Tyler Florence
Tyler Florence | |
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| Education | Johnson & Wales University (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Italian, American, Tex-Mex, Contemporary |
Current restaurant(s)
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Television show(s) | |
Tyler Florence (born Kevin Tyler Florence [1] on March 3, 1971) is a chef and television star of several Food Network shows. He graduated from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charleston, South Carolina, campus of Johnson & Wales University in 1991. He was later given an honorary doctorate from the university for his culinary success.
Restaurants
Florence at one time considered opening a restaurant in New York City.[2] In 2008 he developed a plan to open Bar Florence, in the Hotel Vertigo in San Francisco, California.[3] In 2009 he opened a small chain of luxury kitchen supply stores in Northern California and developed three new restaurant concepts for the area: Wayfare Tavern in downtown San Francisco (formerly, Rubicon restaurant); Rotisserie & Wine, a fast food restaurant in downtown Napa, California; and with Sammy Hagar, El Paseo in downtown Mill Valley, California, an American tavern featuring ingredients only from Marin County.[4]
Personal life
With his wife Tolan Clark, Florence has a son Hayden, (b. 2007), and a daughter Dorothy Tyler (b. 2008). In 2007, The couple moved from New York City to Mill Valley, north of San Francisco[5] where in July, 2008 Florence opened an eponymously named retail kitchen store.[3] Florence also has a son, Miles (b. 1996), from his previous wife, Christie Leer.[6]
Books
- Dinner at My Place, 2008
- Stirring the Pot, 2008
- Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time, 2006
- Eat This Book: Cooking With Global Fresh Flavors, 2005
- Real Kitchen, 2003
References
- ^ Staff Writer. "Tyler Florence." TV.com - CNET Networks Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
- ^ Vicki Larson (2009-10-06). "Tidbits: Florence, Hagar to turn Mill Valley's El Paseo into rustic tavern". Marin Independent Journal.
- ^ a b Anh-Minh Le (2008-11-19). "At home with chef Tyler Florence". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Stacy Finz (2009-10-08). "Tyler Florence, Hagar take over El Paseo space". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Leah Garchik (2007-08-20). "Tyler Florence". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/06/tyler_florence_.html