Tyson Cole

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Tyson Cole
Born (1970-09-03) September 3, 1970 (age 54)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Education Apprenticeship
Culinary career
Cooking style Japanese, and Fusion
Current restaurant(s)
Television show(s)

Tyson Cole (born September 3, 1970) [1] is a chef and restaurateur based in Austin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

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]

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

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

  1. 1 2 Ruggless, Ron (2004). "Tyson Cole: sushi chef puts raw talent to good use". Nation's Restaurant News.
  2. ↑ "Every Food & Wine Best New Chef Ever, Since 1988". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. 1 2 A Conversation With Uchi's Tyson Cole – Good Health by SETON
  4. 1 2 Orman, Shelley (August 26, 2007). "Tyson Cole wins over sushi lovers with innovative style".
  5. 1 2 Tyson Cole of Uchi Restaurant
  6. ↑ TaxNetUSA: Travis County Property Information http://www.traviscad.org/travisdetail.php?theKey=101869 Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Odam, Matthew. "Paul Qui's fall from the Top". specials.mystatesman.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  8. ↑ Silvestri, Max (2012-02-10). "Top Chef Texas, Episode 14: My Mentor Me a New One". Eater. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. 1 2 CultureMap Dallas Famed chef Tyson Cole to bring Uchi restaurant to Dallas Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Best New Chefs 2005". Food and Wine. 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Morimoto vs. Cole". Food Network. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  12. ↑ "6 Texas Tastemakers". 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "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.
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