Tyson Cole
Tyson Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1970 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Apprenticeship |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Japanese, and Fusion |
Television show(s) | |
Tyson Cole (born September 3, 1970) [1] is a chef and restaurateur based in Austin, Texas, USA.
Biography
[edit]Cole had begun his culinary career as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant named Kyoto in downtown Austin, Texas. Attrition among the restaurant's staff gave Cole the opportunity to begin making sushi.[2] He was attending the University of Texas Austin, with interests in painting and architecture.[3] Cole worked three and a half years at Kyoto, from 1992 to 1996.[4]
Starting in mid-1996, Cole apprenticed for six and a half years[4] under Takehiko Fuse, owner/chef of Musashino Sushi Dokoro in Austin, TX.[5] Cole also learned Japanese during this stint.[5] Cole later continued his training at the sushi restaurant Bond Street in New York City.
In May 2003, Cole opened Uchi, a 95-seat 2,600 square feet (240 m2) sushi restaurant in Austin.[1][6]
On July 6, 2010, Cole opened his second restaurant, Uchiko (loosely translated meaning "offspring of Uchi") after a three-week soft opening period. For a time, the Executive chef at Uchiko was eventual Top Chef: Texas winner Paul Qui. Cole mentored Qui and was featured in an episode of Top Chef for that reason.[7][8]
In July 2012, Cole opened his third restaurant, the second location of Uchi in Houston, Texas.[9]
On May 31, 2013, Cole announced the late 2014/early 2015 opening of his fourth restaurant Uchi Dallas.[9] The restaurant opened its doors on June 1, 2015.
In 2018, Cole, together with Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue, founded Loro, a restaurant merging the founders' two loves of Asian and Texas cuisine.
Awards
[edit]In 2005, Food & Wine Magazine named Tyson Cole "Best New Chef," one among ten chefs to receive that award.[10]
He led a team of Uchi chefs against Chef Masaharu Morimoto on the Food Network program Iron Chef America in March 2008.[11]
In 2006, Cole won goodhealth.com's "Healthy Chef Showdown" by a hair, over chef David Bull of the Driskill Grill.[3]
In 2009, Tyson Cole was named one of Saveur's "Top 6 Texas Tastemakers."[12]
In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the James Beard Foundation named Cole as a semifinalist in the “Best Chef: Southwest” category of its "James Beard Foundation Award",[13] 2009,[14] 2010.[15]
In 2011, Cole was awarded the James Beard Award for "Best Chef: Southwest.".[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ruggless, Ron (2004). "Tyson Cole: sushi chef puts raw talent to good use". Nation's Restaurant News.
- ^ "Every Food & Wine Best New Chef Ever, Since 1988". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ a b A Conversation With Uchi's Tyson Cole – Good Health by SETON
- ^ a b Orman, Shelley (August 26, 2007). "Tyson Cole wins over sushi lovers with innovative style".
- ^ a b Tyson Cole of Uchi Restaurant
- ^ TaxNetUSA: Travis County Property Information http://www.traviscad.org/travisdetail.php?theKey=101869 Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odam, Matthew. "Paul Qui's fall from the Top". specials.mystatesman.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ Silvestri, Max (2012-02-10). "Top Chef Texas, Episode 14: My Mentor Me a New One". Eater. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ a b CultureMap Dallas Famed chef Tyson Cole to bring Uchi restaurant to Dallas Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Best New Chefs 2005". Food and Wine. 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "Morimoto vs. Cole". Food Network. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "6 Texas Tastemakers". 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ "The James Beard Foundation Awards" (PDF). James Beard Foundation. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "2009 James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists" (PDF). James Beard Foundation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "2010 James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists" (PDF). James Beard Foundation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "The James Beard Foundation Awards" (PDF). James Beard Foundation. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.