Dale Talde | |
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| Born | (1978-10-25)October 25, 1978 (age 47) |
| Spouse | Agnes Chung |
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Dale Talde (born October 25, 1978, inChicago,Illinois) is an American chef, television personality, and cookbook author, best known for competing on two seasons of theBravoreality television cooking competition seriesTop Chef:Top Chef: Chicago in 2008 andTop Chef: All-Stars in 2010–11.[1] Although Talde finished in sixth place in bothTop Chef seasons, he has been called to guest-judge in the show several times, making him one of the show's most popular cast members.[2][3][4] He has also hostedTastemade'sUp in My Grill, was the head judge inKnife Fight season 4, and guest-judged inTop Chef Amateurs,Chopped,[5]Chopped Junior andBeat Bobby Flay. He has also been called to compete onTop Chef Duels,Celebrity Chopped andIron Chef America.[6] In 2022, Talde was nominated for a James Beard Award - Best Chef in New York. Talde isFilipino-American.
Talde's passion for cooking began at a young age in his native Chicago, where he learned to prepare meals alongside his mother in the kitchen. The proud son of Filipino immigrants, he grew up immersed in his family's cultural heritage while also enjoying the life of a typical American kid.
Talde applied this distinct Asian-American experience to the menu of his eponymous restaurant, TALDE, which opened in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood in 2012. He opened a TALDE in Miami, Florida, and Jersey City, New Jersey. Talde debuted his first project in Manhattan with the opening of Massoni at the Arlo NoMad Hotel in November 2016. His second Manhattan restaurant, Rice & Gold, opened in October 2017 at the 50 Bowery Hotel in Chinatown. In Florida, Talde also had three locations in the Grandview Public Market food hall in West Palm Beach. They were called The Corner, Clare's, and Little Red Truck.
In 2018, Talde became business partners with his life partner Agnes. Talde and Agnes built foodcrushhospitality.com. They opened Goosefeather in 2019.Esquire magazine named Goosefeather best new restaurant for 2020. In 2022, Talde was nominated for a James Beard Award - Best Chef in New York.[7]
In addition to his work in the kitchen, Talde is the host of Tastemade'sAll Up In My Grill. He was also a three-time chef contestant and judge on Bravo's Emmy Award-winning culinary show,Top Chef: he competed in Season 4, “All-Star” Season 8, andTop Chef Duels, becoming one of the show's most popular cast members. Talde has competed onChopped,Iron Chef America,Knife Fight and was also head judge onKnife Fight Season 4, as well as guest judge on bothChopped andBeat Bobby Flay.[6]
In September 2015,Grand Central Publishing released Talde's first cookbook,Asian American, to rave reviews.[8]
In July 2018, Talde and his wife Agnes had a son.[9]
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