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Jacques Torres

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Birthday: Jun 14, 1959

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Birthplace: Algiers, Algeria

Born in Algeria and raised in the south of France, Jacques Torres gravitated towards the culinary arts at a young age. Becoming an apprentice at a pastry shop when he was just a teenager, he followed that early start to a full career focused on making chocolates and pastries. In the '70s and '80s, Torres honed his crafted in France, working with notable chefs and learning more and more about the art of food across culinary schools. By the late '80s, he moved to America, leading him to his most high profile role yet as the Executive Pastry Chef at the highly regarded French restaurant Le Cirque in New York City. After more than a decade at Le Cirque, Torres left in 2000 to make his own chocolate shop in New York City, the aptly named Jacques Torres Chocolate. The store slowly expanded across the country and led to the short-lived cooking show "Chocolate with Jacques Torres" (Food Network 2002) that starred Torres and touched on his French history and modern American presence. While his prospective television goals stalled, Torres' shops succeeded, eventually leading to the chocolatier opening the Choco-Story New York, a museum about the creation and deliciousness of chocolate. He returned to the world of television in 2018 with the reality competition show "Nailed It!" (Netflix 2018- ), which he hosted with comedian Nicole Byer.

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67% No Score Yet The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge Judge 2023
No Score Yet 57% Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition Judge 2022
No Score Yet 74% Nailed It! Judge 2018-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2016 2018-2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2015 2018 2021-2022
No Score Yet 67% Nailed It! Holiday Judge 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nailed It! France Judge 2019
No Score Yet 64% Sugar Rush Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2019
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012-2016 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Martha Bakes Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Judge 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Top Chef Guest 2007