Tim Love
Birth Name:
Tim Love
Birth Place:
Denton, Texas, United States
Fast Facts
- Has been involved in charity work with Burgers 4 Babies, an initiative he engaged in jointly with the Fort Worth NICU Helping Hands Foundation and Spoon Across America
- Was honored with a nomination from the James Beard Foundation for his Food Network program "Cowboys on the Trail․"
- He has previously been honored as the official chef of the annual Austin City Limits festival
- A prominent citizen of the Dallas-Forth Worth area, he has owned and been executive chef for several local establishments, including the White Elephant Saloon and the Love Shack
- He and his restaurant have been featured in multiple episodes of "Top Chef," including two where he was the competition's guest judge
- His flagship restaurant, the Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, is located in the historic district of the Forth Worth Stockyards
- Finished third in the first heat of a 2009 competition for "Top Chef Masters․"
- His cuisine of choice is often referred to as "urban western․"
- A staunch supporter of Texas cuisine and culture, he is known to wear a signature cowboy hat instead of the toque that most of his culinary peers prefer to use