Jet Tila

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Jet Tila
Born
Jet Tilakamonkul

(1975-02-06) February 6, 1975 (age 46)
Los Angeles, United States
Spouse(s)Ali Tila [1]
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • The Charleston[2]
    • Pakpao Thai[3]
Websitechefjet.com

Jet Tilakamonkul whose stage name is Jet Tila (Thai: เจ็ท ติลกมลกุล; RTGS: Chet Tilakamonkun), is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur.

Early life[]

Tila was born in Los Angeles to Thai Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States separately in 1966.[4][5] His family traces their ancestry to the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.[6][7]

Career[]

Jet Tila is the chef of the restaurants The Charleston and Pakpao Thai. He has appeared on television series including Beat Bobby Flay, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Guy's Grocery Games. He was a contestant on Iron Chef America but lost to The Iron Chef.[8] In 2018, he returned to Iron Chef America as the floor reporter.[9] Among his appearances, Tila won $20,000 as the victorious competitor in Guy's Grocery Games "Delivery: All-Star Noodles".[10] Tila was given a ceremonial title of a "culinary ambassador" for Thailand, appointed by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[11][12] In 2021, Dragon Tiger Noodle Company opened featuring recipes of Jet Tila.

World records[]

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.[13]

Personal life[]

Tila is married to his wife Allison; together they have two children, a daughter, Amaya,[14] and a son, Ren.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chef Jet on Thai Town, Bangkok Market, and LA's Best Pancakes". NBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ Harris, Jenn. "First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Dallas restaurant offers tongue-in-cheek 'Thai me up' dinner this Valentine's Day". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ Jet Tila parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame
  5. ^ CHEFJET
  6. ^ The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA
  7. ^ Wandering Chef: Jet Tila in Hainan, China
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Iron Chef America". IMDB.
  10. ^ "Guy's Grocery Games" Delivery: All-Star Noodles". IMDB.
  11. ^ Painter, Alysia Gray (4 September 2013). "Chef Jet Tila, World Records, and the 15,291-Pound Fruit Salad". KNBC. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  12. ^ Chiao, Christine (9 April 2013). "Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador". LA Weekly. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. ^ "CHEFJET - CHEFJET.COM 3.0". CHEFJET.COM 3.0. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  14. ^ Jordan Okumura. "CHEF JET TILA: THE CULINARY ANTHROPOLOGIST". The Snack.
  15. ^ GRACE RASMUS (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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