Cooking has always been a part of Davone Mitchell's life. Mitchell came from a family of chefs, including his mother and aunts, where everyone would make ultimate spreads of food. "I mean everything," Mitchell said. "You go there would be five different pies, five different cakes, relish trays, meat trays, barbecue crab, fruit trays, everything."

His mother won a food competition through Lawry's in Los Angeles, where Mitchell is from, and won a lifetime supply of the company's seasoning with her name on it. Mitchell said his mother is his standard for cooking. "When I mean one-stop shop, I mean she can bake, she can do any type of cuisine, steaks, seafood, you name it," he said.