Editing Ted Allen

{{Short description|American television personality (born 1965)}}
{{about|the TV food and wine expert|the Canadian-Italian-American author|Ted Allan}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ted Allen
| image              = TedAllen2012.jpg
| caption            = Allen in 2012
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1965|05|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Purdue University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
<br/>[[New York University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| occupation         = Television host, author
| spouse             = {{marriage|Barry Rice|2013}}
| website            = {{URL|tedallen.net}}
}}
'''Edward Reese Allen'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ted Allen on Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/thetedallen/status/1175560032706080768|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824005438/https://mobile.twitter.com/thetedallen/status/1175560032706080768}}</ref> (born May 20, 1965)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/national/story/2023-05-08/celebrity-birthdays-for-the-week-of-may-14-20|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 14-20|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=2023-05-08|access-date=2023-10-26}}</ref> is an American author and television personality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-bravo-fab-five-say-goodbye/ |work=TVSeriesFinale.com |date=January 18, 2012 |title=Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: Bravo Fab Five Say Goodbye |access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> He was the food and wine connoisseur on the [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] network's television program ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)|Queer Eye]]'', and has been the host of the TV cooking competition series ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' since its launch in 2009, as well as ''[[Chopped Junior]]'', which began in mid-2015. On April 13, 2014, he became the host of another Food Network show, originally called ''[[America's Best Cook]]''. A retooled version of that show, retitled ''All-Star Academy,'' debuted on March 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/all-star-academy.html|title=All-Star Academy : Food Network|publisher=[[Food Network]]|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-date=March 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302012642/http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/all-star-academy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2015, he also hosted a four-part special, ''Best. Ever.'', which scoured America for its best burgers, pizza, breakfast, and barbecue. He is a longtime contributing writer to ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine, an author of two cookbooks, and regularly appears on the Food Network show ''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]'' and other television cooking shows.

==Early life and education==
Allen graduated from [[Carmel High School (Indiana)|Carmel High School]] in [[Carmel, Indiana]] in 1983 and was inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.<ref name="Alumni Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/chs/about/alumni-honorees#2011|title=Alumni Hall of Fame|access-date=December 19, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220063311/http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/chs/about/alumni-honorees#2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received a degree in psychology from [[Purdue University]] in 1987. Subsequently, he enrolled in Purdue's [[Krannert School of Management|Krannert Graduate School of Management]] but left to accept a job as a copy editor at the [[Lafayette, Indiana]], ''[[Journal & Courier]]''.

He later returned to graduate school, earning an MA in journalism from the Science and Environmental Reporting Program at [[New York University]]. He then moved to [[Chicago]], where he worked as a reporter for [[Lerner Newspapers]], a chain of community weekly newspapers. 
==Career==
Allen got his start in restaurant criticism there as one-quarter of a bi-weekly group-review team called "The Famished Four," along with Barry Rice, then the chain's entertainment editor (and now Allen's husband), who initiated the concept with Lerner food editor Leah A. Zeldes.

Allen then became a freelancer for ''[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]'' magazine, eventually signing on as a senior editor and often writing about food, wine, and luminaries of the culinary world. He joined ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' in 1997 as a contributing editor, where he wrote features, food pieces, and profiles and co-authored the magazine's popular "Things a Man Should Know" series. Allen wrote for Esquire for more than a decade and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for his 2007 story "This Man Survived Breast Cancer." He also has written for ''[[GQ]]'', ''[[Bon Appétit]]'', ''[[Food & Wine]]'', and ''[[Epicurious]]''.

===Television===
[[File:Tedallen.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Allen in 2006]]
Allen gained great visibility in 2003 when he became a cast member of the television makeover series ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'', serving as its food and wine specialist. He continued to make television appearances as a [[gourmet]], including as a frequent guest judge on [[Food Network]]'s ''[[Iron Chef America]]''. Allen hosted a six-part documentary, ''Uncorked: Wine Made Simple'', on [[PBS]] starting May 7, 2007.<ref name="uncorked">{{cite web |publisher=TV.com |title=UnCorked | url=http://www.tv.com/uncorked/show/30445/summary.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160148/http://www.tv.com/uncorked/show/30445/summary.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> Beginning June 13, 2007, Allen appeared as a regular judge on seasons 3 and 4 of [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]]'s [[reality television]] program ''[[Top Chef]]'',<ref name="season3annc">{{cite web
 | title = Bravo Announces Contestants for ''Top Chef 3 Miami''
 | publisher = MovieWeb
 | date = May 9, 2007
 | url = http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/76/19676.php
 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514002040/http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/76/19676.php |archive-date=May 14, 2007 |access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> following several guest judge appearances during the previous two seasons. In 2008, he left Bravo when Food Network offered him the host job on two shows: ''[[Food Detectives]]'', which debuted on July 29, 2008, and ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'', which launched a 13-episode season on January 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://washblade.com/2009/1-9/arts/feature/13882.cfm |title=On the Chopping Block&nbsp;– Washington Blade |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121145139/http://washblade.com/2009/1-9/arts/feature/13882.cfm |archive-date=January 21, 2009 |access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> "Detectives" returned for a second season of 13 episodes, also in January 2009. "Chopped" was renewed for 26 episodes and went back into production in March 2009 in New York. The show took off with viewers and was renewed for another 33 episodes, which were shot in January and February 2010. Now one of the highest-rated prime-time shows on the network, as of May 2022, ''Chopped'' has shot some 850 episodes, and "Chopped Junior" has shot 100.

In an interview with the [[Food Network]] about his favorite moments on [[Chopped (TV series)|''Chopped'']], Allen stated, "My favorite mystery basket ingredient remains the whole chicken in a can, not so much because I love the food, [but because] I love the sound it makes when it plops out of the can."<ref>{{cite web |title=Talking with Ted Allen: 18 Things You Didn't Know About the Chopped Host |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/chefs/ted-allen/all-the-things-you-didnt-know-about-chopped-host-ted-allen.html |publisher=The Food Network |date=September 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909141614/http://www.foodnetwork.com/chefs/ted-allen/all-the-things-you-didnt-know-about-chopped-host-ted-allen.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since moving to the Food Network, Allen has made appearances on many of that channel's programs, including ''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]'', ''Best Ever'', ''[[Cutthroat Kitchen]]'', multiple episodes of ''[[The Best Thing I Ever Ate]]'', ''Dear Food Network'', and ''[[Food Network Star|The Next Food Network Star]]''. On November 16, 2008, Allen returned to ''Iron Chef America'' as a co-floor reporter for the show's Thanksgiving special. Allen reprised the role as a co-floor reporter for the Thanksgiving special on November 20, 2011. On December 2, 2012, Allen served as a sous chef to Iron Chef [[Masaharu Morimoto]] and chef Robert Irvine in a special "Holiday Battle," pitting the Food Network stars against reps of the sister network Cooking Channel, Ben Sergeant, Nadia G, and Michael Symon. Morimoto's team won.

In 2011, Allen played a "celebrity chef" parody of himself on an episode of ''[[Onion News Network]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-07 |title=Celebrity Chef Ted Allen Cooks His Favorite Pretentious Foodie Bullshit Meal |url=https://www.theonion.com/celebrity-chef-ted-allen-cooks-his-favorite-pretentious-1819595112 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=The Onion |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brion |first=Raphael |date=2011-11-07 |title=Watch Ted Allen Cook a Pretentious Foodie Bullshit Meal |url=https://www.eater.com/2011/11/7/6638813/watch-ted-allen-cook-a-pretentious-foodie-bullshit-meal |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref>

===Books===
*''Esquire's Things A Man Should Know About Style'' (Riverhead Books, 1999) with Scott Omelianuk ({{ISBN|1573227633}}, {{ISBN|978-1-57322-763-6}}, OCLC 42310518)
*''Esquire's Things A Man Should Know About Marriage'' (Riverhead Books, 2000) with Scott Omelianuk ({{ISBN|1573227773}}, {{ISBN|978-1-57322-777-3}}, OCLC 42462917)
*''Esquire's Things A Man Should Know About Sex'' (Riverhead Books, 2001) with Scott Omelianuk
*''Esquire's Things A Man Should Know About Handshakes, White Lies and Which Fork Goes Where: Easy Business Etiquette for Complicated Times'' (Riverhead Books, 2001) with Scott Omelianuk ({{ISBN|1588160688}}, {{ISBN|978-1-58816-068-3}})
*Co-author, ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better'' (Clarkson Potter, 2004) ({{ISBN|140005446X}}, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-5446-6}}, {{ISBN|1-4000-9784-3}}, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-9784-5}})
*''The Food You Want To Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes'' (Clarkson Potter, 2005) ({{ISBN|1400080908}}, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-8090-8}})
*''In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks'' (Clarkson Potter 2012)

==Personal life==
Allen became engaged to Barry Rice in 2013 after being together for 20 years. They married the same year.<ref name="Ted Allen Engaged">{{cite web|title=Ted Allen Engaged|url=http://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/06/ted-allen-announces-he-is-engaged.html|access-date=June 26, 2013|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702034014/http://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/06/ted-allen-announces-he-is-engaged.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PEOPLE828jun2013">{{cite web |title=Ted Allen Engaged to Barry Rice After DOMA Deemed Unconstitutional |url=https://people.com/celebrity/ted-allen-engaged-to-barry-rice-after-doma-deemed-unconstitutional/?amp=true |publisher=People |access-date=January 8, 2022 |language=en |date=June 28, 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television roles
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003–2007
| ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)|Queer Eye]]''
| Himself
| 100 episodes
|-
|2006
|[[Top Chef]]
|Guest judge
|Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
|-
| 2009–present
| ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]''
| Host
| Main role
|-
|2011
|''[[Onion News Network]]''
|Celebrity chef Ted Allen
|Episode: "Today Now! Special"
|-
| 2014
| ''America's Best Cook''
| Host
| Main role
|-
| 2015–2019
| ''[[Chopped Junior]]''
| Host
| Main role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Rallying to Keep the Game Alive"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Rocketeer (2019 TV series)|The Rocketeer]]''
| Cast-Iron Chef (voice)
| 4 episodes
|}

==Awards==
In May 2012, Allen received a [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for his work as the host of ''Chopped'', and the show also won for best in-studio television program.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 James Beard Foundation Award Winners|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/static/additional/050712_JBF_WINNERS.pdf|publisher=The James Beard Foundation|access-date=May 22, 2012|archive-date=May 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522130130/http://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/static/additional/050712_JBF_WINNERS.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, he won an [[Emmy Award]] along with the other cast members and producers of ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)|Queer Eye]]'' for "Outstanding Reality Program" from the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]. The show was also nominated again for that category in 2005. In 2001, he was a finalist in the National Magazine Awards for an ''Esquire'' feature on the little-known phenomenon of male breast cancer. He later contributed to an ''Esquire'' food series that was a finalist in the [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine Award]] in 2003. In 2011, he received a Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign in [[San Francisco]]. He also holds two awards from the [[GLAAD|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] for ''Queer Eye'', presented in 2004 and 2005.

==See also==
* [[LGBT culture in New York City]]
* [[List of LGBT people from New York City]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|1=http://www.tedallen.net}}
* {{IMDb name|1388270}}

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