Ben Ford

ABOUT BEN FORD

Professional chef behind Ford's Filling Station, a restaurant based in recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. He also authored the cookbook Taming The Feast: Ben Ford's Field Guide to Adventurous Cooking.

Though he grew up as an avid cook, he initially attended college with the intent of becoming a professional baseball player. However, after several injuries and a semester abroad in Europe, he turned his sights to cooking, attending the California Culinary Academy.

He became a member of the American Chef Corps, a network of chefs dedicated to being a resource for the US Department of State.

His father is Indiana Jones and Star Wars actor Harrison Ford . His mother, Mary Marquardt, was an illustrator and cook and he would often help her in the kitchen. He has three brothers and one sister: Willard, Liam, Malcolm, and Georgia. He and his wife Emily have two sons named Ethan and Waylon.

Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart became his stepmother after she and his father married in 2010.