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'''Tiffani Faison''' is an American [[celebrity chef]] and [[restaurateur]]. She is based in Boston,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2016/tiffani-faison-tiger-mama-and-sweet-cheeks/|title=Tiffani Faison, Tiger Mama and Sweet Cheeks, Best Chef, in Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/tiffani-faison-has-changed-the-face-of-dining-in-fenway/2162482/</ref> has served as a judge on Food Network's television series [[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/search/tiffani-faison|title = Search Results}}</ref> and is a four-time [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Award]] Finalist for Best Chef: Northeast (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). Winner of Tournament of Champions season 3<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/independent-restaurants/chopped-judge-tiffani-faison-big-heart-hospitality-influential-culinary|title = Chopped' judge Tiffani Faison of Big Heart Hospitality is an influential culinary force in the Boston area|website=Nrn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/05/04/2020-james-beard-award-nominees-boston-new-england/|title=Here Are the 2020 James Beard Award Nominees from Boston and New England|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baskin |first=Kara |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Tiffani Faison and Rebel Rebel earn James Beard finalist nods - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/17/lifestyle/tiffani-faison-rebel-rebel-earn-james-beard-finalist-nods/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She was one of two finalists on the [[Top Chef (season 1)|first season]] of [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo's]] [[reality television|reality show]], ''[[Top Chef]]'', where she finished second place to [[Harold Dieterle]].
'''Tiffani Faison''' is an American [[celebrity chef]] and [[restaurateur]]. She is based in Boston,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2016/tiffani-faison-tiger-mama-and-sweet-cheeks/|title=Tiffani Faison, Tiger Mama and Sweet Cheeks, Best Chef, in Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|date=28 November 2016 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/tiffani-faison-has-changed-the-face-of-dining-in-fenway/2162482/ | title=Tiffani Faison Has Changed the Face of Dining in Fenway }}</ref> has served as a judge on Food Network's television series [[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/search/tiffani-faison|title = Search Results}}</ref> and is a four-time [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Award]] Finalist for Best Chef: Northeast (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). Winner of Tournament of Champions season 3<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/independent-restaurants/chopped-judge-tiffani-faison-big-heart-hospitality-influential-culinary|title = Chopped' judge Tiffani Faison of Big Heart Hospitality is an influential culinary force in the Boston area|website=Nrn.com| date=12 November 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/05/04/2020-james-beard-award-nominees-boston-new-england/|title=Here Are the 2020 James Beard Award Nominees from Boston and New England|website=Bostonmagazine.com|date=4 May 2020 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baskin |first=Kara |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Tiffani Faison and Rebel Rebel earn James Beard finalist nods - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/17/lifestyle/tiffani-faison-rebel-rebel-earn-james-beard-finalist-nods/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She was one of two finalists on the [[Top Chef (season 1)|first season]] of [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo's]] [[reality television|reality show]], ''[[Top Chef]]'', where she finished second place to [[Harold Dieterle]].


Her company, ''Big Heart Hospitality'' has owned the following restaurants: ''Sweet Cheeks Q'', ''Orfano'', ''Fool's Errand'', ''Bubble Bath'', ''Tenderoni's'', ''Dive Bar'', and ''Tiger Mama''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Restaurateur Tiffani Faison Is Looking To Do Right By Workers |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/07/01/restaurateur-tiffani-faison-is-looking-to-do-right-by-workers |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title=This Massachusetts 'old school' pizza joint offers a taste of the '70s and early '80s |url=https://www.masslive.com/food/2022/03/tenderonis-pizza-in-bostons-high-street-place-wants-to-offer-you-a-slice-of-the-late-70s-and-early-80s-recreating-a-taste-of-chef-tiffani-faisons-childhood.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Mass Live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tavares |first=Nathan |date=2021-11-17 |title=Tiffani Faison Looks Forward to a Celebratory Future While Opening Four New Restaurants |url=https://boston.eater.com/2021/11/17/22763657/tiffani-faison-tiger-mama-closure-orfano-reopening-bubble-bath-tenderonis-dive-bar-high-street-place |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Eater Boston |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/10/25/tiffani-faisons-tiger-mama-to-close-new-concept.html|title=Tiffani Faison's Tiger Mama to close; new concept coming next year|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>
Her company, ''Big Heart Hospitality'' has owned the following restaurants: ''Sweet Cheeks Q'', ''Orfano'', ''Fool's Errand'', ''Bubble Bath'', ''Tenderoni's'', ''Dive Bar'', and ''Tiger Mama''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Restaurateur Tiffani Faison Is Looking To Do Right By Workers |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/07/01/restaurateur-tiffani-faison-is-looking-to-do-right-by-workers |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title=This Massachusetts 'old school' pizza joint offers a taste of the '70s and early '80s |url=https://www.masslive.com/food/2022/03/tenderonis-pizza-in-bostons-high-street-place-wants-to-offer-you-a-slice-of-the-late-70s-and-early-80s-recreating-a-taste-of-chef-tiffani-faisons-childhood.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Mass Live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tavares |first=Nathan |date=2021-11-17 |title=Tiffani Faison Looks Forward to a Celebratory Future While Opening Four New Restaurants |url=https://boston.eater.com/2021/11/17/22763657/tiffani-faison-tiger-mama-closure-orfano-reopening-bubble-bath-tenderonis-dive-bar-high-street-place |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Eater Boston |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/10/25/tiffani-faisons-tiger-mama-to-close-new-concept.html|title=Tiffani Faison's Tiger Mama to close; new concept coming next year|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>
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Faison attended the [[Cambridge School of Culinary Arts]] (2002 to 2003).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-06-Mon-2006/living/6140880.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-02-12 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222620/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-06-Mon-2006/living/6140880.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Just prior to appearing on ''Top Chef'', Faison was employed as [[Chef de partie#Chef de partie|chef de partie]] under [[Daniel Boulud]] at his signature, Michelin Star [[restaurant]] in the [[Wynn Las Vegas]] and also worked at the ''Tao'' restaurant at [[The Venetian (Las Vegas)|The Venetian]] in the same city.
Faison attended the [[Cambridge School of Culinary Arts]] (2002 to 2003).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-06-Mon-2006/living/6140880.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-02-12 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222620/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-06-Mon-2006/living/6140880.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Just prior to appearing on ''Top Chef'', Faison was employed as [[Chef de partie#Chef de partie|chef de partie]] under [[Daniel Boulud]] at his signature, Michelin Star [[restaurant]] in the [[Wynn Las Vegas]] and also worked at the ''Tao'' restaurant at [[The Venetian (Las Vegas)|The Venetian]] in the same city.


After the airing of the final episode of ''Top Chef'' in May 2006, Faison took a summer position cooking at the ''Straight Wharf'' restaurant in [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]], working under chefs Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beggy |first=Carol |last2=Shanahan |first2=Mark |date=June 19, 2006 |title=Veterans are Kerrys' guests on Nantucket |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/19/veterans_are_kerrys_guests_on_nantucket/ |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> In 2007, she was [[Executive chef#Executive chef|executive chef]] at [[Todd English|Todd English's]] [[brasserie]], ''[[Todd English#Other restaurants|Riche]]'', in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2007/02/006.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-02-12 |archive-date=2007-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302212526/http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2007/02/006.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2007, Faison cohosted a [[Greece|Greek Isles]] [[culinary]] cruise for ''Olivia'', a [[lesbian]] lifestyle and travel services company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotelstravel.com/news/20070126-002.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-28 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140924/http://www.hotelstravel.com/news/20070126-002.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Faison returned to Boston, and was Executive Chef at ''Rocca Kitchen & Bar'' (500 Harrison Avenue), a once popular neighborhood space on Friday nights, until it closed in December, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/07/28/a_star_is_born____at_rocca/|title=A star is born . . . at Rocca|first=Devra|last=First|date=28 July 2010|accessdate=27 January 2022|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=First |first=Devra |date=January 2, 2011 |title=Rocca has closed |url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/dishing/2011/01/rocca_has_close.html |website=Boston.com |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>
After the airing of the final episode of ''Top Chef'' in May 2006, Faison took a summer position cooking at the ''Straight Wharf'' restaurant in [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]], working under chefs Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Beggy |first1=Carol |last2=Shanahan |first2=Mark |date=June 19, 2006 |title=Veterans are Kerrys' guests on Nantucket |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/19/veterans_are_kerrys_guests_on_nantucket/ |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> In 2007, she was [[Executive chef#Executive chef|executive chef]] at [[Todd English|Todd English's]] [[brasserie]], ''[[Todd English#Other restaurants|Riche]]'', in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2007/02/006.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-02-12 |archive-date=2007-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302212526/http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2007/02/006.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2007, Faison cohosted a [[Greece|Greek Isles]] [[culinary]] cruise for ''Olivia'', a [[lesbian]] lifestyle and travel services company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotelstravel.com/news/20070126-002.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-28 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140924/http://www.hotelstravel.com/news/20070126-002.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Faison returned to Boston, and was Executive Chef at ''Rocca Kitchen & Bar'' (500 Harrison Avenue), a once popular neighborhood space on Friday nights, until it closed in December, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/07/28/a_star_is_born____at_rocca/|title=A star is born . . . at Rocca|first=Devra|last=First|date=28 July 2010|accessdate=27 January 2022|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=First |first=Devra |date=January 2, 2011 |title=Rocca has closed |url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/dishing/2011/01/rocca_has_close.html |website=Boston.com |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>


==Television appearances==
==Television appearances==
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==Chef and restaurateur==
==Chef and restaurateur==
Faison is currently owner and head chef of ''Sweet Cheeks Q'', a Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Boston's Fenway District. Opened in late 2011, ''Sweet Cheeks Q'' was her first restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sweetcheeksq.com/|title=Sweet Cheeks|website=Sweetcheeksq.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> ''Sweet Cheeks Q'' has been named as Boston's Best Barbecue by local and national media,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2016/12/15/sweet-cheeks-q-boston/95423266/|title=Great American Bites: Boston's best barbecue|website=USA TODAY|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2017/sweet-cheeks-6/|title=Sweet Cheeks, Best Barbecue Restaurant, in Bosto|website=Bostonmagazine.comn|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> and Forbes wrote that its "biscuits were the best in the world."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/03/21/the-worlds-best-biscuits-in-boston/|title=The World's Best Biscuits! In Boston?|first=Larry|last=Olmsted|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>
Faison is currently owner and head chef of ''Sweet Cheeks Q'', a Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Boston's Fenway District. Opened in late 2011, ''Sweet Cheeks Q'' was her first restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sweetcheeksq.com/|title=Sweet Cheeks|website=Sweetcheeksq.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> ''Sweet Cheeks Q'' has been named as Boston's Best Barbecue by local and national media,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2016/12/15/sweet-cheeks-q-boston/95423266/|title=Great American Bites: Boston's best barbecue|website=USA TODAY|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2017/sweet-cheeks-6/|title=Sweet Cheeks, Best Barbecue Restaurant, in Bosto|website=Bostonmagazine.comn|date=23 June 2017 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> and Forbes wrote that its "biscuits were the best in the world."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/03/21/the-worlds-best-biscuits-in-boston/|title=The World's Best Biscuits! In Boston?|first=Larry|last=Olmsted|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>


In December 2015, she opened her acclaimed restaurant, ''Tiger Mama'', a restaurant in Fenway focusing on Southeast Asian cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tigermamaboston.com/|title=Your Site Title|website=Tigermamaboston.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> Faison closed ''Tiger Mama'' in late October 2021 in order to focus on a new restaurant that will be located in the same space in Fenway (coming in late 2022).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://boston.eater.com/2021/10/25/22744828/tiger-mama-closing-fenway-october-2021-tiffani-faison|title=Tiffani Faison's Tiger Mama Will Close at the End of October|work=Eater Boston|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>
In December 2015, she opened her acclaimed restaurant, ''Tiger Mama'', a restaurant in Fenway focusing on Southeast Asian cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tigermamaboston.com/|title=Your Site Title|website=Tigermamaboston.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> Faison closed ''Tiger Mama'' in late October 2021 in order to focus on a new restaurant that will be located in the same space in Fenway (coming in late 2022).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://boston.eater.com/2021/10/25/22744828/tiger-mama-closing-fenway-october-2021-tiffani-faison|title=Tiffani Faison's Tiger Mama Will Close at the End of October|work=Eater Boston|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>


In February 2018, Faison opened up her third Fenway restaurant, the "Adult Snack Bar" ''Fool's Errand''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://boston.eater.com/2018/8/15/17692154/fools-errand-tiffani-faison-opening-gallery|title=Tiffani Faison's New Fenway 'Adult Snack Bar' Serves Small Bites to a Standing Crowd|work=Eater Boston|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref> Her venture ''Orfano'', which serves Italian-American cuisine, opened in August 2019 and received a three star review from ''The Boston Globe''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/08/26/orfano-menu-open-fenway/|title=Check Out Tiffani Faison's New Menu at Orfano, Now Open in the Fenway|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/18/lifestyle/sauce-sensibility-orfano/|title=A red-sauce shrine to the matron saints - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Faison opened ''Tenderoni's'', ''Dive Bar'', and ''Bubble Bath'' within High Street Place, a new food hall in Downtown Boston.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2021/10/13/high-street-place-opening-march-2022/|title=High Street Place, Boston's upcoming food hall, will open in March 2022|website=Boston.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}} Tenderoni's serves craft pizza by the slice, while Dive Bar offers raw oysters and other seafood dishes.</ref>
In February 2018, Faison opened up her third Fenway restaurant, the "Adult Snack Bar" ''Fool's Errand''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://boston.eater.com/2018/8/15/17692154/fools-errand-tiffani-faison-opening-gallery|title=Tiffani Faison's New Fenway 'Adult Snack Bar' Serves Small Bites to a Standing Crowd|work=Eater Boston|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref> Her venture ''Orfano'', which serves Italian-American cuisine, opened in August 2019 and received a three star review from ''The Boston Globe''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/08/26/orfano-menu-open-fenway/|title=Check Out Tiffani Faison's New Menu at Orfano, Now Open in the Fenway|website=Bostonmagazine.com|date=26 August 2019 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/18/lifestyle/sauce-sensibility-orfano/|title=A red-sauce shrine to the matron saints - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Faison opened ''Tenderoni's'', ''Dive Bar'', and ''Bubble Bath'' within High Street Place, a new food hall in Downtown Boston.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2021/10/13/high-street-place-opening-march-2022/|title=High Street Place, Boston's upcoming food hall, will open in March 2022|website=Boston.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}} Tenderoni's serves craft pizza by the slice, while Dive Bar offers raw oysters and other seafood dishes.</ref>


== Restaurants ==
== Restaurants ==
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*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2020-james-beard-award-nominees|title = The 2020 James Beard Award Nominees |website=Jamesbeard.org}}</ref>
*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2020-james-beard-award-nominees|title = The 2020 James Beard Award Nominees |website=Jamesbeard.org}}</ref>
*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boston.eater.com/2019/3/27/18283711/james-beard-nominees-boston-new-england-2019|title = Here Are the New England James Beard Foundation Nominees for 2019|website=Boston.eater.com|date = 27 March 2019}}</ref>
*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boston.eater.com/2019/3/27/18283711/james-beard-nominees-boston-new-england-2019|title = Here Are the New England James Beard Foundation Nominees for 2019|website=Boston.eater.com|date = 27 March 2019}}</ref>
*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/03/14/2018-james-beard-award-finalists-new-england/|title=Here Are the 2018 James Beard Award Finalists from Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>
*James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/03/14/2018-james-beard-award-finalists-new-england/|title=Here Are the 2018 James Beard Award Finalists from Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|date=14 March 2018 |accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[Boston (magazine)|Boston Magazine]], Best Chef: Boston (2016) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/award/chef/|title=The Best Chef, in Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[Boston (magazine)|Boston Magazine]], Best Chef: Boston (2016) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/award/chef/|title=The Best Chef, in Boston|website=Bostonmagazine.com|accessdate=27 January 2022}}</ref>


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Tiffani Faison
Tiffani Faison, Top Chef All-Stars
Born
Bremerhaven, Germany
EducationCambridge Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Sweet Cheeks Q, Boston (2011–present)
      * Fool's Errand, Boston (2018–present)
      * Orfano, Boston (2019–present)
      * Bubble Bath, Boston (2022–present)
      * Tenderoni's, Boston (2022–present)
      * Dive Bar, Boston (2022–present)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Tiger Mama, Boston (2015–2021)
Television show(s)

Tiffani Faison is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. She is based in Boston,[1][2] has served as a judge on Food Network's television series Chopped,[3] and is a four-time James Beard Award Finalist for Best Chef: Northeast (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). Winner of Tournament of Champions season 3[4][5][6] She was one of two finalists on the first season of Bravo's reality show, Top Chef, where she finished second place to Harold Dieterle.

Her company, Big Heart Hospitality has owned the following restaurants: Sweet Cheeks Q, Orfano, Fool's Errand, Bubble Bath, Tenderoni's, Dive Bar, and Tiger Mama.[7][8][9][10]

Early career

Faison attended the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (2002 to 2003).[11] Just prior to appearing on Top Chef, Faison was employed as chef de partie under Daniel Boulud at his signature, Michelin Star restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas and also worked at the Tao restaurant at The Venetian in the same city.

After the airing of the final episode of Top Chef in May 2006, Faison took a summer position cooking at the Straight Wharf restaurant in Nantucket, Massachusetts, working under chefs Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca.[12] In 2007, she was executive chef at Todd English's brasserie, Riche, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[13] In May 2007, Faison cohosted a Greek Isles culinary cruise for Olivia, a lesbian lifestyle and travel services company.[14] Faison returned to Boston, and was Executive Chef at Rocca Kitchen & Bar (500 Harrison Avenue), a once popular neighborhood space on Friday nights, until it closed in December, 2010.[15][16]

Television appearances

Faison first rose to culinary fame when she placed runner up in the first Season of Top Chef.[17] She then took part in a single episode cooking competition called 4 Star All Stars which pitted four Top Chef season one contestants (Stephen Asprinio, Dieterle, Faison and David Martin) against four season two contestants (Elia Aboumrad, Ilan Hall, Sam Talbot and Marcel Vigneron). Faison's team scored the winning menu and received a $20,000 donation to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity. This episode aired on Bravo on June 6, 2007.[18]

Faison also took part in the Top Chef Holiday Special that aired on December 7, 2007, winning the $20,000 prize. Faison returned as a contestant on season 8 of Top Chef, and was eliminated in the sixth episode. Faison finished as runner-up in the Top Chef Duels 2014 competition.[19] As of 2020, Faison is a judge on Chopped and participated as the judge to beat on one of the beat the judge episodes. She also made it to the finals of Chopped: Grudge Match, placing second to Marcus Samuelsson.[20]

In 2021, Faison competed in Food Network's Tournament of Champions,[21][22] and in 2022, Faison returned to compete and win Tournament of Champions, Season 3,[23] as well as serve as a judge on Chopped: Casino Royale.[24] Tiffani Faison won Torunament of Champions 3, defeating Brooke Williamson in the finale.

Faison has also been a culinary guest on such national television shows as NBC TODAY,[25] CBS: This Morning [26] and America's Test Kitchen.[27]

Chef and restaurateur

Faison is currently owner and head chef of Sweet Cheeks Q, a Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Boston's Fenway District. Opened in late 2011, Sweet Cheeks Q was her first restaurant.[28] Sweet Cheeks Q has been named as Boston's Best Barbecue by local and national media,[29][30] and Forbes wrote that its "biscuits were the best in the world."[31]

In December 2015, she opened her acclaimed restaurant, Tiger Mama, a restaurant in Fenway focusing on Southeast Asian cuisine.[32] Faison closed Tiger Mama in late October 2021 in order to focus on a new restaurant that will be located in the same space in Fenway (coming in late 2022).[33]

In February 2018, Faison opened up her third Fenway restaurant, the "Adult Snack Bar" Fool's Errand.[34] Her venture Orfano, which serves Italian-American cuisine, opened in August 2019 and received a three star review from The Boston Globe.[35][36] In 2022, Faison opened Tenderoni's, Dive Bar, and Bubble Bath within High Street Place, a new food hall in Downtown Boston.[37]

Restaurants

Active

  • Sweet Cheeks Q (2011–present), Boston, Massachusetts[8]
  • Orfano (August 2019–present), Boston, Massachusetts[35]
  • Fool's Errand (February 2018–present), Boston, Massachusetts[34]
  • Bubble Bath (March 2022–present), inside High Street Place, Boston, Massachusetts[37]
  • Tenderoni's (March 2022–present), inside High Street Place, Boston, Massachusetts[8]
  • Dive Bar (March 2022–present), inside High Street Place, Boston, Massachusetts[37]

Closed

  • Tiger Mama (December 2015–October 2021), Boston, Massachusetts[33]

Personal life

She was born in Bremerhaven, Germany to American parents, where her father was stationed in the United States military.[38] The family moved around several times during her childhood and by the time she was in high school, settled in Santa Rosa, California.[38]

Faison formerly identified as bisexual,[39] but now identifies as lesbian.[40][38] Faison began volunteering for HIV/AIDS organizations and going into San Francisco.[38] Faison currently serves on the Board of Directors for Women Chefs & Restaurateurs as well as on The Boston Alliance of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Youth.[41]

In September 2019, she was appointed to The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Restaurant Promotion Commission for her commitment to the state's restaurant business as a whole.[42]

Awards and accolades

  • James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2022)[43][6]
  • James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2020)[44]
  • James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2019)[45]
  • James Beard Foundation, Nominee, Best Chef: Northeast (2018)[46]
  • Boston Magazine, Best Chef: Boston (2016) [47]

References

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  7. ^ "Restaurateur Tiffani Faison Is Looking To Do Right By Workers". News. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. ^ a b c "This Massachusetts 'old school' pizza joint offers a taste of the '70s and early '80s". Mass Live. 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. ^ Tavares, Nathan (2021-11-17). "Tiffani Faison Looks Forward to a Celebratory Future While Opening Four New Restaurants". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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  25. ^ "Step up your wing game with masala, maple and orange-sesame glazes". Today.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  31. ^ Olmsted, Larry. "The World's Best Biscuits! In Boston?". Forbes.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  34. ^ a b "Tiffani Faison's New Fenway 'Adult Snack Bar' Serves Small Bites to a Standing Crowd". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  35. ^ a b "Check Out Tiffani Faison's New Menu at Orfano, Now Open in the Fenway". Bostonmagazine.com. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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