The tenth season of Top Chef is underway and today they announced which chefs will be competing. There is no surprise when THREE Dallas chefs have made the show.
Danyele McPherson
31 years old; Sous Chef, The Grape Restaurant, Dallas, Texas
Hometown: Waynesville, North Caroline (currently resides in Dallas, Texas)
Education: B.A., Anthropology, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill; attended Culinary Institute of America and left for an internship
Has Worked At: Stephan Pyles
John Tesar
54 years old; Chef and Restaurateur, Spoon Bar & Kitchen, Dallas, Texas
Hometown: New York, New York (currently resides in Dallas, Texas)
Education: La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine, Paris
Has Worked At: Club Pierre in Westhampton, 13 Barrow Street, 44 & Hell’s Kitchen, Vine and The Supper Club in New York, RM Seafood in Las Vegas, The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas
Joshua Valentine
33 years old; Pastry Chef, FT 33, Dallas, Texas
Hometown: Del City, Oklahoma (currently resides in Dallas, Texas)
Education: A.O.S. Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu, Minneapolis
Has Worked At: Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis and Local in Dallas, Stephan Pyles and Samar by Stephan Pyles, The Coach House in Oklahoma and Divine Swine.
Read more about the other Chefs here: Top Chef Season 10 is Coming your Way
Congratulations Danyele, John and Joshua! Represent Dallas well! LR Bergeron
Way to go! This is exciting to show what a great mecca Dallas is for food!
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