Ilan Hall
{{short description|American chef}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox chef
| name = Ilan Hall
| image = Ilan Hall.jpg
| caption = Ilan Hall in the kitchen at the Gorbels in 2010.
|birth_name=Ilan D. Hall
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Great Neck, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| style = Spanish, Israeli, Fusion
| education = Culinary Institute of America
| restaurants = {{plainlist|
- Ramen Hood, Los Angeles (2015–present)
}}
| prevrests = {{plainlist| *The Gorbals, Los Angeles (2009–2014),
- The Gorbals, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2014–2015),
- ESH, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2014–2016),
- Casa Mono, New York City (2006–?)
}}
| television = {{plainlist|
}}
}}
Ilan D. Hall is an American chef, television personality, and restaurateur. He won the second season of Top Chef, and is owner-chef of Ramen Hood in Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=Repanich |first1=Jeremy |title=Here's What All 16 'Top Chef' Winners Are Doing Now |url=https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/top-chef-winners-2018-where-now-2832819/ |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=Robb Report |date=17 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411220315/https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/top-chef-winners-2018-where-now-2832819/ |archive-date=11 April 2020 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Hall is a native of Great Neck, New York. His parents were both immigrants: his father from Glasgow, Scotland, and his mother from Israel. Both his parents were from Jewish families.{{cite web|url=http://m.npr.org/story/134458738?url=/2011/03/12/134458738/matzo-balls-meet-bacon-at-top-chefs-restaurant |title=Matzo Balls Meet Bacon At Top Chef's Restaurant : NPR |publisher=M.npr.org |date=2011-03-12 |access-date=2019-03-01}}{{Cite web |url=http://us.shalomlife.com/culture/17864/top-20-under-40-los-angeles-ilan-hall/ |title=Top 20 Under 40 los Angeles- Ilan Hall - Page1 - Shalom Life USA |access-date=2012-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001183815/http://us.shalomlife.com/culture/17864/top-20-under-40-los-angeles-ilan-hall/ |archive-date=2012-10-01 |url-status=dead }}
As a teenager, Hall worked at Marine Fishery, a seafood store in his hometown of Great Neck{{Cite web|url=https://la.eater.com/2007/1/29/6819433/breaking-top-chef-finale-spoiled-again|title=BREAKING: Top Chef Finale Spoiled AGAIN|first=Ben|last=Leventhal|date=January 29, 2007|website=Eater LA}} and was later trained at Italy's Lorenzo de' Medici Apicus Program,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/|title=Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source|website=Newsday}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef_2/bios/ilan_hall.shtml |title=Bio at the Top Chef website |access-date=2007-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025330/http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef_2/bios/ilan_hall.shtml |archive-date=2007-02-02 |url-status=dead }} and at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).{{Cite web |date=2011-05-24 |title=Chef Ilan Hall '02, International Food Ambassador |url=https://blog.ciachef.edu/ilan-hall/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=CIA Culinary School |language=en-US}}
Career
In 2007, Hall won season two of Top Chef. Ilan was a line cook at Casa Mono, a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan. He had a rivalry with Marcel Vigneron during the show, with whom he attended culinary school simultaneously.{{cite news |first=Spencer |last=Patterson |title=Now we're cooking |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2008/jun/05/now-were-cooking/ |work=Las Vegas Weekly |publisher=Greenspun Media Group |date=2008-06-05 |access-date=2008-09-03}} Bravo ranked "The Head Shaving Incident" involving Hall and Vigneron as "probably the biggest scandal in Top Chef history."{{Cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-9/photos/must-see-moments/top-chefs-biggest-scandals-of-all-time#image-106638 |title=Top Chef Season 9 - 'Top Chef's Biggest Scandals of All Time - Photo Gallery - Bravo TV Official Site |access-date=2013-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207205235/http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-9/photos/must-see-moments/top-chefs-biggest-scandals-of-all-time#image-106638 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead }}
In August 2009, he opened his first restaurant, The Gorbals, in downtown Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://thegorbalsla.com/|title=Thegorbalsla - Dunia Sementara, Akhirat Selamanya|website=Thegorbalsla}} Less than a week after opening, The county health department shut down The Gorbals because of an inadequate water heater.{{ cite news |title=Gorbals Boils Over |url=http://www.zagat.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?SNP=NLA&SCID=37&BLGID=23378 |work=Zagat.com |date=September 3, 2009 }} It reopened on October 23, 2009, but then permanently closed in 2014.{{cite web |author=Arfa, Orit |title=Bacon-wrapped matzvah balls with Top Chef Ilan Hall |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/food/article/bacon-wrapped_matzvah_balls_with_top_chef_ilan_hall_The_Gorbals_20091104/ |work=JewishJournal.com |date=November 4, 2009 }}{{cite web|title = The Gorbals (@thegorbals) {{!}} Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/thegorbals|website = twitter.com|access-date = 2016-02-01}}
In 2014, Hall opened a second iteration of The Gorbals restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.{{cite web|last=Houck |first=Brenna |url=http://eater.com/archives/2014/04/04/inside-the-gorbals-brooklyn.php |title=Inside Ilan Hall's Urban Outfitters Restaurant in Brooklyn |publisher=Eater |date=2014-04-04 |access-date=2019-03-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thegorbalsbk.com/ |title=Information Products Online |publisher=thegorbalsbk |access-date=2019-03-01}} He redesigned the menu with an Israeli barbecue concept in 2015 and renamed the restaurant [https://www.opentable.com/r/esh-modern-mediterranean-fairfield ESH], the Hebrew word for fire.{{cite web|title = Ilan Hall's The Gorbals Evolves Into Esh, an 'Israeli Barbecue'|url = http://ny.eater.com/2015/12/2/9835648/ilan-halls-the-gorbals-becomes-esh|website = Eater NY| date=2 December 2015 |access-date = 2016-02-01}} ESH closed in September 2016.
Hall opened Ramen Hood in Los Angeles at Grand Central Market in 2015.
Hall hosted Knife Fight, a cooking competition show on the Esquire Network for four seasons.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-02 |title='Top Chef' Winners: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/food/pictures/top-chef-winners-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Houck |first=Brenna |url=http://eater.com/archives/2013/08/13/watch-a-preview-for-knife-fight-premiering-sept-24.php |title=Watch a Preview for Knife Fight, Premiering Sept. 24 |publisher=Eater |date=2013-08-13 |access-date=2019-03-01}} The show ended in 2017 when NBCUniversal announced it was shutting down the Esquire Network cable channel.{{cite web|author=Daniel Holloway |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/esquire-network-1201962261/ |title=NBCUniversal to Shut Down Esquire Network (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety |publisher=Variety.com |date=2017-01-18 |access-date=2019-03-01}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025330/http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef_2/bios/ilan_hall.shtml Bio at the Top Chef website]
- [http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/bravos-new-top-chef-tells-all-ilan Bravo’s New Top Chef Tells All] Review at the Food & Wine website
- [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ilan-hall-beats-marcel-vigneron-become-top-chef-2-champion-4645.php Ilan Hall beats Marcel Vigneron to become 'Top Chef 2' champion] Article at Realitytvworld.com
- [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ettel4936343oct18,0,1069369.story?coll=ny-television-headlines/ Great Neck to Great Chef?] Article at Newsday.com
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Category:Chefs from New York (state)
Category:American people of Scottish-Jewish descent
Category:American people of Israeli descent
Category:Culinary Institute of America alumni
Category:People from Great Neck, New York
Category:American restaurateurs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)