Tiana Gee is a young Filipina and Black Los Angeles native who found her love for food at a very early age. Tiana Gee also known as Tee is breaking the mold on what it means to be considered a chef in todays day and age. She started off working in some amazing restaurants in the LA food scene where she then took her skills to New York to be the sous chef at her mentor, Marcus Samuelson’s Harlem eatery, Red Rooster.

Tee is continuing to navigate in what we now know as the future of the food industry and is the star of her YouTube channel, “ Cookin with Tee “, where she shares some of her recipes and techniques for home cooks. Tee is featured on Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food Networks Chopped Next Gen and is the winner of Its Compliplated, Tabitha Browns vegan cooking competition and Battle of the Decades. Tee is always working on multiple projects to showcase her love for food, culture and learning. Tee’s latest project she’s been working on is a heart-crafted pop up dinner series known as SoulPhil. SoulPhil is Tees ode to her heritage and a delicious way to get a taste of who she really is. You can connect with Tee and check out her latest work on her instagram @cheftianagee.