Tiyan Alile
Tiyan Alile | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benin, Edo Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigerian American |
| Education | L'Academie de Cuisine |
Tiyan Alile is a Nigerian-American celebrity chef and restaurateur. She established Culinary Academy, the first culinary school in Nigeria.[1] A few of her former restaurants include a grill at the Ibadan Golf Club and a modernized Nigerian restaurant.[2] She is the current President of The Culinary Arts Practitioners Association in Nigeria, the founder and promoter of Culinary Academy and the Executive Chef of Tarragon, a fine dining restaurant and wine club. She has been involved in planning a number of events in the hospitality space and delivering masterclasses at the Fiesta of Flavours Food Fairs, the GTBank Food and Drink Fair, the Mzansi Culinary Festival (SA).[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Alile was born in Benin City to a physician father while her mother is a judge. After earning a bachelor's degree in law and working in business law for ten years,[4] she branched into the food industry in 1993 building on her kitchen experiences with her mother, making cakes and barbecue grills.[2] She went back to school in 2012 to train in the culinary arts at the L'Academie de Cuisine.[4]
Career[edit]
In high school, Alile had a cupcake store called Tea Time Cupcakes. She officially began working in the culinary arts in 1999 when she started a grill house at Ibadan Golf Club named Tees Hot Bites.[4][5] Four years later, in 2003, she opened up a Nigerian restaurant called Matchsticks Concepts while she was a food columnist for Genevieve Magazine.[4] In 2015, Tiyan launched her restaurant called Tarragon (named after her favorite spice), which originally started out as a dinner club.[2]
Writing[edit]
Alile is the author of the book, Tale in a pie, which has been described as "the most scandalous story cook book out there".[6] The book was launched on May 5, 2017 she since has organized various book reading events both locally and internationally.[7][better source needed]
Teaching[edit]
In 2007, Alile began to teach cooking and established Nigeria's first culinary school Culinary Academy in 2012 based in Lagos, Nigeria.[8][4] The culinary arts education meets international standards while focusing on Nigeria's diverse cuisine. She is also the president of Culinary Arts Practitioners Association of Nigeria.[5] Tiyan has taught master-classes at the Central Johannesburg College and has also trained one of the students at her academy who was invited to participate in the 2016 Young Chef Olympiad in India[9] At the 2016 edition of the GTBank Food and Drink Fair, Tiyan, along with other top chefs, taught young and aspiring chefs new culinary skills.[3] In 2017, she launched her "brainchild" project, the African Young Chefs Competition (AYCC), a platform for young African chefs with a focus on African indigenous cuisine on an international scale.[10][1]
Charity and campaigning[edit]
Alile served as the president to the Rotary club of Victoria Island East from 2013 to 2014.[11]
Awards and recognition[edit]
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Alile has won several awards, including the Luxury Travel Guide Best Restaurant awards, World Luxury Restaurant Award for fine dining and food presentation and the World Chefs Global Connect.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hey Young African Chef! What you've got cooking?". Business day. April 28, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c Otas, Belinda (September 2015). "Flavour Country (Food and Drink)". Wings. No. 24. p. 25. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b admin (2016-06-18). "Guaranty Stands for Food and Drink". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Tiyan Alile". Thisday (Pressreader). Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Star Spotlight: Tiyan Alile (Culinary Academy)". Nigerian Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Tiyan Alile: Shaping The Future Of Grand Cuisine". guardian.ng. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "August 2017 – Page 13". MyCookery Zone. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ Akins, Richard. "10 influential Nigerian business women inspiring the next generation". businessdayonline.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Changing the Food Game in Nigeria". theupperdecklx.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Chris Onouha (June 24, 2017). "There's always a lesson to learn from everything, even when I burn myself in the kitchen—Founder, culinary academy, Ikoyi". Vanguard. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Site". Rotary VI East. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018.