Richard Hales
CHEF RICHARD HALES
Tampa, FL
OVERVIEW
Chef Richard Hales grew up in Tampa, Florida and honed his culinary chops in New York City and throughout Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe. His culinary range began beyond his formal education and took shape while backpacking through Asia, Europe and South America learning, eating and discovering. Exotic Travel created culinary uniqueness as diverse as his background of Filipino, Irish & Italian heritage. Chef Richard has been a passionate pioneer of forward thinking concepts since 1991 in Miami, Florida.
Hales is restaurant Chef Owner and concept creator for Hales Blackbrick Miami, Tampa Drew Park and Tampa Hyde Park. In addition to his brick and mortar restaurant locations, Chef Hales is owner of Grateful Hospitality which operates his restaurant empire. In addition to the current operation Chef Hales has opened and operated successful restaurant concepts Sakaya Kitchen, Bird & Bone, The Backyard at The Confidante Hotel, Dim Ssam a gogo food trucks and Chef Richard Hales Events. Hales and his wife Jenny live in Tampa, Florida with their children Lily and Violet.
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Hales has appeared on Food Network’s Season 3 of Tournament of Champions, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as well as co-hosted an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives with Chef Guy Fieri, appeared on Guys Grocery Games and has the distinction as one of the top winning chefs on the show, Americas’ best bite for best burger, 24 hour layover with Anthony Bourdain, Fast Casual Nation, The great food truck race show, The Daily Meal annual best in the country top 100 for all of his restaurants, Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay, Vivala Latin show, Eat street Canada, Cheddar TV in NYC, Extra Crispy NYC, NBC The Feast, NBC Six in the Mix, CBS 4 Miami, WSVN Channel 10, Channel 7 Bite with Belkeys. Hales appeared as himself in an independent film called \\\”Whatever it takes\\\”. Radio appearances on Sirius XM radio, Y100 and multiple podcast. Recipes published and features in Bon Appetit magazine, Food and Wine magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Maxim, Epoch Times, Luxury Travel Advisor, Crain\\\’s NY, Time Out New York, Tasting Table, Vice Munchies, Eater NY, NY Post, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Andrew Zimmern St Paul Magazine, Delta Sky Magazine.
RECOGNITION
Hales has been nominated and awarded Top 50 Restaurant in America by Bon Appetit Magazine, Best Hotel Restaurant Miami, Best Fried Chicken, Best Brunch, Best Chinese Restaurant, Best Healthful Fast food by Miami New Times, Top Food Truck in America Bon Appetit, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Best Bite, South Florida Food 50 by Miami Herald, Chef of the Year and Restaurant of the Year nomination by Eater.
CURRENT BUSINESS
CEO founder, Grateful Hospitality
Restaurant operations
Restaurant real estate management
Hotel Licensing & Management services
Frozen food national shipping
chefrichardhales.com
Chef Founder, Hales Blackbrick Chinese Drew Park, Hyde Park and Miami
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Contract Chef, Food Network Television
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CHARITY AFFILIATIONS
Culinary Advisory Chair, March of Dimes
Corporate Donor & Advisor, Miami Food Rescue
Corporate Donor & Advisor, Food Rescue.US
Corporate Donor, St. Jude Hospital
Chef Donor & Advisor, Chapman School of Hospitality
Deployment Crisis Chef, World Central Kitchen
Donor & Booster, Carrollwood Day School
Corporate Donor, Feeding Tampa Bay
Corporate Donor, No Kid Hungry
Corporate Donor, Special Olympics
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