# Ethan Chlebowski

> Ethan Chlebowski is an American cooking educator and YouTuber who teaches home cooks the how and why behind food. After leaving a consulting job at Deloitte, he turned a weekend hobby into a 2M+ subscriber channel and founded Cook Well, a learning-first recipe platform and companion app.

- **Role:** Founder at Cook Well; Creator on YouTube
- **Organizations:** Cook Well, YouTube (@EthanChlebowski), formerly Deloitte
- **From:** Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Accounting, North Carolina State University (Poole College of Management)
- **Known for:** Grew @EthanChlebowski to over 2.3 million YouTube subscribers., Built a community-driven recipe platform, Cook Well., Successfully crowdfunded the Cook Well companion app on Kickstarter.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Graduated from NC State with a degree in accounting.
- **2016** — Joined Deloitte as a consultant; heavy travel schedule put cooking on the back burner.
- **2018** — Started the YouTube channel as a weekend creative outlet.
- **2019** — Channel hit ~900 subscribers and zero income; he committed anyway, choosing YouTube over a master's in analytics.
- **2020** — Left Deloitte; moved to California; subscribers jumped from 20K to 170K.
- **2023** — Launched Cook Well, a recipe and learning platform built around fundamentals.
- **2025** — Kickstarted the Cook Well companion app, raising $320,368 from 2,167 backers.

## Achievements

- Grew @EthanChlebowski to over 2.3 million YouTube subscribers.
- Built a community-driven recipe platform, Cook Well.
- Successfully crowdfunded the Cook Well companion app on Kickstarter.
- Featured by NC State Poole College of Management as a notable alumnus.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Announced the Cook Well companion app: 'Not a recipe app. An app designed to teach you to think like a home cook.'

## Links

- Website: https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-chlebowski/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/EthanChleb
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthanChlebowski
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethan.chlebowski/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echlebowski/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ethanchlebowski

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Last updated: 2026-05-20