Debbie Murray
Television Personality, Culinary Expert, Author & Brand Ambassador
Debra Murray is a seasoned culinary professional, television personality, author, and brand ambassador with nearly three decades of experience in live television sales, food styling, product demonstration, culinary education, and food media.
Her television career began in 1997 at HSN, where she served as an in-house food stylist. Combining her lifelong passion for food, photography, and entertaining, Debra created compelling food presentations designed to showcase products ranging from bread makers and ice cream machines to cookware and kitchen innovations. During her tenure, she became the culinary assistant to both Suzanne Somers and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, supporting their cookbook launches, product demonstrations, and live television appearances.
When Debra left her staff position at HSN to focus on her family, both Wolfgang Puck and Suzanne Somers immediately retained her as their personal culinary stylist and assistant for their HSN appearances. For the next 13 years, she worked alongside these iconic personalities, helping develop demonstrations, recipes, and presentations that generated millions of dollars in product sales. Wolfgang Puck later invited Debra on camera, where she became a trusted part of his live broadcasts and assisted with product demonstrations and culinary presentations. In addition to her television work, Wolfgang personally asked Debra to develop and publish a series of appliance cookbooks for his branded product line and contributed the forewords for those publications. Debra also traveled extensively with Suzanne Somers, assisting with cooking demonstrations and appearing alongside her at live events, cruise programs, and stage presentations.
Following her successful HSN career, Debra joined ShopHQ (formerly ShopNBC) in Minnesota, where she worked from 2013 through 2020. During this period, she collaborated with renowned culinary personalities including Kevin Dundon, Todd English, and Paula Deen, assisting with product launches, demonstrations, recipe development, cookbook projects, and live television presentations.
When the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily halted television production, Debra redirected her talents into building a successful catering and personal chef business. As the industry recovered, she returned to HSN as an on-air vendor and culinary expert. In 2023, she was selected to become the on-air Brand Ambassador for Tupperware, representing one of America's most iconic household brands.
Over the course of her career, Debra has generated millions of dollars in television sales, accumulated thousands of hours of live broadcast experience, authored 17 cookbooks, developed appliance cookbooks for Wolfgang Puck's branded product line, and built a loyal following through television appearances, social media, blogging, and culinary businesses. She currently appears regularly on Bloom Tampa Bay, where she shares recipes, cooking techniques, entertaining ideas, and lifestyle content.
In addition to her television work, Debra is the owner of Debra Murray Catering and creator of several successful culinary brands, serving clients throughout the Tampa Bay area as a caterer, personal chef, recipe developer, cooking instructor, and event specialist.
Today, Debra continues to inspire audiences through television, live events, catering, teaching, writing, and brand partnerships, bringing her signature blend of culinary expertise, authenticity, warmth, and enthusiasm to everything she does.
Few culinary professionals have experienced the industry from as many perspectives as Debra Murray—from food stylist and cookbook author to celebrity assistant, television personality, caterer, chef, and trusted brand ambassador.
