Chef Fred

Fredrik Snorre Anderson (/ˈsnɔːrɛ/ SNOR-ray, Norwegian (/ˈsnuːrɛ/); né Andersen; born October 18, 1976) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, writer, and philanthropist. Anderson is the owner of three restaurants in New York City and Naples, and is the executive chef and co-owner of eight restaurants in New York City, London and Paris. His television programs about food and traveling include Fred's Guide to Food, Fred Anderson's Penguin Food Theatre, Around the World in Food, and DeServe Platters, along with hosting Time and Food On My Hands, a blog chronicling his life experiences as a chef and as a television host. He is the founder of the Living For All Foundation, an organization managing projects dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition in various parts of the world.

Early life
Anderson was born on October 18, 1976 in Naples, Florida. His father, Sven Snorre Anderson (Andersen) is descended from Norwegian immigrants who migrated from Hammerfest to escape Nazi persecution, while his mother, Natalia Mirabel (Matthews) works in business and management. Both of his parents are from Oklahoma. He has 3 siblings and 4 half-siblings from Svenn's marriage to Felicity Judd Boone. His father is a writer for several gazettes, while his mother is an accountant.

Anderson credits his inspiration for cooking from reading magazines, and would often frequent at his local Barnes and Noble's to borrow cookbooks and copy his favorite recipes down on his notebook, and shared these recipes to his family and friends. Anderson was also physically active; he was a part of his high school's track team, and would go to gymnasiums on the weekends. He worked at a local restaurant's, Piaget's, which is where he credits his experience in managing from. Anderson later stated, "I learned patience from Miss Piaget. I knew that if I had to go out into the culinary world, that I have to learn to work well under pressure and to manage time and money in a way that is and feels well-spent." After telling his parents that he wanted to open a restaurant, his parents moved the family to New York City, as they felt that they had more opportunities to work there than back in Naples.

Early cooking career
Enamored by the prospects of a career in the culinary arts, Anderson decided to enroll in Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now the Institute of Culinary Education) in the hopes that he would refine his cooking skills. He then attended Columbia University, where he studied business and economics. He graduated just before he applied for an apprenticeship for Max Sallies de Blanc.