Richard Blais was born on February 12,1972 and is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author.
24 Facts About Richard Blais
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Richard Blais appeared on the reality show cooking show Top Chef, and is known for his take on classic American cuisine.
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Richard Blais was adopted by his stepfather in the second grade.
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In 1982, as a pitcher for his "Franks Pizza" Little League team, Richard Blais came in to pitch the final playoff game of the season with his team down by two runs.
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Richard Blais managed to no-hit the mighty "Sunocco" team for the next five innings as his squad scored three runs to win the game.
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Richard Blais' first cooking job was in a McDonald's on Long Island, where he learned the basics of working in a kitchen.
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Richard Blais has studied under chefs Thomas Keller at The French Laundry, Daniel Boulud, and Ferran Adria.
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Richard Blais founded Trail Blais, a creative culinary company that has consulted on, designed, and operated some of Atlanta's most popular eateries.
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In July 2011, Richard Blais signed a cookbook deal with Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House.
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On May 16,2017, Richard 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.
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Also in 2017, Richard Blais began hosting a weekly podcast about the culinary industry called Starving For Attention.
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Richard Blais appeared as a contestant on the 4th season of Bravo's Top Chef.
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Richard Blais was the runner up, losing to Stephanie Izard.
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Richard Blais was a recurring judge in seasons 12 and 13 and on Season 18, Top Chef: Portland.
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Richard Blais is a regular on the Food Network, with recurring appearances on Guy's Grocery Games as a judge, and as a competitor, and has hosted Food Network's Hungry Games, and Halloween Baking Championship.
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Richard Blais competed in the second Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage tournament on November 4,2015, winning his preliminary match and advancing to the finals; he had been a recurring judge on that series since season 12.
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Richard Blais has a recurring role as a judge in the Masterchef and Masterchef Junior franchises.
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In 2015, Richard Blais was the host of HLN's "Cook Your Ass Off,", a transformational culinary contest that focused on healthy cooking competition.
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In 2018, Richard Blais appeared as a guest judge on Sugar Rush.
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Richard Blais was most recently a judge on Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef.
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Richard Blais is currently or has been involved with the following:.
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In November 2011, Richard Blais ran the ING New York City marathon for Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
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Richard Blais has since run four other New York City marathons.
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In November 2017, Richard Blais ran the TCS New York City Marathon for Room to Read.