CHef Myrna Gober

Chef Myrna has worked alongside some of the culinary industry’s most well respected chefs and entertainers including Sara Moulton (Gourmet Magazine, Food Network), Ted Allen (Host of Food Network's Chopped), and Paul Qui (Season 9: Top Chef Winner). She recently started a pod cast: 1 Chef 2 Cities.

For nearly 20 years, Myrna has been perfected her passion as a culinary instructor. She’s cooked at locations across Texas including Central Market, Whole Foods, Lake Austin Spa, Sur La Table and Sub-Zero & Wolf.

Chef Myrna was was named "Iron Chef Houston" by CBS 11’s Great Day Houston in 2005 and also featured on the Food Network as a holiday cookie contest winner in 2007. More recently, she received 2nd place for Best Taco in the Taco Throwdown at Houston Wine and Food Week in 2016. This year she will be a judge in the 2018 Houston Food and Wine Week.

Silver Whisk’s founder has been a yearly proud participant in the Texas Wine and Food Foundation’s Tour de Vin, The Austin Wine & Music Festival, Dripping with Taste Festival, Houston Food and Wine Week, Wine Fair Cy-Fair, Katy Sip and Stroll, Haute Wheels and number of various food festivals across Texas since 2011.

Chef Myrna studied culinary arts at the Art Institute of Houston before receiving her B.A. in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from the University of Houston in 2004.

Chef Jake Gober

Chef Jake was a chef contestant on ABC’s Season 3, The Taste. He delighted the palates of culinary heavy weights Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Marcus Samuelsson. He was chosen to be a part of Marcus Samuelsson’s team in 2014 and later worked as a guest chef at his James Beard award winning restaurant, Red Rooster in NYC.

He attended and graduated culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, Texas. However, this chef’s culinary journey started from working in kitchens of Wildcatter Ranch and Resort, Abel’s on the Lake and Prelog’s. He’s proud that he’s held every position in the kitchen and worked his way up. After teaching his first class at Silver Whisk, Chef Jake decided he wanted to make cooking instruction was his full time passion.

In 2013, Chef Jake represented Silver Whisk at The Texas Food and Wine Foundation's, Tour de Vin and received local accolades for his dishes.

Since then he's done live cooking segments on KXAN/NBC in Austin and on KRIV/FOX in Houston.

Chef Jake also placed 2nd in the 2016 Katy Sip N' Stroll for best bite.  

"I met Jake Gober on a television show called, "The Taste." Out of numerous contestants, I chose to mentor him and three other chefs on the show. I was impressed by his incredibly positive attitude in the kitchen. I think all chefs could learn something from Jake's overall enthusiastic presence and hustle in the kitchen. After the show, I offered Jake an opportunity to work as an apprentice at my restaurant, Red Rooster in Harlem in the summer of 2015. He's reliable, hard working and has boundless potential. He will go as far as he pushes himself. My wish for him is abundant success as he continues to grow as a chef and entrepreneur. I'm confident that his company, Silver Whisk will develop into exactly what he envisions. Anyone fortunate enough to cook with Jake will be met with a hospitable, adept and talented young chef. I wish him nothing but continued success in all his cooking endeavors."

-Marcus S., Marcus Samuelsson Group, Red Rooster (Celebrity Chef/James Beard Award Winner/Restaurateur)