James Tahhan
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James Tahhan October 26, 1988 Los Teques,  Venezuela
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| Education | Le Cordon Bleu |
| Home town | Miami, FL |
| Website | www |
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| Cooking style | Modern Latin American cuisine, Fusion cuisine, Spanish cuisine, and Middle Eastern cuisine |
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James Tahhan, (born October 26, 1988), better known as Chef James, is a Venezuelan chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author. He is best recognized for being the official chef of Telemundo, and being a co-presentor of its morning show Un Nuevo Dia. In 2014, together with his friend, television personality Raúl González, Chef James opened his first restaurant, Sabores - by Chef James . It has subsequently been named one of the best restaurants in Miami. In 2016, Chef James released a cookbook, The Homemade Chef: Ordinary Ingredients for Extraordinary Food.
James Tahhan was born in Los Teques, Venezuela, the son of Bachir Wahbi Tahhan, of Syrian-Armenian descent, and Mimi Masri, of Syrian-Venezuelan descent. He was later joined by one brother, Wahbi Tahhan. During his formative years, James learned home cooking from his parents. During this period, James was also influenced by David Abal, a neighbor and professional chef from Galician descent, who taught James the basics of at-home cooking.
At the age of 13, James emigrated to the United States with his mother, ultimately settling in Miami, Florida. James began to work in order to help his mother pay the household bills.
James suffered from childhood obesity, yet this did not impede him from pursuing sports. James particularly excelled in martial arts, where he was twice ranked number one in his division, and won the US Open Martial Arts Championship.
At the age of 16, Tahhan decided to go to college and study chemistry in order to become a dentist. At the same time, he started working on radio, as a spokesperson for different brands and products, where his advertisements played on radio stations including WAMR-FM, WAQI, and WMGE.
After two years, Tahhan attended Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami, where he specialized in international cuisine and pastries. While attending school, he also started his own catering business, called Avokado.
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