The unofficial mayor of Fort Worth, TX, Tim Love has become a nationally recognized culinary personality, known as much for his freewheeling personality as his signature urban western cuisine. As chef and owner of The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and The Love Shack in Fort Worth, he’s as comfortable cooking for the Dallas Cowboys as he is for his own kids, and his inspired and innovative dishes have earned critical and popular acclaim. Love opened The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro in 2000, and the restaurant has consistently achieved the highest Zagat rating of any restaurant in the Dallas / Fort Worth region. In 2007, Love opened a classic burger joint called The Love Shack — a casual outdoor spot adjacent to The White Elephant Saloon, another Love property, in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards district. The Love Shack earned three stars from The Dallas Morning News, was singled out as having the "most perfect burger on the planet" by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and was named by Condé Nast Traveler as a 2008 Hot List restaurant. Through his restaurants and his work in the community for such causes as the March of Dimes and Spoons Across America, Love has become the de facto culinary ambassador for the state of Texas, always doing his fans proud. When he’s not busy working in the kitchen or developing his line of cooking products, Love can be found spending time with his wife Emilie and their three children.

Competing for: March of Dimes