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Timothy Hollingsworth
Born
Timothy Wayne Hollingsworth

(1980-01-30) January 30, 1980 (age 45)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationApprenticeship
SpouseCaroline Hollingsworth (m. 2012)
Children4
Culinary career
Cooking styleContemporary American cuisine, French
Current restaurant(s)
  • * Chain (Co-founder)
    • Hundredfold (Chef partner)
Television show(s)


Timothy Hollingsworth (born, January 30, 1980) is an American chef. In 2012, he left his post as Chef de Cuisine at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry[1] and moved to Los Angeles. He has won multiple awards throughout his career, including the 2010 James Beard Foundation's Rising Chef of the Year Award,[2] the 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef,[3] and the 2009 Bocuse d'Or, where he placed sixth.[4][5] He was the winner of the 2018 cooking competition The Final Table, 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

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Timothy Hollingsworth was born in Houston, Texas. In 1980, his parents, Karen and Quintin Hollingsworth, relocated with their five children to Placerville, California.[6] Raised in a Southern Baptist household, his upbringing emphasized both religion and family meals.[7]

Hollingsworth began his culinary career in 2001 as a commis at The French Laundry in Napa Valley, California. He trained under chefs de cuisine Eric Ziebold and Corey Lee. In 2004, Thomas Keller chose him to help open the New York restaurant Per Se. He was promoted to sous chef at The French Laundry in 2005, and later to chef de cuisine in 2009.[8]

During his tenure, Hollingsworth staged at several top European kitchens in France, Germany, and England, working under chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Michel Rostang, and Alain Senderens.

In 2012, he left The French Laundry and moved to Los Angeles to pursue independent ventures.[9] 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."[10] 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.[11]

Awards

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Television appearances

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  • Top Chef, season 6 episode 12 (guest judge)[15]
  • Guilty Pleasures, Food Network, season 1[16]
  • The Final Table, Netflix, season 1 — he won the global culinary competition.[17]
  • Beet Bobby Flay, Food Network, featured Hollingsworth competing in Season 35, episode 13.[18]
  • Tournament of Champions, Food Network, season 3.[19]
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC (guest chef).
  • The Great American Recipe, PBS, season 3 (judge).[20]
  • Chain Food: All‑Star Dishes, Roku Original (host).[21]
  • Beachside Brawl, Food Network, season 1 episode 6 (guest judge).[22]

References

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  1. ^ Sophie Brickman (September 12, 2010). "How French Laundry's chefs reach for the stars". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. ^ "Winners: 2010 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards". Eater. May 4, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rising Star Chefs 2010". SFGate. March 7, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Sciolino, Elaine, The New York Times: Diner's Journal (January 28, 2009). The American Chef Comes in Sixth
  5. ^ Tribune, Chicago (January 28, 2015). "USA wins silver at Bocuse d'Or". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Timothy Hollingsworth: High-profile chef from the foothills". SFGate. February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Timothy Hollingsworth: High-profile chef from the foothills". SFGate. February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Kamp, David (April 10, 2009). "Chef change at the French Laundry". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "Timothy Hollingsworth on leaving the French Laundry and what's next". Inside Scoop SF. November 26, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Patina Group's Hundredfold brasserie brings whimsy and flavor to Belmont Park Village". Delaware North Media. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "This tribute to chain restaurants is the hottest ticket in Hollywood". Business Insider. January 5, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Winners: 2010 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards". Eater. May 4, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Rising Star Chefs 2010". SFGate. March 7, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "Who Are The Chefs on Netflix's 'The Final Table'?". Eater. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Episode 12: Culinary Olympics". Bravo TV. November 18, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  16. ^ "You're Bacon Me Crazy". Food Network. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  17. ^ "Meet Tim from The Great American Recipe". PBS. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  18. ^ "Beat Bobby Flay – Episode details". Food Network. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  19. ^ "Tournament of Champions". Food Network. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  20. ^ "Meet Tim from The Great American Recipe". PBS. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  21. ^ "Chain Food: All‑Star Dishes on Roku". Timothy Hollingsworth official media page. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  22. ^ "Beachside Brawl – Tropical Paradise (S1E6)". Food Network. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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