{{Short description|American celebrity chef and restaurateur}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox chef/doc --> | name = Jet Tila | image = Jet Tila for Acts Retirement.jpg | caption = Tila in 2018 | birth_name = Jet Tilakamonkul | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|02|06|mf=y}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Ali Tila<ref name=family>{{cite web|title=Chef Jet on Thai Town, Bangkok Market, and LA's Best Pancakes|date=June 23, 2014 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/chef-jet-thai-town-bangkok-market-las-best-pancakes-n128741|publisher=NBC News|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> | education = | ratings = | restaurants = {{plainlist}} * Pakpao Thai, Los Angeles (2014–2024)<ref name=pakpao>{{cite news|title=Dallas restaurant offers tongue-in-cheek 'Thai me up' dinner this Valentine's Day|url=http://eatsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/dallas-restaurant-offers-tongue-in-cheek-thai-me-up-dinner-this-valentines-day.html/|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=22 February 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216120617/http://eatsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/dallas-restaurant-offers-tongue-in-cheek-thai-me-up-dinner-this-valentines-day.html/|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{endplainlist}} | prevrests ={{plainlist}} * The Charleston, Los Angeles (2014–2021)<ref name=stirmarket>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Jenn|title=First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-first-look-stir-market-jet-tila-los-angeles-20141106-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> {{endplainlist}} | television = | awards = | website = {{URL|https://chefjet.com/}} }}
'''Jet Tilakamonkul''', known professionally as '''Jet Tila''' ({{langx|th|เจ็ท ติลกมลกุล}}; {{rtgs|Chet Tilakamonkun}}), is an American celebrity chef, author,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Chef Jet Tila shares recipes from new book '101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die' |url=https://ktla.com/morning-news/chef-jet-tila-shares-recipes-from-new-book-101-thai-dishes-you-need-to-cook-before-you-die/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> restaurateur, and restaurant developer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cobe |first=Patricia |date=February 4, 2022 |title=With Chef Jet Tila in the driver's seat, menu evolution accelerates at Pei Wei |url=https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/food/chef-jet-tila-drivers-seat-menu-evolution-accelerates-pei-wei |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Restaurant Business |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Tila was born in Los Angeles to Thai Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States separately in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierson |first=David |date=2018-11-18 |title=How I Made It: Jet Tila parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-jet-tila-20181118-story.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://chefjet.com/chefjet/ CHEFJET]</ref> His family traces their ancestry to the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.<ref>[https://www.zagat.com/b/the-next-generation-jet-tila-the-charleston-la The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA]</ref><ref>[https://www.afar.com/magazine/wandering-chef-jet-tila-in-hainan-china Wandering Chef: Jet Tila in Hainan, China]</ref>
==Restaurant and culinary career== Jet Tila is the chef of the restaurants The Charleston and Pakpao Thai, located in Los Angeles, California,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jenn |date= 2014-11-07 |title=First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday |url= https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-first-look-stir-market-jet-tila-los-angeles-20141106-story.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and Dallas, Texas,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filloon |first= Whitney |date=2014-05-08 |title= Pakpao Thai Brings Jet Tila On Board as Chef/Partner |url= https://dallas.eater.com/2014/5/8/6227707/pakpao-thai-brings-jet-tila-on-board-as-chef-partner |access-date= 2022-04-09 |website=Eater Dallas |language=en}}</ref> respectively. Tila is the restaurant developer of Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. with three locations in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first= Bradley |date=2021-04-14 |title=Chef Jet Tila Plans to Personally Launch His Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. in Henderson |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2021/4/14/22382220/chef-jet-tila-dragon-tiger-noodle-co-opening-henderson |access-date=2022-04-09 |website= Eater Vegas |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Bradley |date=2019-09-17 |title=Make That Three Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. Locations from Jet Tila |url= https://vegas.eater.com/2019/9/17/20869681/jet-tila-three-dragon-tiger-noodle-co-locations |access-date= 2022-04-09 |website=Eater Vegas |language=en}}</ref> 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).<ref name=":0" />
Tila was given a ceremonial title of a "culinary ambassador" for Thailand, appointed by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.<ref name="nbcla">{{cite web |last1= Gray Painter |first1=Alysia |date=4 September 2013 |title=Chef Jet Tila, World Records, and the 15,291-Pound Fruit Salad |url= http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/the-scene/Chef-Jet-Tila-World-Records-and-the-15291-Fruit-Salad-222432001.html |access-date=3 May 2015 |website=nbclosangeles.com| publisher = KNBC}}</ref><ref name= "ambassador">{{cite web|last1 = Chiao| first1 = Christine |title = Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador|url = http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/jet-tila-appointed-thai-cuisine-ambassador-2897096| access-date = 3 May 2015|date = 9 April 2013|website = LA Weekly}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHEFJET - CHEFJET.COM 3.0 |url= https://chefjet.com/chefjet/ |access-date=2018-11-22 |website= chefjet.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== 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''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cass |first=Alexandra |date=2021-09-29 |title=Jet Tila Tells Us Why He Keeps Losing On Guy's Grocery Games - Exclusive |url= https://www.mashed.com/617451/jet-tila-tells-us-why-he-keeps-losing-on-guys-grocery-games-exclusive/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website= Mashed.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-22 |title=Snack On These 35 Mouthwatering Secrets About Guy's Grocery Games |url= https://www.eonline.com/news/1113918/35-juicy-secrets-about-guy-s-grocery-games |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2020 |title=There Is No Pandemic In 'Flavortown' |url= https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/05/21/guy-fieri-guys-grocery-games-covid-19-flavortown-eb-bartels |access-date=2022-07-09 |website= WBUR.org |language=en}}</ref> Tila is a regular on the Food Network television channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranganath |first=Shreya |date= May 4, 2022 |title=Chef Jet Tila shares more than just food at the L.A. Times Festival of Books |url= https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2022/05/04/chef-jet-tila-shares-more-than-just-food-at-the-la-times-festival-of-books/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website= USCAnnenbergMedia.com |language= en}}</ref> He was a contestant on ''Iron Chef America'' but lost to The Iron Chef.<ref name= "dallas">{{cite news |last=Blaskovich |first=Sarah |date=8 May 2014 |title=UPDATED: Expect to see celebu-chef Jet Tila in the kitchen at Dallas Thai restaurant Pakpao |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |url=http://eatsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/jet-tila-pakpao-dallas.html/ |access-date=22 February 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222212822/http://eatsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/jet-tila-pakpao-dallas.html/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018, he returned to ''Iron Chef America'' as the floor reporter.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Iron Chef America |url= https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0441718/ |publisher= | website= IMDb.com}}</ref> Tila appeared on ''Gods of Food'', a satirical food mockumentary by CollegeHumor.<ref>{{Citation |title=Gods of Food (TV Series 2019– ) | website=IMDb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10662110/fullcredits |language=en |access-date=2022-08-14}}</ref> Tila won $20,000 as the victorious competitor in ''Guy's Grocery Games'' "Delivery: All-Star Noodles" (2021).<ref>{{cite web |title= Halloween Cookie Challenge |url= https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/halloween-cookie-challenge | website = foodnetwork.com |language= en |access-date=2022-09-27}}</ref> Tila is one of the co-hosts of the new Food Network show, ''Halloween Cookie Challenge''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guy's Grocery Games" Delivery: All-Star Noodles |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13715118/ |publisher= | website= IMDb.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tila is married. He and his wife Allison have two children: a daughter, Amaya,<ref>{{cite web |first=Jordan | last= Okumura |title= Chef Jet Tila: The Culinary Anthropologist |url= https://www.thesnack.net/article/featured/chef-jet-tila-the-culinary-anthropologist/541/vol-28-chef-jet-tila-the-culinary-anthropologist/jordan-okumura/00563 |publisher= | website = TheSnack.net | accessdate = }}</ref> and a son, Ren.<ref>{{cite web |first= Grace | last= Rasmus |date=April 1, 2019 |title=School of Wok: The kitchen is a place for teaching, tasting, and sharing love in the Tila household |url=https://www.rachaelraymag.com/real-food/chef-jet-tila-cooks-with-family |publisher= | work= Rachael Ray Magazine| accessdate = }}</ref>
== Publications == * Tila, Jet (2017). [https://chefjet.com/cookbook/ ''101 Asian dishes you need to cook before you die: discover a new world of flavors in authentic recipes''.] Page Street Publishing Co. {{ISBN|978-1-62414-382-3}}. * Tila, Jet; Tila, Ali (2019). [https://chefjet.com/cookbook/ ''101 Epic Dishes: Recipes That Teach You How to Make the Classics Even More Delicious''.] Page Street Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1624145735}}. * {{Cite book |last1=Tila |first1=Jet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAgQEAAAQBAJ |title=101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Recipes, Techniques and Ingredients of Thailand |last2=Fukomoto |first2=Tad Weyland |publisher=Page Street Publishing |year=2022 |isbn=9781645673675}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://chefjet.com/}} *{{IMDb name|id=nm3133835}}
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tila, Jet}} Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:American people of Thai descent Category:American restaurateurs Category:Food Network chefs Category:Living people Category:1975 births Category:Chefs from Los Angeles Category:American television chefs