Richard Blais
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Richard Blais | |
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| Education | The Culinary Institute of America |
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| Website | RichardBlais.net |
Richard Blais is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author. He appeared on the
Early life
Blais was born in Uniondale, New York.[2] He was adopted by his stepfather in the second grade.[3] Blais' first cooking job was in a McDonald's on Long Island, where he learned the basics of working in a kitchen.[3]
Career
Blais worked at restaurants while in college;
Blais relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000 to run his own restaurant called Fishbone.[5] Initially, he was unimpressed with traditionally Southern ingredients but found ways to use them in his own style.[5] He has founded Trail Blais, a culinary company that seeks to perform consulting, design, and operational services in Atlanta eateries.
In July 2011, Blais signed a cookbook deal with Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House. On February 26, he released his debut cookbook, Try This at Home: Recipes From My Head to Your Plate, a cookbook for home cooks to reinvent classic dishes.
On May 16, 2017, Blais released his second cookbook, So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours, which features 100 elevated traditional recipes designed for the home cook.[6]
Also in 2017, Blais began hosting a weekly podcast about the culinary industry called Starving For Attention.[7]
In 2020, Blais and iHeartRadio launched the game-show-style podcast "Food Court with Richard Blais", which features guests including celebrity chefs, actors, writers, comedians, and other podcasters debating classic food arguments.
In 2023, Blais authored Plant Forward: 100 Bold Recipes for a Mostly Healthy Lifestyle, a plant-based diet cookbook in which dairy and meat are not abandoned entirely but the main focus is on plant dishes.[8]
In 2024, Blais has partnered with the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale, AZ. He will debut multiple new dining experiences as part of the Scottsdale resorts $110 million dollar renovation.[9]
Top Chef
Blais appeared as a contestant on the 4th season of
Other television appearances
Blais is a regular on the
Restaurants
Blais is currently or has been involved with the following:
- Juniper & Ivy – An American restaurant that opened in San Diego on March 3, 2014.[12] At Juniper & Ivy, Blais offers refined, American cuisine with a "left coast edge." The restaurant was designed by The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry.[13]
- The Crack Shack – Blais partnered with chef Jon Sloan and Michael Rosen on this second San Diego-based restaurant, which opened in late 2015. The restaurant "serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner via an all-day menu that revolves around chicken and eggs, from fried to grilled and everything in between."[14]
- Atlanta, one in Birmingham (closed), and a location in Nashville, Tennessee (closed).[15]Blais is no longer involved with the FLIP chain.
- Ember & Rye – Blais has been named as the chef for a restaurant scheduled to open at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, CA. The restaurant is part of the property's $50 million renovation project.[16][17]
- Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen — Blais’ newest restaurant project, which opened in December 2021 at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida.[18][19]
Other activities
In November 2011, Blais ran the ING New York City marathon for Alliance for a Healthier Generation.[20] It was his first marathon, and he completed it in 4:31:54.[21] He has since run four other New York City marathons. In November 2017, Blais ran the TCS New York City Marathon for Room to Read.[22]
Personal life
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Blais is married, and he and his wife have two daughters, Riley and Embry. [23]
References
- ^ a b c d Dekker, Nicholas (January 25, 2017). "Eat & Drink preview: Richard Blais of 'Top Chef'". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Blais 2017, p. 13.
- ^ a b Blais & Colicchio 2013, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Blais & Colicchio 2013, p. 12.
- ^ a b c Blais & Colicchio 2013, p. 13.
- ^ "So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours". San Francisco Book Review. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Podcast One Adds 'Starving For Attention With Richard Blais'". All Access. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Plant Forward: 100 Bold Recipes for a Mostly Healthy Lifestyle". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Scottsdale.com (3 April 2024). "Chef Richard Blais and the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Partner to Debut New Restaurants". Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Bravotv.com. "Season 4 Bios: Richard Blais". Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ Sugar Rush - Season 1, Episode 4, retrieved 2019-06-28
- ^ "Inside Most Anticipated Juniper & Ivy, Plus a Menu Reveal". Eater.com. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Restaurant Juniper & Ivy Brings Glamorous Decor to an Industrial Space". Architectural Digest. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Richard Blais Jumps into Chicken (and Egg) Game With Crack Shack". Eater San Diego. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "FLIP Burger". Flip Burger Boutique. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Kragen, Pam (November 19, 2020). "Chef Richard Blais to helm new restaurant at Park Hyatt Aviara". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Kragen, Pam (January 20, 2021). "Ember & Rye restaurant in Carlsbad, the latest from chef Richard Blais, will embrace classic traditions". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Fuller, Austin (23 November 2021). "TV chef Richard Blais' Four Flamingos restaurant opens at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress on Dec. 3". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Four Flamingos". Four Flamingos. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Johnston, Lauren (29 September 2011). "2011 NYC marathon celebrity runners announced! And the runners are ..." NYDailyNews.com. Running Dialogue. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Murphy, Jen (25 February 2013). "In Pursuit of Love, Chef Learns to Love Running". Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Hondorp, Gabrielle (2019-11-03). "Can You Run Faster Than These Celebs at the 2019 NYC Marathon?". Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Blais, Richard | Culinary Institute of America".
Works cited
- Blais, Richard; Colicchio, Tom (2013). Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. ISBN 978-0307985286.
- Blais, Richard (2017). So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0544663091.
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