Buki Elegbede

Buki Elegbede is an award-winning host, producer and content creator. Over the past 10 years, he has produced content for the likes of Health Magazine, ABC, Create TV, PBS and National Geographic. He is the winner of the 2017 Create Cooking Challenge with his 10-part digital video series, Baked by Buki, exclusively available on CreateTV.com. His new series, Table for All with Buki Elegbede, is a cinematic docuseries focusing on culture, diversity & inclusion in the state of New Jersey through the lens of food. Growing up in a home with parents who believed the entire family participated in food preparation, Buki learned his way around the kitchen early. Though he was born in Manhattan, Buki’s parents came from Nigeria, where, when hungry, everyone goes to the kitchen and gets cooking! Primarily a self-taught cook, Buki wowed the Create Cooking Challenge final judges with his energy, enthusiasm, presentation skills and baking knowledge. Raised in New Jersey, Buki is a journalism graduate of Rutgers University with a keen interest in getting in front of the camera. His resumé includes commercial television production, so he understands what goes on behind-the-scenes. He draws upon his parents’ Nigerian influence in some of his cooking — especially when it comes to adding spices.