Jet Tila Biography
Jet Tila (real name – Jet Tilakamonkul) is an American Television Personality, Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Restaurant Developer known for recently starring in “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out”. He is also known for working as a chef at “Pakpao Thai” and “The Charleston”, and for being the restaurant developer of “Dragon Tiger Noodle Co.”
Jet Tila Age
Tila is 50 years old as of 2025. He was born on February 6, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, United States, and therefore he celebrates his birthday every year on February 6.
Jet Tila Height / Measurements
Tila is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Jet Tila Wife / Children
Tila is a married man and his spouse’s name is Allison. The couple has 2 kids: Amaya (daughter) and Ren (son). Tila often posts photos of his wife and kids on his Instagram page, and he likes spending his free time with them.
Jet Tila Family / Relatives
Tila was born to Pramorte Tila (father) and Marasri Tilakamonkul (mother). His parents are both Thai-Chinese – they each moved to the U.S. in the year 1966. Tila has 2 siblings: Mike (brother) and Antonia (sister – chef). He often talks about Antonia on social media – showing they have a close bond. He also once shared a post on Facebook to congratulate his brother Mike, who has worked as a police officer. Tila’s family roots go back to Hainan, a southern island province in China.
Jet Tila Career and Education
Tila is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu and California Sushi Academy. He runs “Pakpao” Thai in Dallas, TX and “The Charleston” in Los Angeles, CA. Tila also helped create “Dragon Tiger Noodle Co.” – this has 3 spots in Henderson and Las Vegas. He has worked as a developer and small partner for the restaurant chain “Pei Wei Asian Kitchen”.
Tila was named a “culinary ambassador” for Thailand by the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles, CA. Also, he has helped set fun food records like California roll, seafood stew, the world’s biggest stir fry, and fruit salad.
Tila often appears on Food Network shows like “Guy’s Grocery Games”, “Cutthroat Kitchen, Beat Bobby Flay”, and “Chopped” – he once won $20K in a noodle-themed episode. He competed on “Iron Chef America” (though he lost) and later came back as the floor reporter. He also co-hosts “Halloween Cookie Challenge” and even showed up in the parody show “Gods of Food” by CollegeHumor.
Jet Tila Net Worth
Through Tilas career as a Television Personality, Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Restaurant Developer, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Jet Tila Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out
Tila is one of the judges in the Food Network’s reality TV series, “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out”. The show premiered Season 1 on May 13, 2025. The show brings top chefs together to face hard and unexpected cooking tasks. They each start with $25K, which they can spend to get ahead or mess up their competitors. Playing dirty is part of the game. Brian Malarkey is the host of the show.
Here are the other judges of this season;
- Alex Guarnaschelli
- Scott Conant
- Maneet Chauhan
- Aarti Sequeira
Jet Tila Books
Tila has written 3 books;
- “101 Epic Dishes: Recipes That Teach You How to Make the Classics Even More Delicious” (2019)
- “101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Recipes, Techniques and Ingredients of Thailand” (2022)
- “101 Asian dishes you need to cook before you die: discover a new world of flavors in authentic recipes” (2017)
Jet Tila Website
Tila hs a website, where he updates heris portfolio. To visit his website, click here.
Jet Tila Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Tila is active on his social media accounts. He has about 1.4M followers on his Facebook Page, about 101.7K followers on his Twitter account, and around 701K followers on his Instagram account.