| Birth Name: | Timothy Wayne Hollingsworth |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Style: | Contemporary American cuisine, French |
| Education: | Apprenticeship |
| Spouse: | Caroline Hollingsworth (2012-present) |
| Children: | 4 |
| Restaurants: | Chain (Co-Founder) |
| Television: | Beat Bobby Flay, Tournament of Champions, Beachside Brawl, The Final Table, |
Timothy Hollingsworth (born, January 30, 1980) is an American chef. In 2012, he left his post as Chef de Cuisine at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry[1] and moved to Los Angeles, where he opened Otium.[2] He has won multiple awards throughout his career, including the 2010 James Beard Foundation's Rising Chef of the Year Award,[3] the 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef,[4] and the 2009 Bocuse d'Or, where he placed sixth.[5] [6] He was the winner of the 2018 cooking competition The Final Table.
Timothy Hollingsworth was born in Houston, Texas. In 1980, his mother Karen Hollingsworth and father Quintin Hollingsworth took their five children and moved to Placerville, California. Being raised as a Southern Baptist in Texas, religion and family dinners were parts of his upbringing.[7]
In 2001, Hollingsworth began as a commis at The French Laundry in Napa Valley, California. Hollingsworth learned from former chefs de cuisine Eric Ziebold and Corey Lee. In 2004, Keller selected Hollingsworth as part of a team that traveled to New York City to train and prepare for the opening of his new restaurant Per Se. After returning to The French Laundry, Hollingsworth was promoted to sous chef in 2005 and in 2009, to chef de cuisine. Throughout his career at The French Laundry, Hollingsworth staged in France, Germany and England[8] [9] [10] under European Chefs Gordon Ramsay, Michel Rostang and Alain Senderens.
In 2012, Hollingsworth left The French Laundry and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his own ventures.[11] He began consulting in the United States, South Korea, and Lebanon. In 2015, he partnered with The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to open Otium in Downtown Los Angeles.[12]
On September 8, 2024 Otium closed permanently, citing challenges due to COVID-19 that made operations unsustainable.[13] Following its closure, some Otium employees took to the streets to protest after weeks had passed with no final checks in hand.[14] According to an HR statement posted to the company's Instagram account, payments were issued on the 27th.[15]