Dale Talde

Dale Talde
Born (1978-10-25) October 25, 1978 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois
SpouseAgnes Chung
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Goosefeather
Television show(s)

Dale Talde (born October 25, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American chef, television personality, and cookbook author, best known for competing on two seasons of the Bravo reality television cooking competition series Top Chef: Top Chef: Chicago in 2008 and Top Chef: All-Stars in 2010–11.[1] Although Talde finished in sixth place in both Top 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 hosted Tastemade's Up in My Grill, was the head judge in Knife Fight season 4, and guest-judged in Top Chef Amateurs, Chopped[5], Chopped Junior and Beat Bobby Flay. He has also been called to compete on Top Chef Duels, Celebrity Chopped and Iron Chef America.[6] in 2022, Talde was nominated for a James Beard Award - Best Chef in New York. Talde is Filipino-American.

  1. ^ Cohen Blatter, Lucy (4 July 2011). "Pop-up restaurants make their mark in New York". am New York. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Perry (2021-07-01). "'Top Chef: Portland': Dale Talde Reveals What the Contestants Struggled With the Most, Plus His Best Bites All Season (Exclusive)". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. ^ "Dale Talde". Bravo TV Official Site. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. ^ "Fil-Am chef Dale Talde returns as Top Chef judge". l!fe • The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. ^ "Who is Dale Talde? 'Top Chef Amateurs' judge also competed on 'Chopped' | MEAWW". meaww.com. July 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Ralph (2021-07-03). "The Untold Truth Of Dale Talde". Mashed.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.