Birth Place:Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Fast Facts
Has made a commitment to ending hunger and joined with the San Francisco & Marin Food Bank to raise money for their 25th anniversary
Was named the Dean of Culinary Education at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts in 2008
Graduated from Johnson & Wales University's Culinary Program
Became executive chef of the restaurant Cibo in 1998 and opened his own restaurant, Cafeteria, in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan
Made his television debut on the Food Network show "Food 911" and went on to host "How to Boil Water" and "Tyler's Ultimate․"
Started out busing tables at age 15 in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina
Quote: "It's important for everyone to feel failure․ I wouldn't trade any stupid decision for another five years of life․ We have four restaurants, a retail store, baby food, a television division, a publishing division, and I've never been happier․"
Best known as a chef and as the host of Food Network shows like "The Great Food Truck Race" and "Food Court Wars․"
Launched Sprout, a line of organic baby foods, and The Tyler Florence Shop, which sells his retail items
Based the idea for his restaurant Wayfare Tavern on what he thought a tavern in San Francisco would have looked like 100 years earlier