Tobias Dorzon
{{Short description|American chef and former football player}}
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{{Infobox chef
|name=Tobias Dorzon
|birth_name=Bloi-Dei Dorzon|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|11|23}}
|education=Lackawanna College,
Jackson State University,
Art Institute of Washington
|restaurants={{plainlist| *Huncho House, Hyattsville, Maryland (2022–present)
*Thirteen Restaurant Houston, Texas (2021–present),
*Union District Oyster Bar, Washington, D.C. (2018–present)}}
|prevrests={{plainlist| *Victory Chefs food truck, Washington, D.C. (2014–2018),
- Victory Chef Restaurant, Miami, Florida}}
}}
Tobias Dorzon (né Bloi-Dei Dorzon;{{Cite web |last=Hanson |first=Logan |date=2022-10-05 |title=Tobias Dorzon a successful chef years after NFL, CFL careers |url=https://bvmsports.com/2022/10/05/tobias-dorzon-a-successful-chef-years-after-nfl-cfl-careers/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=BVM Sports |language=en-US}} born November 23, 1984){{Cite web |title=Bloi-Dei Dorzon football Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-dorzoblo001 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en}} is an American chef, restaurateur, and former professional football player.Phillips, Michael (2016-08-06). "Success on menu here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-success-on-menu/128887545/ C1] and [https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-redskins/128887561/ C2]. Retrieved 2023-07-26.{{Cite web |last=Connley |first=Courtney |date=2018-03-12 |title=How Instagram helped former NFL player Tobias Dorzon find six-figure success as a personal chef |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/how-former-nfl-player-tobias-dorzon-found-success-as-a-personal-chef.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=CNBC |language=en}} His cooking has been influenced by his West African heritage.name=Jennifer-2022 Dorzon has appeared on Chopped, Tournament of Champions, Last Bite Hotel, and Guy's Grocery Games.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Former NFL player turned chef opens restaurant in Prince George's County |url=https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2022/08/former-nfl-player-turned-chef-opens-restaurant-in-prince-georges-county/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=WTOP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=JaNae |date=October 16, 2024 |title=And then there were 3: Does the final 3 include OKC's Kevin Lee on 'Last Bite Hotel?' |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/lifestyle/food/2024/10/16/food-network-last-bite-hotel-recap-kevin-lee-okc-chef/75695953007/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Onyeneho |first=Laura |date=2022-03-17 |title=Thirteen hosts watch party for Chef Tobias Dorzon debut on Food Network |url=http://defendernetwork.com/under-40/thirteen-hosts-watch-party-for-chef-tobias-dorzon-debut-on-food-network/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Defender Network |language=en-US}}
Early life
Dorzon's parents are immigrants from Liberia who raised him in Maryland.{{Cite web |last=Barthole |first=Jenn |date=2022-09-11 |title=Pro Athlete-Turned-Award Winning Chef Tobias Dorzon Is Taking the Culinary World by Storm |url=https://www.ebony.com/pro-athlete-turned-award-winning-chef-tobias-dorzon-is-taking-the-culinary-world-by-storm/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Ebony |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hagos |first=Eden |date=January 10, 2017 |title=From Pro Athlete To Chef To The Stars: Chef Tobias Dorzon's Journey |url=https://www.blackfoodie.co/from-pro-athlete-to-chef-to-the-stars-chef-tobias-dorzons-journey/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Black Foodie |language=en-US}} His father owned a West African restaurant. He attended Lackawanna College and Jackson State University.
Football career
Dorzon played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League.{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2012 |title=Losing sister never gets easier for Blue bouncing Bombers' Bloi-Dei Dorzon |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/football/cfl/losing-sister-never-gets-easier-for-blue-bombers-bloi-dei-dorzon |website=National Post}}{{Cite news |date=2012-06-27 |title=Bombers pluck Dorzon off practice roster to fill tailback slot |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/bombers-pluck-dorzon-off-practice-roster-to-fill-tailback-slot/article4375304/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}{{Cite news |date=2010-05-02 |title=Four former Lackawanna College Falcons sign NFL contracts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-four-former-lackawanna/128887847/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |work=The Times Leader |pages=9}}
Culinary career
In 2012, during the football off season, Dorzon attended the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Washington.{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Joya |date=2019-02-07 |title=From Santana Moss to Snoop Dogg, Tobias Dorzon shares journey from gridiron to waffle iron |url=https://andscape.com/features/from-santana-moss-to-snoop-dogg-tobias-dorzon-shares-journey-from-gridiron-to-waffle-iron/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Andscape |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-12-09 |title=Victory Restaurant and Lounge coming to former Bar Lorea space at 14th and U Street, NW. |url=https://www.popville.com/2020/12/victory-restaurant-and-lounge-coming-washington-dc-u-street/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Popville |language=en}}
In 2018 Dorzon opened Union District Oyster Bar and Lounge in Washington, D.C. In 2021, he helped open Thirteen Restaurant in Houston, Texas.{{Cite web |last=Ponder |first=Erica |date=2022-07-18 |title=Coming to H-Town: Thirteen Houston executive chef Tobias Dorzon, social media famous chef Matt Price launch new traveling dining experience |url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/07/18/coming-to-h-town-thirteen-houston-executive-chef-tobias-dorzon-social-media-famous-chef-matt-price-launch-new-traveling-dining-experience/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=KPRC |language=en}} In 2022, he opened the restaurant Huncho House in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he serves as the executive head chef.{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=DeVaughn |title=Thirteen's Chef Tobias Dorzon Opens Huncho House |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/chef-dorzon-has-plans-to-bring-a-michelin-star-to-texas-14124585 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Houston Press |language=en}}
On November 7, 2024, Dorzon was shot in an apparent robbery in Hyattsville.{{Cite news |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |date=November 7, 2024 |title='Senseless': Tobias Dorzon, NFL player turned celebrity chef, shot in Maryland robbery |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/senseless-tobias-dorzon-nfl-player-turned-celebrity-chef-shot-in-maryland-robbery/ar-AA1tHF3I?ocid=BingNewsSerp |work=USA Today |via=MSNBC}}{{Cite news |last=Hilton |first=Jasmin |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Maryland Chef of The Year Injured in Shooting, Family and Lawmakers Say |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/07/chef-tobias-dorzon-shooting-prince-georges/ |work=The Washington Post}}
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Category:African-American television personalities
Category:American people of Liberian descent
Category:American television chefs
Category:Art Institute of Washington alumni
Category:Chefs from Washington, D.C.
Category:Jackson State University alumni
Category:Lackawanna College alumni
Category:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
Category:Players of Canadian football from Maryland
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:21st-century African-American people
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