Tiffani Faison

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)
      Bubble Bath, Boston (2022–present)
      Tenderoni's, Boston (2022–present)
      Dive Bar, Boston (2022–present)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Tiger Mama, Boston (2015–2021)
    Orfano, Boston (2019–2022)
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). She was the winner of Season 3 of Tournament of Champions[4][5][6] and was named Boston's Best Chef by Boston Magazine in 2022.[7] She was one of two finalists on the first season of Bravo's reality show Top Chef, where she finished second 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.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Tiffani Faison, Tiger Mama and Sweet Cheeks, Best Chef, in Boston". Bostonmagazine.com. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tiffani Faison Has Changed the Face of Dining in Fenway".
  3. ^ "Search Results".
  4. ^ "Chopped' judge Tiffani Faison of Big Heart Hospitality is an influential culinary force in the Boston area". Nrn.com. 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Here Are the 2020 James Beard Award Nominees from Boston and New England". Bostonmagazine.com. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ Baskin, Kara (March 17, 2022). "Tiffani Faison and Rebel Rebel earn James Beard finalist nods - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ^ "Tiffani Faison, Big Heart Hospitality". 28 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Restaurateur Tiffani Faison Is Looking To Do Right By Workers". News. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. ^ "This Massachusetts 'old school' pizza joint offers a taste of the '70s and early '80s". Mass Live. 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  10. ^ Tavares, Nathan (2021-11-17). "Tiffani Faison Looks Forward to a Celebratory Future While Opening Four New Restaurants". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  11. ^ "Tiffani Faison's Tiger Mama to close; new concept coming next year". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.