MEET AMJ

Aaron McCargo Jr. is a renowned American chef, TV host, restauranteur and culinary products expert and consultant. Aaron competed on and won season four of The Next Food Network Star, winning his own Food Network television show. Big Daddy’s House ranked as the number one “In the Kitchen” weekend show during its initial six-episode run. Food Network renewed the show for five more seasons. On Big Daddy’s House, Aaron shared his passion for big, bold flavors, fun, and family cooking while bringing a down-to-earth vibe and warm smile to the kitchen.

Aaron has made numerous appearances across many of the top television talk shows and food shows including, the Today Show, The Talk, Steve Harvey, Rachel, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, Queen Latifah Show and hit Food Network shows such as The Best Thing I Ever Ate and Guy’s Grocery Games. Most recently, Aaron served as a regular expert on Spike TV’s Bar Rescue and the spin off show Back to the Bar, and shared his culinary products expertise on QVC with their Cook’s Essentials brand. Outside of television, Aaron is the author of cookbook, Simply Done, Well Done and has his own spice and sauce line, The Sauce / The Spice (TM). Aaron is also the founder of the nonprofit organization, PlayToWin, a mentoring program that provides services to at-risk male youth ages 14-24. Aaron is a father of three and currently resides in South Jersey.