Jet Tila

Jet Tilakamonkul, whose stage name is Jet Tila (Thai: เจ็ท ติลกมลกุล; RTGS: Chet Tilakamonkun), is an American celebrity chef, author,[4] restaurateur, and restaurant developer.[5]

Jet Tila
Born
Jet Tilakamonkul

(1975-02-06) February 6, 1975
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Ali Tila[1]
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • * The Charleston, Los Angeles (2014–2021)[2]
    * Pakpao Thai, Los Angeles (2014–present)[3]
Websitechefjet.com

Early life

Tila was born in Los Angeles to Thai Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States separately in 1966. Tila's family moved to Virginia Beach in 2005 where he first began cooking in his high-school home economics class.[6][7] His family traces their ancestry to the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.[8][9]

Career

Jet Tila is the chef of the restaurants The Charleston and Pakpao Thai.[10][11]

Tila is the restaurant developer of Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. with three locations in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.[12][13] Tila acts as a restaurant developer and minor partner for the chain restaurant Pei Wei Asian Kitchen (also known as Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC).[5]

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.[14] In 2018, he returned to Iron Chef America as the floor reporter.[15] Among his appearances, Tila won $20,000 as the victorious competitor in Guy's Grocery Games "Delivery: All-Star Noodles".[16]

Tila was given a ceremonial title of a "culinary ambassador" for Thailand, appointed by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.[17][18]

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.[19]

Personal life

Tila is married to his wife Allison; together they have two children, a daughter, Amaya,[20] and a son, Ren.[21]

Publications
  • Tila, Jet; Fukomoto, Tad Weyland (2022). 101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Recipes, Techniques and Ingredients of Thailand. Page Street Publishing. ISBN 9781645673675.

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. "Chef Jet Tila shares recipes from new book '101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die'". KTLA. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. Cobe, Patricia (February 4, 2022). "With Chef Jet Tila in the driver's seat, menu evolution accelerates at Pei Wei". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. Jet Tila later parlayed his Thai immigrant family roots to food TV fame
  7. CHEFJET
  8. The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA
  9. Wandering Chef: Jet Tila in Hainan, China
  10. Harris, Jenn (2014-11-07). "First look: Stir Market, Jet Tila's new food hall and restaurant to open Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  11. Filloon, Whitney (2014-05-08). "Pakpao Thai Brings Jet Tila On Board as Chef/Partner". Eater Dallas. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  12. Martin, Bradley (2021-04-14). "Chef Jet Tila Plans to Personally Launch His Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. in Henderson". Eater Vegas. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  13. Martin, Bradley (2019-09-17). "Make That Three Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. Locations from Jet Tila". Eater Vegas. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  14. 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.
  15. "Iron Chef America". IMDB.
  16. "Guy's Grocery Games" Delivery: All-Star Noodles". IMDB.
  17. Painter, Alysia Gray (4 September 2013). "Chef Jet Tila, World Records, and the 15,291-Pound Fruit Salad". KNBC. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. Chiao, Christine (9 April 2013). "Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador". LA Weekly. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  19. "CHEFJET - CHEFJET.COM 3.0". CHEFJET.COM 3.0. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  20. Jordan Okumura. "CHEF JET TILA: THE CULINARY ANTHROPOLOGIST". The Snack.
  21. 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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