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Tyler Florence Biography

Birth Name:
Kevin Tyler Florence
Birth Place:
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Profession
Chef, director, host, restaurateur

Fast Facts

  • Worked as a dishwasher when he was 15
  • Moved to New York after graduating college
  • Joined the Food Network in 1996
  • His alma mater gave him an honorary doctorate for his culinary success
  • In 2011, Wine Enthusiast Magazine named him Restaurateur of the Year
  • In 2017, created the podcast Wolf It Down with Tyler Florence
  • CEO of the tech company Yumavore
  • Is a winemaker
  • Chef and owner of Tyler Florence Fresh restaurant and Wayfare Taver in San Francisco

Relationships

  • Dorothy Tyler Florence -- Daughter
  • Christie Leer -- Ex-wife
  • Hayden -- Son
  • Miles -- Son
  • Tolan Clark -- Wife