Tim Love
Encyclopedia
Tim Love is a well-known Texas chef, best known for his creations of urban western cooking (see Cuisine of the Southwestern United States
), and his restaurant "The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro" (named for the Pulitzer Prize
winning novel by Larry McMurtry
, "Lonesome Dove
") in the historical Fort Worth Stockyards
in Texas
. Donning a cowboy hat instead of the usual chef's toque, he has become popular with Fort Worth's rising culinary scene and a proponent of enhancing the status of Fort Worth cuisine over its neighbor to the east, Dallas. Love defeated Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto
in a 2006 "Chile Pepper" battle on Iron Chef America
. In 2009, he appeared on Top Chef Masters
, but came in third in his first heat, thus ending his run on the show.
, Love’s career as a chef began in a kitchen in Knoxville, Tennessee
, where he worked to earn extra money while completing his degree in finance and marketing at the University of Tennessee
. Love began volunteering in various kitchens between shifts in an attempt to gain experience and knowledge in the culinary arts. Since running his first kitchen at Kiva Grill, an upscale southwestern restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, Love has lent his signature style to diners at the Knoxville Radisson and hotels throughout the Southeast. Upon his move to Colorado, he soon became chef at the Uptown Bistro in Frisco, where he was awarded the Taste of Breckenridge Grand Award three years running and the Taste of the Mountains every year. Prior to opening the Lonesome Dove in 2000, Love served as Executive Chef at Mira Vista Country Club in Fort Worth and as a chef at Reata, one of the Fort Worth's premier restaurants.
His Fort Worth eatery, The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, has garnered critical acclaim and spawned a second location which opened in New York City
. Love has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, New York Post
, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly Magazine, CNN
, D-Magazine, Southern Living and has received a James Beard
nomination for his Food Network documentary, “Cowboys on the Trail.”
In 2006, Chef Love opened his second restaurant, Duce, in Fort Worth, Texas
. Straying from his wild game approach, Duce features a modern European cuisine modeled after the success of such Gastro Pub eateries in Spain and Great Britain. Featuring a tapas influenced menu, and cuts of meat from Latin America
and Europe
, it also segues into an after hours club featuring live contemporary jazz music and popular dj's from the D/FW metroplex DJ area.
In late 2006, Chef Love opened his third establishment and the sister to his popular Fort Worth franchise, The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC. Located in Manhattan's Chelsea district, it features a smaller, more intimate dining room than his Fort Worth establishment, yet the same "Western Saloon" feel that permeates both venues. Occupying the space next door to the Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC is Justin's, popular hip-hop icon Sean Combs
' (aka P-Diddy) restaurant and nightclub.
Love's Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC closed in March 2007 after six months of dismal reviews, including less-than-favorable critiques by the New York Timeshttp://events.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/dining/reviews/15rest.html and New York magazinehttp://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/lonesome-dove-western-bistro/.
The abrupt close came as a shock to many, but Love insisted it wasn't due to bad reviews.
"The Flatiron District venue was reasonably popular despite mixed reviews, but it closed after six months when, Mr. Love says, he got a substantial offer for the remainder of the lease. The offer equaled what he'd have made in three years there, so he closed shop in Manhattan and is already planning another Lonesome Dove in Aspen, Colo."http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/052007dnlivlove2.87c2b6ca.html
Love sold Duce - his Fort Worth tapas bar-turned-modern steakhouse - to a Chicago-based chef in April 2008. http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/567776.html
At the 2011 SoBe Wine & Food Festival, Tim Love told reporters of his plans to open a new Love Shack burger joint, and a global taco restaurant representing 10 different ethnic groups.
House invitation as a “Rising Star” and the 100th birthday of the late James Beard
with his first annual trail drive. He traveled from Fort Worth to New York City with his horses and crew, stopping at local farmer’s markets along the way to pick up indigenous ingredients, which he used to prepare the dinner at the James Beard house. http://jamesbeard.starchefs.com/events/2003/08/009.shtml
In 2004, Love set out again for his second annual trail drive. This time, the trail moved westward in honor of his invitation to participate in the American Express
Celebrity Chef Tour. Love and his kitchen crew stopped in various cities along the way to visit local farmers markets and prepared dinners benefiting Spoons Across America, a charity that supports children’s culinary education. This dining and fundraising adventure was captured by the Food Network
for a one hour special, “Cowboys on the Trail,” (moderated by Country Music
star Trace Adkins
) further establishing Love as one of the foremost pioneers of western cuisine.
Cuisine of the Southwestern United States
The Cuisine of the Southwestern United States is food styled after the rustic cooking of the Southwestern United States. It is also known to be very popular in the west coast state of California...
), and his restaurant "The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro" (named for the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning novel by Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas...
, "Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Pulitzer Prize–winning western novel written by Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series, but the third installment in the series chronologically...
") in the historical Fort Worth Stockyards
Fort Worth Stockyards
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, north of the central business district. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976...
in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Donning a cowboy hat instead of the usual chef's toque, he has become popular with Fort Worth's rising culinary scene and a proponent of enhancing the status of Fort Worth cuisine over its neighbor to the east, Dallas. Love defeated Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto
Masaharu Morimoto
is a well-known Japanese chef, best known as the third Iron Chef on the Japanese TV cooking show Iron Chef, and an Iron Chef on its spinoff, Iron Chef America. He is also known for his unique style of presenting food....
in a 2006 "Chile Pepper" battle on Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the...
. In 2009, he appeared on Top Chef Masters
Top Chef Masters
Top Chef Masters is an American reality competition show currently broadcast on the cable television network Bravo. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the series, 24 world-renowned chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges...
, but came in third in his first heat, thus ending his run on the show.
Biography
Born in Denton, TexasDenton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, Love’s career as a chef began in a kitchen in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, where he worked to earn extra money while completing his degree in finance and marketing at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. Love began volunteering in various kitchens between shifts in an attempt to gain experience and knowledge in the culinary arts. Since running his first kitchen at Kiva Grill, an upscale southwestern restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, Love has lent his signature style to diners at the Knoxville Radisson and hotels throughout the Southeast. Upon his move to Colorado, he soon became chef at the Uptown Bistro in Frisco, where he was awarded the Taste of Breckenridge Grand Award three years running and the Taste of the Mountains every year. Prior to opening the Lonesome Dove in 2000, Love served as Executive Chef at Mira Vista Country Club in Fort Worth and as a chef at Reata, one of the Fort Worth's premier restaurants.
His Fort Worth eatery, The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, has garnered critical acclaim and spawned a second location which opened in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Love has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News, which is published from the eastern half of the Metroplex. It is owned...
, Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly Magazine, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, D-Magazine, Southern Living and has received a James Beard
James Beard
James Andrew Beard was an American chef and food writer. The central figure in the story of the establishment of a gourmet American food identity, Beard was an eccentric personality who brought French cooking to the American middle and upper classes in the 1950s...
nomination for his Food Network documentary, “Cowboys on the Trail.”
In 2006, Chef Love opened his second restaurant, Duce, in Fort Worth, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Straying from his wild game approach, Duce features a modern European cuisine modeled after the success of such Gastro Pub eateries in Spain and Great Britain. Featuring a tapas influenced menu, and cuts of meat from Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, it also segues into an after hours club featuring live contemporary jazz music and popular dj's from the D/FW metroplex DJ area.
In late 2006, Chef Love opened his third establishment and the sister to his popular Fort Worth franchise, The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC. Located in Manhattan's Chelsea district, it features a smaller, more intimate dining room than his Fort Worth establishment, yet the same "Western Saloon" feel that permeates both venues. Occupying the space next door to the Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC is Justin's, popular hip-hop icon Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
' (aka P-Diddy) restaurant and nightclub.
Love's Lonesome Dove Western Bistro NYC closed in March 2007 after six months of dismal reviews, including less-than-favorable critiques by the New York Timeshttp://events.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/dining/reviews/15rest.html and New York magazinehttp://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/lonesome-dove-western-bistro/.
The abrupt close came as a shock to many, but Love insisted it wasn't due to bad reviews.
"The Flatiron District venue was reasonably popular despite mixed reviews, but it closed after six months when, Mr. Love says, he got a substantial offer for the remainder of the lease. The offer equaled what he'd have made in three years there, so he closed shop in Manhattan and is already planning another Lonesome Dove in Aspen, Colo."http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/052007dnlivlove2.87c2b6ca.html
Love sold Duce - his Fort Worth tapas bar-turned-modern steakhouse - to a Chicago-based chef in April 2008. http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/567776.html
At the 2011 SoBe Wine & Food Festival, Tim Love told reporters of his plans to open a new Love Shack burger joint, and a global taco restaurant representing 10 different ethnic groups.
Trail drives
In 2003, Love celebrated his James BeardJames Beard
James Andrew Beard was an American chef and food writer. The central figure in the story of the establishment of a gourmet American food identity, Beard was an eccentric personality who brought French cooking to the American middle and upper classes in the 1950s...
House invitation as a “Rising Star” and the 100th birthday of the late James Beard
James Beard
James Andrew Beard was an American chef and food writer. The central figure in the story of the establishment of a gourmet American food identity, Beard was an eccentric personality who brought French cooking to the American middle and upper classes in the 1950s...
with his first annual trail drive. He traveled from Fort Worth to New York City with his horses and crew, stopping at local farmer’s markets along the way to pick up indigenous ingredients, which he used to prepare the dinner at the James Beard house. http://jamesbeard.starchefs.com/events/2003/08/009.shtml
In 2004, Love set out again for his second annual trail drive. This time, the trail moved westward in honor of his invitation to participate in the American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
Celebrity Chef Tour. Love and his kitchen crew stopped in various cities along the way to visit local farmers markets and prepared dinners benefiting Spoons Across America, a charity that supports children’s culinary education. This dining and fundraising adventure was captured by the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
for a one hour special, “Cowboys on the Trail,” (moderated by Country Music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
star Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations...
) further establishing Love as one of the foremost pioneers of western cuisine.