As Kardea Brown prepares to host the Food Network’s highly anticipated new series, Baking Championship: Next Gen, there’s one person firmly in her corner: her husband, Bryon Smith. The cookbook author has never been shy about celebrating Bryon, whom she first met in 2016 and married in 2025.  © Getty Images for Girls Write NowKardea and Bryon began dating in 2016 The ultra-private brand manager makes occasional appearances on Kardea’s social media, with the chef praising him as her biggest supporter and best friend. Join us as we discover more about Kardea’s husband, Bryon Smith, and their fairytale love story. © Instagram Meet cute Kardea and Bryon first met back in September 2016 and dated on-and-off again until they went their separate ways. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 saw both of them move home to Atlanta to be with their families, and Kardea’s mother prompted her to contact him.  “My mom mentioned him and said, ‘Hey, that guy you used to date, how’s he doing?’” she told People, adding that they rekindled their romance in …