Tyler Florence

For over 20 years Tyler has been captivating millions of Food Network viewers with numerous hit shows, including: “Tyler’s Ultimate,” a #1 series for the network;  “How to Boil Water,” a cooking show for novices and “Food 911,” his hugely popular recipe rescue show.  Next on the schedule is another season of the popular Comeback Kitchen series, the eighth season of his signature series “The Great Food Truck Race,” as well as a new season of Worst Cooks In America later this year.

Tyler has built an impressive multi-million business with two restaurants, multiple award-winning olive oil and wine labels, cutlery and cookware, a gourmet food line, a cooking app, Yumavore, available through Apple iTunes and an acclaimed Podcast series called “Wolf It Down” available on Apple Podcast — that’s all in the past ten years. In 2008 Tyler opened Tyler Florence Fresh restaurant, located at San Francisco International airport and in 2010, he opened Wayfare Tavern, in San Francisco’s Financial District. In 2011, Tyler was awarded “Restaurateur of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast Magazine and his restaurants have been consistently awarded three star reviews from San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic, Michael Bauer. In 2014 and again in 2015, Tyler was honored to be named a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist in their Best Chef (West Coast) category.  He also has his own line of award-winning wines sourced from world-class California vineyards. Tyler Florence Wines have received over 29 awards and ratings, including a 92-point rating for his first TF Zin.  His newest label Blending Sessions, launched in early 2016.

Tyler has authored multiple best-selling books.  Most recently; Family, Friends and Weekends Vol. 1, Vol. 2 + Vol. 3 (Chatbooks), Tyler Florence Test Kitchen (Clarkson Potter), Tyler Florence Fresh (Clarkson Potter), Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake, Tyler Makes Spaghetti & Tyler Makes Pancakes (Harper Collins), Start Fresh; Your Child’s Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating and Family Meal (Rodale). In addition to previously released books – Dinner at My Place and Stirring the Pot (Wiley), Tyler’s Ultimate, Eat This Book and Real Kitchen (Clarkson Potter).