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'''William Todd English''' (born August 29, 1960) is an American [[celebrity chef]], restaurateur, author, and television personality, based in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. He is best known for his TV cooking show, ''[[Food Trip with Todd English]]'', on PBS. In 2005 he was a judge on the PBS show ''[[Cooking Under Fire]]''.
'''William Todd English''' (born August 29, 1960) is an American [[celebrity chef]], restaurateur, author, and television personality, based in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. He hosted the TV cooking show, ''Food Trip with Todd English,'' on PBS. In 2005 he was a judge on the PBS show ''[[Cooking Under Fire]]''.


His life and career received a chapter in ''[[Super Chef]]'' by [[Juliette Rossant]] who had written previously about English for the [[Forbes magazine|''Forbes'']] Celebrity 100 list.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rossant|first=Juliette|title=Todd English|publisher=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2001/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2001&passListType=Person&uniqueId=KC2G&datatype=Person|date=March 19, 2001|accessdate=May 30, 2011}}</ref> Todd English also works as lead chef for [[Delta Air Lines]] (US).{{cn|date=April 2016}}
His life and career received a chapter in ''[[Super Chef]]'' by Juliette Rossant, who had written previously about English for the [[Forbes magazine|''Forbes'']] Celebrity 100 list.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rossant|first=Juliette|title=Todd English|magazine=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/53/2001/LIR.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2001&passListType=Person&uniqueId=KC2G&datatype=Person|date=March 19, 2001|access-date=May 30, 2011}}</ref> Todd English also works as lead chef for [[Delta Air Lines]] (US).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wharton|first1=Rachel|title=Plane chow gets an upgrade|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/delta-plane-chow-upgrade-chef-todd-english-article-1.228929|access-date=21 January 2018|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=October 5, 2007}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
English was born in [[Amarillo, Texas]], grew up in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]] and later [[Branford, Connecticut]].<ref>Cf. Rossant (2004), p.91</ref> He matriculated at [[Guilford College]] in [[North Carolina]] on a baseball scholarship, but quit and entered the [[Culinary Institute of America]] in 1978 and graduated in 1982.<ref name="ROSSANTp95">Cf. Rossant (2004), p.95</ref><ref name="BEINGTODDENGLISH">Atkinson, Kim, [http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/being_todd_english/ "Being Todd English"], ''Boston'' magazine, May 2006</ref>
English was born in [[Amarillo, Texas]], grew up in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]] and later [[Branford, Connecticut]].<ref>Cf. Rossant (2004), p.91</ref> He matriculated at [[Guilford College]] in [[North Carolina]] on a baseball scholarship but quit and entered the [[Culinary Institute of America]] in 1978 and graduated in 1982.<ref name="ROSSANTp95">Cf. Rossant (2004), p.95</ref><ref name="BEINGTODDENGLISH">Atkinson, Kim, [http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/being_todd_english/ "Being Todd English"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230232328/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/being_todd_english/ |date=December 30, 2010 }}, ''Boston'' magazine, May 2006</ref>


He worked under [[Jean-Jacques Rachou]] at New York's [[La Cote Basque]],<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/> and then moved to Italy to work at several restaurants there.<ref>[http://www.greatchefs.com/great-chefs/todd-english/ "Great Chef Todd English"], ''[[Great Chefs|greatchefs.com'']]</ref> He returned to the United States at age 25 and served as the executive chef of the Italian restaurant Michela's in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] for three years before opening the original Olives restaurant in 1989.<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/>
He worked under Jean-Jacques Rachou at New York's [[La Cote Basque]],<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/> and then moved to Italy to work at several restaurants there.<ref>[http://www.greatchefs.com/great-chefs/todd-english/ "Great Chef Todd English"], ''[[Great Chefs|greatchefs.com]]''</ref> He returned to the United States at age 25 and served as the executive chef of the Italian restaurant Michela's in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] for three years before opening the original Olives restaurant in 1989.<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
English has been married once, to Olivia Disch English, his classmate at the Culinary Institute of America,<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/> but they divorced; the couple has three children. He was engaged to Erica Wang in 2009 but the wedding was called off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_dCYVs3irQACM2TUAUTFJOI/0|title=Inside Todd English's canceled wedding|first=Beth|last=Landman|date=October 11, 2009|accessdate=2010-02-15|publisher=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313005,00.html|title=Why Todd English Cancelled His Wedding|first=Amy Elisa|last=Keith|date=October 15, 2009|accessdate=2010-02-15|publisher=[[People Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>Grace, Melissa, [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-01-14/gossip/17945404_1_prenuptial-pact-jilted-community-service "'Top Chef' Todd English's ex-bride, Erica Wang, must take anger management classes and do community service if she wants assault charges dropped, a judge says."], ''[[The New York Daily News]]'', January 14, 2010.</ref>
English was married to Olivia Disch English, his classmate at the Culinary Institute of America,.<ref name="ROSSANTp95"/> The couple has since divorced; they have three children. He was engaged to Erica Wang in 2009, but the wedding was called off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_dCYVs3irQACM2TUAUTFJOI/0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131013109/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_dCYVs3irQACM2TUAUTFJOI/0|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Inside Todd English's canceled wedding|first=Beth|last=Landman|date=October 11, 2009|access-date=2010-02-15|newspaper=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/why-todd-english-cancelled-his-wedding/|title=Why Todd English Cancelled His Wedding|first=Amy Elisa|last=Keith|date=October 15, 2009|access-date=2010-02-15|magazine=[[People Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>Grace, Melissa, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120531081634/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-01-14/gossip/17945404_1_prenuptial-pact-jilted-community-service "'Top Chef' Todd English's ex-bride, Erica Wang, must take anger management classes and do community service if she wants assault charges dropped, a judge says."], ''[[The New York Daily News]]'', January 14, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Licata |first1=Elizabeth |title=Todd English accused of sexual harassment by waitress |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/sns-dailymeal-1856721-chef-todd-english-sexual-harassment-110517-20171105-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 5, 2017}}</ref>


==Restaurants==
==Restaurants==
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===[[Olives]]===
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English's first restaurant, [[Olives]], opened in the [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]] neighborhood of [[Boston]] in April 1989. The restaurant's name is a tribute to his then-wife, Olivia. The food is "rustic Mediterranean," with a strong influence from [[Italian cuisine]]. The restaurant was named Best New Restaurant by ''[[Boston magazine|Boston]]'' magazine, and has been honored as Best Food and Top Table by ''[[Gourmet (magazine)|Gourmet]]'' magazine. Olives is known for two signature desserts – a [[molten chocolate cake]] and a [[vanilla|vanilla bean]] [[soufflé]] – which must be ordered with the main meal. Olives has been cited by the Health Department for sanitation discrepancies and animal waste hazards.<ref>Traverso, Amy, [http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/reconsidering_todd_english/page1 "Reconsidering Todd English"], ''Boston'' magazine, March 2009</ref>


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===Olives===
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In May 2010 Olives was closed due to damage done by a [[grease fire]].<ref name="SHANAHAN05292010">{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/05/29/olives_plagued_by_another_grease_fire/ | title = Olives plagued by another grease fire | author = Shanahan, Mark | publisher = The Boston Globe | date = May 29, 2010 }}</ref> This was the third time the Charlestown eatery was closed due to fire damage since 2001.<ref name="SHANAHAN05292010"/><ref>Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/07/01/licensing_board_lights_the_re_under_celebrity_chef/ "Licensing Board lights the fire under celebrity chef"], ''The Boston Globe'', July 1, 2011</ref>
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English's first restaurant, Olives, opened in the [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]] neighborhood of [[Boston]] in April 1989. The restaurant's name is a tribute to his then-wife, Olivia. The food is "rustic Mediterranean," with a strong influence from [[Italian cuisine]]. The restaurant was named Best New Restaurant by ''[[Boston magazine|Boston]]'' magazine and has been honored as Best Food and Top Table by ''[[Gourmet (magazine)|Gourmet]]'' magazine. Olives is known for two signature desserts – a [[molten chocolate cake]] and a [[vanilla|vanilla bean]] [[soufflé]] – which must be ordered with the main meal. The Health Department has cited Olives for sanitation discrepancies and animal waste hazards.<ref>Traverso, Amy, [http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/reconsidering_todd_english/page1 "Reconsidering Todd English"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122053325/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/reconsidering_todd_english/page1 |date=January 22, 2011 }}, ''Boston'' magazine, March 2009</ref>


In October 1998, Olives opened in the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas; It closed in 2019.
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In May 2012, the Charlestown Olives reopened.<ref>Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, [http://www.boston.com/names/2012/05/09/todd-english-says-new-and-improved-olives-set-reopen-officially/MfXghsObHldVcgATEwR3gN/story.html "Todd English says new and improved Olives set to reopen – officially"], ''Boston Globe'', May 9, 2012</ref>


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In May 2010, Olives was closed due to damage done by a [[grease fire]].<ref name="SHANAHAN05292010">{{cite news| url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/05/29/olives_plagued_by_another_grease_fire/ | title = Olives plagued by another grease fire | author = Shanahan, Mark | newspaper = The Boston Globe | date = May 29, 2010 }}</ref> This was the third time the Charlestown eatery was closed due to fire damage since 2001.<ref name="SHANAHAN05292010"/><ref>Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, [https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/07/01/licensing_board_lights_the_re_under_celebrity_chef/ "Licensing Board lights the fire under celebrity chef"], ''The Boston Globe'', July 1, 2011</ref>
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In June 2013, the Charlestown Olives closed for good. <ref>http://www.boston.com/blogs/ae/restaurants/the-restaurant-hub/2013/06/has_olives_charlestown_closed.html</ref>


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In May 2012, the Charlestown Olives reopened.<ref>Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, [https://www.boston.com/names/2012/05/09/todd-english-says-new-and-improved-olives-set-reopen-officially/MfXghsObHldVcgATEwR3gN/story.html "Todd English says new and improved Olives set to reopen – officially"], ''Boston Globe'', May 9, 2012</ref>
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A second Olives was opened in 2001 in [[New York City]] in [[Union Square]], but was closed in 2015.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/irvington-replaces-todd-englishs-olives-ny-at-the-w-union-square-hotel-1427152027 | title = Irvington Replaces Todd English’s Olives NY | publisher = ''The Wall Street Journal'' | date = March 23, 2015 }}</ref>


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In June 2013, the Charlestown Olives closed for good.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.boston.com/blogs/ae/restaurants/the-restaurant-hub/2013/06/has_olives_charlestown_closed.html| title = Has Olives Charlestown Closed? [Updated] - The Restaurant Hub - Boston.com| newspaper = Boston.com}}</ref>
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In February 2013, Olives opened in [[Mexico City]]. The remaining Olives are at the five-star [[Bellagio (hotel and casino)|Bellagio]] hotel in [[Las Vegas]] and the [[Ritz-Carlton Canal]] (hotel and resort) in [[Abu Dhabi]].

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A second Olives was opened in 2001 at [[W New York - Union Square]] in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]], [[New York City]], but was closed in 2015.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/irvington-replaces-todd-englishs-olives-ny-at-the-w-union-square-hotel-1427152027 | title = Irvington Replaces Todd English's Olives NY | newspaper = The Wall Street Journal | date = March 23, 2015 }}</ref>

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In February 2013, Olives opened in [[Mexico City]]. The remaining Olives are the [[Atlantis Paradise Island|Atlantis Resort]] on [[Paradise Island]] in [[Nassau, Bahamas]] and the Ritz-Carlton Canal (hotel and resort) in [[Abu Dhabi]].

In 2021, Olives opened in Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://virginhotelslv.com/dine-and-drink/olives|title=Todd English's Olives}}</ref>


===Figs===
===Figs===
Figs is the name of two high-end [[pizza|pizzerias]] in the [[Boston]] area, one in the [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]] neighborhood and another in [[Charlestown]]. Figs offers authentic, [[Naples|Neapolitan]]-style pizzas with very thin crusts, served on inverted sheet pans, as well as [[salads]] and pastas. Figs won the "Hot Concept" award from ''[[Nation's Restaurant News]]'' magazine.
Figs is the name of two [[pizza|pizzerias]] in the Boston area, one in the [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]] neighborhood and another in [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]] (now closed). Figs offers authentic [[Naples|Neapolitan]]-style pizzas with very thin crusts, served on inverted sheet pans, as well as [[salads]] and pastas. Figs won the "Hot Concept" award from ''[[Nation's Restaurant News]]'' magazine.


===Other restaurants===
===Other restaurants===
English's other restaurants include:
English's other restaurants include:


* The Beast by Todd English, at [[Area15]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].
* ''Beso'', a Latino-concept restaurant in partnership with actress [[Eva Longoria]], with venues in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Both venues filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2011.
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* Bonfire, a [[steakhouse]] in Boston and New York
* ''Kingfish'', a seafood Marketplace in Boston's [[Faneuil Hall]] (closed May 2012<ref>[http://dirtywaternews.com/index.php/current-issue/issue-63/featured-boston-bloggers/1512-todd-englishs-faneuil-hall-restaurant-closed-for-good "Todd English's Faneuil Hall restaurant closed for good"], ''Dirty Water News'', Friday, May 11, 2012</ref>)
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* Todd English, an alternative restaurant aboard the luxury {{RMS|Queen Mary 2}},<ref>Seven Days Aboard the Queen Mary 2, by Dwight Garner, New York Times, February 10, 2013</ref> and {{MS|Queen Victoria}}
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* ''Bonfire'', a [[steakhouse]] in Boston and New York
* BlueZoo, a restaurant at the [[Walt Disney World Dolphin]] Hotel in [[Orlando, Florida]]
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* ''Todd English'', an alternative restaurant aboard the luxury [[RMS Queen Mary 2|RMS ''Queen Mary 2'']]<ref>Seven Days Aboard the Queen Mary 2, by Dwight Garner, New York Times, February 10, 2013</ref> and [[MS Queen Victoria|MS ''Queen Victoria'']]
* ''BlueZoo'', a restaurant at the [[Walt Disney World Dolphin]] Hotel in [[Orlando, Florida]]
* Da Campo Osteria, in the Il Lugano Hotel in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], featuring views of the intracoastal waterway
* Todd English, P.U.B in the Aria Casino in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].
* ''Da Campo Osteria'', in the Il Lugano Hotel in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], featuring views of the intracoastal waterway
* ''Todd English P.U.B'' in the CityCenter resort complex in Las Vegas, and a second location in the Uptown Entertainment District in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].
* Todd English, P.U.B. in the Uptown Entertainment District in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].
* ''Fig's'' at The Macys at the Gardens Mall, [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]]
* Fig's at The Macys at the [[Gardens Mall]], [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]]
* ''Plaza [[Food Hall]]'' at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City
* Plaza Food Hall at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/dining/reviews/18dinbriefs.html|title=The Plaza Food Hall|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 17, 2010|last1=Moskin|first1=Julia}}</ref>
* ''Figs at 29 Fair'' in [[Nantucket|Nantucket, Massachusetts]]
* Figs at 29 Fair in [[Nantucket|Nantucket, Massachusetts]]
* ''Tuscany at Mohegan Sun Casino'' in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]]
* Tuscany at Mohegan Sun Casino in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]]
* ''Ember Room'' in New York City
* Ember Room in [[New York City]]
* Taylor Sine's Pool Noodle House
* ''Ça Va'' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Times Square New York, NY
* Ça Va at the [[Intercontinental Hotel]] in [[Times Square]], New York
*"MXDC", an upscale Mexican restaurant in downtown Washington, DC
* MXDC, a [[Mexico|Mexican]] restaurant in downtown [[Washington, DC]]
* ''Todd English Food Hall'' in Manila, Philippines
* The Food Hall, formerly Todd English Food Hall Manila or Food Hall by Todd English, in [[SM Aura]], [[Taguig City]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/food-and-drink/food/todd-english-food-hall-relaunch-a1664-20190221|title = The Restaurant Formerly Known as Todd English Food Hall Has Been Revived and Refreshed}}</ref>
** Flatterie
** The Grill
** Hook
** Pound
* The Pepper Club in the downtown Las Vegas Arts District


==Books==
==Books==
English has authored or co-authored four cookbooks: ''The Olives Table'', ''The Figs Table'', ''The Olives Dessert Table'', with Sally Sampson, and ''Cooking in Everyday English'', published by [[Simon & Schuster]] and [[Time Home Entertainment Inc.]].
English has authored or co-authored four cookbooks: ''The Olives Table'', ''The Figs Table'', ''The Olives Dessert Table'', with Sally Sampson, and ''Cooking in Everyday English'', published by [[Simon & Schuster]] and Time Home Entertainment Inc.


==Awards==
==Net Worth==
The net worth of Todd English is $18.5 million, and he is the 9th highest-earning chef in the world as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-highly-earning-chefs-of-the-world-in-2020/|title=Top 10 Highly Earning Chefs of the World in 2020|last=tingtopten|date=2020-01-19|website=Ting Top Ten|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>
In December 2012, the Todd English, P.U.B. restaurant in Las Vegas was inducted into the [[Culinary Hall of Fame]].<ref>http://www.culinaryhalloffame.com/culinary-media/press-releases/2867-todd-english-pub-inducted</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Todd English
English interviewed at the James Beard Foundation Awards 2010
Born
William Todd English

(1960-08-29) August 29, 1960 (age 64)
Amarillo, Texas
Alma materCulinary Institute of America
Occupation(s)Restaurateur, celebrity chef, writer
SpouseOlivia Disch English (divorced)
Children3

William Todd English (born August 29, 1960) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality, based in Boston, Massachusetts. He hosted the TV cooking show, Food Trip with Todd English, on PBS. In 2005 he was a judge on the PBS show Cooking Under Fire.

His life and career received a chapter in Super Chef by Juliette Rossant, who had written previously about English for the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.[1] Todd English also works as lead chef for Delta Air Lines (US).[2]

Early life and career

[edit]

English was born in Amarillo, Texas, grew up in Sandy Springs, Georgia and later Branford, Connecticut.[3] He matriculated at Guilford College in North Carolina on a baseball scholarship but quit and entered the Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and graduated in 1982.[4][5]

He worked under Jean-Jacques Rachou at New York's La Cote Basque,[4] and then moved to Italy to work at several restaurants there.[6] He returned to the United States at age 25 and served as the executive chef of the Italian restaurant Michela's in Cambridge, Massachusetts for three years before opening the original Olives restaurant in 1989.[4]

Personal life

[edit]

English was married to Olivia Disch English, his classmate at the Culinary Institute of America,.[4] The couple has since divorced; they have three children. He was engaged to Erica Wang in 2009, but the wedding was called off.[7][8][9][10]

Restaurants

[edit]

Olives

[edit]

English's first restaurant, Olives, opened in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston in April 1989. The restaurant's name is a tribute to his then-wife, Olivia. The food is "rustic Mediterranean," with a strong influence from Italian cuisine. The restaurant was named Best New Restaurant by Boston magazine and has been honored as Best Food and Top Table by Gourmet magazine. Olives is known for two signature desserts – a molten chocolate cake and a vanilla bean soufflé – which must be ordered with the main meal. The Health Department has cited Olives for sanitation discrepancies and animal waste hazards.[11]

In October 1998, Olives opened in the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas; It closed in 2019.

In May 2010, Olives was closed due to damage done by a grease fire.[12] This was the third time the Charlestown eatery was closed due to fire damage since 2001.[12][13]

In May 2012, the Charlestown Olives reopened.[14]

In June 2013, the Charlestown Olives closed for good.[15]

A second Olives was opened in 2001 at W New York - Union Square in Union Square, New York City, but was closed in 2015.[16]

In February 2013, Olives opened in Mexico City. The remaining Olives are the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas and the Ritz-Carlton Canal (hotel and resort) in Abu Dhabi.

In 2021, Olives opened in Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.[17]

Figs

[edit]

Figs is the name of two pizzerias in the Boston area, one in the Beacon Hill neighborhood and another in Charlestown (now closed). Figs offers authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas with very thin crusts, served on inverted sheet pans, as well as salads and pastas. Figs won the "Hot Concept" award from Nation's Restaurant News magazine.

Other restaurants

[edit]

English's other restaurants include:

Books

[edit]

English has authored or co-authored four cookbooks: The Olives Table, The Figs Table, The Olives Dessert Table, with Sally Sampson, and Cooking in Everyday English, published by Simon & Schuster and Time Home Entertainment Inc.

Net Worth

[edit]

The net worth of Todd English is $18.5 million, and he is the 9th highest-earning chef in the world as of 2020.[21]

References

[edit]
  • Rossant, Juliette (2004). Super chef: the making of the great modern restaurant empires. Free Press. pp. 89–140. ISBN 978-0743241717.
  1. ^ Rossant, Juliette (March 19, 2001). "Todd English". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Wharton, Rachel (October 5, 2007). "Plane chow gets an upgrade". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Cf. Rossant (2004), p.91
  4. ^ a b c d Cf. Rossant (2004), p.95
  5. ^ Atkinson, Kim, "Being Todd English" Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Boston magazine, May 2006
  6. ^ "Great Chef Todd English", greatchefs.com
  7. ^ Landman, Beth (October 11, 2009). "Inside Todd English's canceled wedding". New York Post. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  8. ^ Keith, Amy Elisa (October 15, 2009). "Why Todd English Cancelled His Wedding". People Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Grace, Melissa, "'Top Chef' Todd English's ex-bride, Erica Wang, must take anger management classes and do community service if she wants assault charges dropped, a judge says.", The New York Daily News, January 14, 2010.
  10. ^ Licata, Elizabeth (November 5, 2017). "Todd English accused of sexual harassment by waitress". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ Traverso, Amy, "Reconsidering Todd English" Archived January 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Boston magazine, March 2009
  12. ^ a b Shanahan, Mark (May 29, 2010). "Olives plagued by another grease fire". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, "Licensing Board lights the fire under celebrity chef", The Boston Globe, July 1, 2011
  14. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, "Todd English says new and improved Olives set to reopen – officially", Boston Globe, May 9, 2012
  15. ^ "Has Olives Charlestown Closed? [Updated] - The Restaurant Hub - Boston.com". Boston.com.
  16. ^ "Irvington Replaces Todd English's Olives NY". The Wall Street Journal. March 23, 2015.
  17. ^ "Todd English's Olives".
  18. ^ Seven Days Aboard the Queen Mary 2, by Dwight Garner, New York Times, February 10, 2013
  19. ^ Moskin, Julia (August 17, 2010). "The Plaza Food Hall". The New York Times.
  20. ^ "The Restaurant Formerly Known as Todd English Food Hall Has Been Revived and Refreshed".
  21. ^ tingtopten (January 19, 2020). "Top 10 Highly Earning Chefs of the World in 2020". Ting Top Ten. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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