Tyson Cole
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| Born | September 3, 1970 Sarasota, FL, USA |
| Education | Apprenticeship |
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| Cooking style | Japanese, and Fusion |
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Tyson Cole (born September 3, 1970, Sarasota, FL, USA) [1] is a chef and restaurateur based in Austin, Texas, USA.
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Biography
Cole began his culinary career as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant named Kyoto in downtown Austin, Texas. Attrition among the restaurant's staff gave Cole the opportunity to begin making sushi.[2] He was attending the University of Texas Austin, with interests in painting and architecture.[3] Cole worked three and a half years at Kyoto, from 1992 to 1996.[4]
Starting in mid-1996, Cole apprenticed for six and a half years[4] under Takehiko Fuse, owner/chef of Musashino Sushi Dokoro in Austin, TX.[5] Cole also learned Japanese during this stint.[5] Cole later continued his training at the sushi restaurant Bond Street in New York City.
In May 2003, Cole opened Uchi, a 95-seat 2,600 square feet (240 m2) sushi restaurant in Austin.[1][6]
On July 6, 2010, Cole opened his second restaurant, Uchiko (loosely translated meaning "offspring of Uchi") after a three-week soft opening period.
In July 2012, Cole opened his third restaurant, the second location of Uchi in Houston, Texas.[7]
On May 31, 2013, Cole announced the late 2014/early 2015 opening of his fourth restaurant Uchi Dallas.[7] The restaurant opened its doors on June 1, 2015.
Awards
In 2005, Food & Wine Magazine named Tyson Cole "Best New Chef", one among ten chefs to receive that award.[8]
He led a team of Uchi chefs against Chef Masaharu Morimoto on the Food Network program Iron Chef America in March 2008.[9]
In 2006, Cole won goodhealth.com's "Healthy Chef Showdown" by a hair, over chef David Bull of the Driskill Grill.[3]
In 2009, Tyson Cole was named one of Saveur's "Top 6 Texas Tastemakers." [10]
In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the James Beard Foundation named Cole as a semifinalist in the “Best Chef: Southwest” category of its "James Beard Foundation Award",[11] 2009,[12] 2010.[13]
In 2011, Cole was awarded the James Beard Award for "Best Chef: Southwest.".[14]
Awards
In 2011, Cole won the “Best Chef, Southwest” at the James Beard Foundation Awards.
References
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- ↑ Best New Chefs - 2005 - Tyson Cole | Food & Wine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Conversation With Uchi's Tyson Cole - Good Health by SETON
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tyson Cole of Uchi Restaurant
- ↑ TaxNetUSA: Travis County Property Information http://www.traviscad.org/travisdetail.php?theKey=101869
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CultureMap Dallas http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/food-drink/05-31-13-uchi-restaurant-tyson-cole-maple-avenue/
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