James Tahhan

James Tahhan
Born (1988-10-26) October 26, 1988
Los Teques, Venezuela
EducationLe Cordon Bleu
Culinary career
Cooking styleModern Latin American cuisine, Fusion cuisine, Spanish cuisine, and Middle Eastern cuisine, Global cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
  • La Doña by chef James
Previous restaurant(s)
Television show(s)
Websitewww.jamestahhan.com

James Tahhan (born October 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author who uses the stage name of Chef James. He is best recognized for being the official chef of Telemundo, and being a co-presenter 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.

Tahhan has been a judge on several competitive cooking show including, MasterChef Latino, Chopped, Top Chef Middle East, and the 19th season finale of Worst Cooks in America on the Food Network.