Natalie Forte

Natalie is an American television host, known mostly for her work on America's Best Bites (2012) on The Cooking Channel. She has been a "Food Magician" since she was a young girl growing up in North Carolina & Pennsylvania. In Middle School, Natalie was rewarded with an entire Peanut Butter Pie if she brought home a good report card. In her teen years, pierogies were the center of Natalie's world. She also has vivid memories of going around the High School cafeteria, asking people if they were done with their mashed potatoes. If they weren't going to finish them, she certainly wanted that opportunity. With a broadcast journalism degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Natalie quickly combined her passion for entertainment and food, as she began traveling the globe to cover some of the world's most popular and exotic destination spots. Natalie has featured some of the sought-after vacation getaways like Cannes, France and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. You've also seen Natalie lead local and international press junket interviews to lifestyle programming for LX-TV, ABC Family, Reelz Channel and City TV in Santa Monica, where she produces and co-hosts an Emmy-nominated, eco-friendly show called "Be Green", as well as the popular lifestyle show, Get Out (2003). She has interviewed recognizable Hollywood stars, including Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman and Liam Neeson. Audiences all over the country can see Natalie as host of America's Best Bites (2012) on The Cooking Channel. Each week, she is on a mission to find must-eat bites, from New York to LA, Dallas to Chicago and all points in-between. Viewers can catch a glimpse of Natalie's "real deal" personality and Southern charm, as she dives right into some of America's most decadent dishes.