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American celebrity chef and restaurateur

Jet Tila
Tila in 2018
BornJet Tilakamonkul
(1975-02-06) February 6, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseAli Tila
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Pakpao Thai, Los Angeles (2014–2024)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • The Charleston, Los Angeles (2014–2021)
Websitechefjet.com

Jet Tilakamonkul, known professionally as Jet Tila (Thai: เจ็ท ติลกมลกุล; RTGS: Chet Tilakamonkun), is an American celebrity chef, author, restaurateur, and restaurant developer.

Early life

Tila was born in Los Angeles to Thai Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States separately in 1966. His family traces their ancestry to the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.

Restaurant and culinary career

Jet Tila is the chef of the restaurants The Charleston and Pakpao Thai, located in Los Angeles, California, and Dallas, Texas, respectively. Tila is the restaurant developer of Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. with three locations in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. Tila has acted as a restaurant developer and minor partner for the chain restaurant Pei Wei Asian Kitchen (also known as Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC).

Tila was given a ceremonial title of a "culinary ambassador" for Thailand, appointed by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.

Tila has also been part of several novelty food-based records, including world's largest stir fry, world's largest seafood stew, world's largest fruit salad and world's largest California roll.

Television and other media

He has appeared on television series including Beat Bobby Flay, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, Tournament of Champions, and Guy's Grocery Games. Tila is a regular on the Food Network television channel. He was a contestant on Iron Chef America but lost to The Iron Chef. In 2018, he returned to Iron Chef America as the floor reporter. Tila appeared on Gods of Food, a satirical food mockumentary by CollegeHumor. Tila won $20,000 as the victorious competitor in Guy's Grocery Games "Delivery: All-Star Noodles" (2021). Tila is one of the co-hosts of the new Food Network show, Halloween Cookie Challenge.

Personal life

Tila is married. He and his wife Allison have two children: a daughter, Amaya, and a son, Ren.

Publications

References

  1. "Dallas restaurant offers tongue-in-cheek 'Thai me up' dinner this Valentine's Day". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. Harris, Jenn. "First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. "Chef Jet on Thai Town, Bangkok Market, and LA's Best Pancakes". NBC News. June 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. "Chef Jet Tila shares recipes from new book '101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die'". KTLA. January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Cobe, Patricia (February 4, 2022). "With Chef Jet Tila in the driver's seat, menu evolution accelerates at Pei Wei". Restaurant Business. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. Pierson, David (November 18, 2018). "How I Made It: Jet Tila parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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  8. The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA
  9. Wandering Chef: Jet Tila in Hainan, China
  10. Harris, Jenn (November 7, 2014). "First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  11. Filloon, Whitney (May 8, 2014). "Pakpao Thai Brings Jet Tila On Board as Chef/Partner". Eater Dallas. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  12. Martin, Bradley (April 14, 2021). "Chef Jet Tila Plans to Personally Launch His Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. in Henderson". Eater Vegas. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  13. Martin, Bradley (September 17, 2019). "Make That Three Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. Locations from Jet Tila". Eater Vegas. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  14. Gray Painter, Alysia (September 4, 2013). "Chef Jet Tila, World Records, and the 15,291-Pound Fruit Salad". nbclosangeles.com. KNBC. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  15. Chiao, Christine (April 9, 2013). "Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  16. "CHEFJET - CHEFJET.COM 3.0". chefjet.com. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  17. Cass, Alexandra (September 29, 2021). "Jet Tila Tells Us Why He Keeps Losing On Guy's Grocery Games - Exclusive". Mashed.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  18. "Snack On These 35 Mouthwatering Secrets About Guy's Grocery Games". E! Online. January 22, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  19. "There Is No Pandemic In 'Flavortown'". WBUR.org. May 21, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  20. Ranganath, Shreya (May 4, 2022). "Chef Jet Tila shares more than just food at the L.A. Times Festival of Books". USCAnnenbergMedia.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  21. Blaskovich, Sarah (May 8, 2014). "UPDATED: Expect to see celebu-chef Jet Tila in the kitchen at Dallas Thai restaurant Pakpao". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  22. "Iron Chef America". IMDb.com.
  23. "Gods of Food (TV Series 2019– )", IMDb.com, retrieved August 14, 2022
  24. "Halloween Cookie Challenge". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  25. "Guy's Grocery Games" Delivery: All-Star Noodles". IMDb.com.
  26. Okumura, Jordan. "Chef Jet Tila: The Culinary Anthropologist". TheSnack.net.
  27. Rasmus, Grace (April 1, 2019). "School of Wok: The kitchen is a place for teaching, tasting, and sharing love in the Tila household". Rachael Ray Magazine.

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