Nyesha Arrington

Nyesha Arrington
Born
Nyesha Joyce Arrington

1981 (age 44–45)
California, United States
Known forChef, television personality, restaurateur
Culinary career
Previous restaurant(s)
Websitewww.nyeshaarrington.com

Nyesha Joyce Arrington (born 1981) is an American chef, television personality, and restaurateur. She was a contestant on Top Chef: Texas season 9; and has been on various television shows, including as a mentor and judge on Fox's Next Level Chef.[1][2] Arrington formerly was a chef and partner at restaurants Leona, and Native in Southern California. She is nicknamed "The Ninja".[3]

Biography

Nyesha Joyce Arrington was born in Southern California. She is multiracial including Black, and her maternal grandmother was Korean.[4][5][6]

In 2011, Arrington was a contestant on Top Chef: Texas season 9. In 2012, she was named by Zagat as one of the "30 Under 30".[6] In her early career she cooked under chef Josiah Citrin at Mélisse, followed by serving as executive chef at Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica, California.[6][7] Arrington was awarded Eater LA's chef of the year in 2015.[7]

Arrington was a chef and partner at Leona in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, from 2016 to 2017.[6][8] She opened Native in Santa Monica, California, where she was chef and partner from 2017 until 2019.[4][9][10]

Fox's television series Next Level Chef premiered in January 2022, with Arrington serving as a mentor and judge.[2][11] The show was renewed for a fourth season.[12]

In 2023, she was one of the chefs who cooked for World Central Kitchen's Feeding Hope dinner in Los Angeles.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "These Are The Best Dishes Nyesha Arrington Ate On Next Level Chef - Exclusive". Mashed. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Nyesha Arrington on Being a Mentor Amidst the Chaos of Next Level Chef". The Root. February 13, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nyesha Arrington". Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD). Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Park, Brian (October 1, 2020). "Redefining the Korean experience". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "FOX's 'Next Level Chef' judge hopes to inspire more Black women to follow her path". FOX TV Digital Team. February 1, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Meet Chef Nyesha Arrington". Ebony. January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Los Angeles Eater Awards 2015". Eater.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ Elliott, Farley (January 30, 2017). "Top Chef's Nyesha Arrington departs from Leona in Venice". Eater LA. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ Elliott, Farley (March 14, 2019). "Nyesha Arrington to close Santa Monica restaurant Native on Sunday". Eater LA. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ Glenn, Jane K. (November 5, 2021). The Joy of Eating: A Guide to Food in Modern Pop Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 29. ISBN 979-8-216-10726-2.
  11. ↑ Peter White (August 31, 2021). "Next Level Chef: Richard Blais Replaces Gino D'Acampo In Gordon Ramsay's Fox Cooking Competition Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ↑ Peter White (May 11, 2023). "Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef Handed Two-Season Renewal At Fox". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ↑ Pener, Degen (November 4, 2023). "José Andrés Brings Feeding Hope Dinner Series to Los Angeles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2026.


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