Thanks to a partnership with Flik Independent School Dining, Chef Jet Tila will be visiting Darlington School on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
From battling the legendary Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America, to guiding Anthony Bourdain through the markets and restaurants of Los Angeles’ and Las Vegas, culinary personality Jet Tila, has been nationally celebrated for his culinary expertise on modern Asian Cuisine. Growing up working at his family’s famed Bangkok Market—the first-ever Thai grocery store in Los Angeles in the ‘70s—and Royal Thai restaurant, he spent time learning the ancient traditions of Asian cuisine from his Cantonese grandmother. A born “culinary storyteller,” Tila was appointed as the inaugural Culinary Ambassador of Thai Cuisine by the Royal Thai Consulate, as the first-ever chef to represent his country’s culture and cuisine in the United States.
Chef Jet’s culinary operations include Pakpao Thai Food in Dallas, Modern Asian Kitchen with Compass Group along with a line of Schwan’s Home Service frozen meals. He has also authored “101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes,” a cookbook that has been named one of the Top 10 Cookbooks of 2017 by the Los Angeles Times.
Tila appears as regular judge on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen as well as an array of shows ranging from the Today show on NBC, The Talk, Food Fighters, Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay and “Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off”; and holds six culinary Guinness World Records.
While on campus, Chef Jet will be doing a live cooking demonstration in the Van Es Arena at 9:15 a.m. for Upper School students. He will also appear at the beginning of lunch in Thatcher Hall and will be present for lunch at the Upper School. Several Chef Jet originals will be served on the Upper School’s hot lunch line and an interactive noodle bowl station and speciality salads will be available.
