Timothy Hollingsworth (born, January 30, 1980) is an American

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. In 2012, he left his post as

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and moved to

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. He has won multiple awards throughout his career, including the 2010 James Beard Foundation's Rising Chef of the Year Award, the 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef, and the 2009

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, where he placed sixth.Sciolino, Elaine, ''The New York Times'': Diner's Journal (January 28, 2009)
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/ref> He was the winner of the 2018 cooking competition ''

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'', hosted the Roku special ''Chain Food: All-Star Dishes'', and serves as a judge on the PBS series '' The Great American Recipe''.

Life and career

Timothy Hollingsworth was born in

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. In 1980, his parents, Karen and Quintin Hollingsworth, relocated with their five children to

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. Raised in a Southern Baptist household, his upbringing emphasized both religion and family meals. Hollingsworth began his culinary career in 2001 as a commis at

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. He trained under chefs de cuisine Eric Ziebold and Corey Lee. In 2004, Thomas Keller chose him to help open the New York restaurant

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. He was promoted to sous chef at The French Laundry in 2005, and later to chef de cuisine in 2009. During his tenure, Hollingsworth staged at several top European kitchens in France, Germany, and England, working under chefs such as

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, Michel Rostang, and Alain Senderens. In 2012, he left The French Laundry and moved to Los Angeles to pursue independent ventures. He began consulting in the United States, South Korea, and Lebanon. Currently, Hollingsworth is based in Los Angeles and serves as chef partner at Hundredfold, a brasserie in Belmont Park Village developed with Delaware North’s Patina Group that "joyfully reinterprets the classic French brasserie through an American lens." He also co-founded Chain, a pop-up dining concept developed with B.J. Novak and Hollingsworth, which presents upscale reinterpretations of nostalgic American chain-restaurant dishes.

Awards

* Sixth Place Winner:

, 2009 * Rising Star Chef of the Year: California,

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, 2010 * Rising Star Chef:

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, 2010 * Winner of the 2018 ''

Television appearances

* ''

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'', season 6 episode 12 (guest judge) * '' Guilty Pleasures'', Food Network, season 1 * ''

'', Netflix, season 1 — he won the global culinary competition. * ''Beet Bobby Flay'', Food Network, featured Hollingsworth competing in Season 35, episode 13. * ''

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'', Food Network, season 3. * ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', NBC (guest chef). * ''The Great American Recipe'', PBS, season 3 (judge). * ''Chain Food: All‑Star Dishes'', Roku Original (host). * ''Beachside Brawl'', Food Network, season 1 episode 6 (guest judge).

References

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