Tiffani Faison

**Tiffani Faison**
Tiffani Faison on Top Chef.
Born	October 1977 Germany
Education	Self-trained
Restaurants	Riche (New Orleans) The Straight Wharf (Nantucket) The Venetian (Las Vegas) Wynn Las Vegas (Las Vegas)
TV Show(s)	Top Chef

Tiffani Faison (born October, 1977 in Germany^{[citation needed]}) is an American chef and was one of two finalists on the first season of Bravo's reality show "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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[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.^[2] She is currently the executive chef at Todd English's brasserie, Riche, in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[3] In May 2007, bisexual^[4]Faison will cohost a Greek Isles culinary cruise for Olivia, a lesbian lifestyle and travel services company.^[5]

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Riche by Todd English official website
Straight Wharf Restaurant official website
Top Chef Bio BravoTV.com
Online profile Afterelton.com
LIFE ON THE COUCH: Las Vegans try their hands at becoming Bravo's "Top Chef" 6 March 2006 Las Vegas Review Journal article
10 Questions with...Tiffani 7 June 2006 BravoTV.com interview
A Top Chef on Nantucket 19 June 2006 The Boston Globe article
Simmer down 18 August 2006 The Boston Globe interview
MEAT THE CHEF: Gramercy Tavern Honcho Gives Pointers 22 October 2006 New York Post Tom Colicchio interview about Faison
20 Questions with Tiffani Faison 25 October 2006 online interview
Riche at Harrah's November 2006 Country Roads Magazine article
The Grinder 1 January 2007 Chow.com interview excerpt
Quick Bites 5 January 2007 The Times-Picayune article
2007 WYES Sparkling Sunday 3 March 2007 LaFete Newsletter