Tiffani Faison (born October, 1977 in Germany) was a contestant and one of two finalists on the first season of the Bravo's reality television program Top Chef. Faison stated that if she had won she would have used the prize money to pay off bills and travel through Europe to broaden her culinary education. However, she finished second place to Harold Dieterle.
Faison was born in Germany to American parents and raised as a self-described "Army brat" in various parts of the United States, including Boston, Massachusetts and Northern California. Just prior to appearing on Top Chef she was employed as chef de partie under Daniel Boulud at his restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas and also worked at the Tao restaurant at The Venetian in the same city. She has no formal culinary school training.
Faison is bisexual, a fact she mentioned in the second episode of her run on Top Chef when discussing a magazine article on "queer women in the kitchen," in which she had appeared with that week's guest chef.[1]
After the airing of the final episode of Top Chef in May, 2006, Faison took a summer position cooking at the Straight Wharf restaurant in Nantucket, Massachusetts, working under chefs Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca, before moving on to New Orleans.
Notes
- ^ Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever., AfterEllen.com, March 17, 2006
External links
- Straight Wharf Restaurant official website
- Interview with Faison Bravotv.com 7 June 2006
- A Top Chef on Nantucket The Boston Globe 19 June 2006
- Simmer down The Boston Globe 18 August 2006
- 20 Questions with Tiffani Faison A Top Chef fan blog 25 October 2006
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