Damaris Lennon Phillips (born December 8, 1980) is an American chef and television personality.

[4] Damaris Phillips graduated from Jefferson Community and Technical College, where she earned a degree in Culinary Arts.

[6] As one of the final three contestants, she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Eat, Date, Love.

In October 2017, she began co-hosting Southern and Hungry with Rutledge Wood (her brother-in-law) on Cooking Channel.

She often raises money for charity when competing, most frequently for the story program in Louisville, Kentucky.