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Tanya Holland
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Tanya Holland (born July 14, 1965) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, podcast host, writer, and cookbook author. She is known as an expert of soul food. Holland is an alumna of Bravo TV's Top Chef, where she competed on the 15th season. She was the owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, California (2008 to 2022), which received national recognition and multiple Michelin Bib Gourmand awards.[1]
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Born | (1965-07-14) July 14, 1965 (age 58) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | University of Virginia, La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine |
Spouse | Phil Surkis (2007–2016) |
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Cooking style | New Soul |
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Website | tanyaholland |
Holland has authored 2 cookbooks, "New Soul Cooking" and "Brown Sugar Kitchen". Her 3rd cookbook "California Soul" will be released on October 25, 2022. In 2020 she joined the James Beard Foundation Board of Trustees, is the Chair of James Beard Foundation Awards Committee (2021–present) and is a frequent writer and chef at the James Beard Foundation. She is an in-demand public speaker and lecturer who frequently leads the conversation on inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry. In 2020 she started Tanya’s Table Podcast and released 2 seasons.