Jet Tila
Jet Tila | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jet Tilakamonkul February 6, 1975 |
| Spouse | Ali Tila [3] |
| Culinary career | |
| Website | chefjet |
Jet Tila real name Jet Tilakamonkul (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Chet Tilakamonkun), is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is currently the chef of The Charleston and Pakpao Thai. Tila has appeared onThe Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, Guy's Grocery Games. He was a contestant on Iron Chef America but lost to The Iron Chef.[4]
Tila was born in Los Angeles to Thai Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States separately in 1966.[5][6] His family traces their ancestry to the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.[7][8]
Tila was given a ceremonial title of a "culinary ambassador" for Thailand, appointed by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[9][10] The title is honerary no official duties, or salary.
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.[11]
References
- ^ Harris, Jenn. "First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Dallas restaurant offers tongue-in-cheek 'Thai me up' dinner this Valentine's Day". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Chef Jet on Thai Town, Bangkok Market, and LA's Best Pancakes". NBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Blaskovich, Sarah (8 May 2014). "UPDATED: Expect to see celebu-chef Jet Tila in the kitchen at Dallas Thai restaurant Pakpao". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Jet Tila parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame
- ^ CHEFJET
- ^ The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA
- ^ Wandering Chef: Jet Tila in Hainan, China
- ^ Painter, Alysia Gray (4 September 2013). "Chef Jet Tila, World Records, and the 15,291-Pound Fruit Salad". KNBC. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Chiao, Christine (9 April 2013). "Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador". LA Weekly. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "CHEFJET - CHEFJET.COM 3.0". CHEFJET.COM 3.0. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
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