Ali Khan is a television host, food writer, and an overall “hype beast foodie” sharing his love for food across multiple digital platforms.
The host of Cheap Eats on Cooking Channel for 5 seasons Ali is also a regular on The Best Thing I Ever Ate, a judge on Food Network’s Chopped + Chopped Junior and served as host of the fourth season of Spring Baking Championship.
He has written about food professionally for Black Book Magazine, Urban Daddy, LA TACO, You Gotta Eat This as well as authoring his own food blog, Bang for your Burger Buck.
In addition to food writing, Ali is a natural born performer trained in the Theatrical Arts at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California where he earned his B.A. in Theater Studies. His passion for performance and all things epicurean eventually led him to Food Network, where his earliest appearances include Grill It with Bobby Flay and the Best Thing I Ever Made. Producer credits include Food Network’s $24 in 24, Thanksgiving Live and he helped develop projects for Jeff Mauro, Alton Brown and Simon Majumdar.