found each other and today WE celebrate our Ruby Anniversary ~ 40 Years as husband and wife!
What began on a rainy winter’s day became a lifetime of shared moments, shared dreams, quiet strength, laughter, and love that deepened with every passing year. Forty years later, the promise remains — steady, chosen, faithful and true.

This photo is our picture of love—promised, certain, and already forever.

Long before time proved us right,
we stood side by side and chose always.
What began as a promise became a lifetime.
Forty years later, our love is ruby strong:
deep, enduring, radiant, and true.
Still us. Still hand in hand.
Still choosing each other—every single day.

In the end, it’s always going to be just you and I! Jim you’re my everything baby. ❤️ I love you so very much now and forever! by @nancymanlove

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10 months ago

Made a favorite American Italian dish—- Creamy Shrimp Scampi. So good you’ll sop the sauce up with hearty buttered bread. Served with bread and fresh veggies. Wine of course! Great simple and quick dinner. #shrimp #gulfshrimp #angelhairpasta by @nancymanlove

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10 months ago

Our humble but blessed thanksgiving meal… so far! Days like this are worth more than gold! by @nancymanlove

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