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ABOUT ME :

Mark C. Tafoya is a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. In his role as Executive Chef and Culinary Editor for the Gilded Fork (www.gildedfork.com) , Mark brings a unique specialization in micro-cuisines to the company's repertoire, expanding flavor horizons ever farther in exploring foodstuffs from around the globe. He is also President of The Gilded Fork, LLC, a new media company he launched in 2006 with business partner Jennifer Iannolo, and the founder of the Culinary Podcast Network , the web's first all-food collection of high-quality podcasts.

In recognition of his work as a personal chef and podcaster, Mark has appeared in Time Out New York, Bon Appetit and the New York Times. He currently resides in Manhattan with his feisty Miniature Pinscher Stiva.


After graduating from Yale with a B.A. in French Literature and Theater Studies, he spent ten years as a New York actor; he was a member of Tony Randall’s National Actor’s Theater, sharing a Broadway stage with George C. Scott, Charles Durning, and Mr. Randall, as well as acting in Independent films.


Mark has learned about many world cuisines first-hand, and mastered many of his recipes at the source. Favorite locations and cuisines include Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Italy, Ireland, France, Hungary, Spain, and Greece; he continues to broaden his knowledge base through travel and cultural exchange with other cooks throughout the world. In Mark's commitment to a multicultural approach to life, he embraces the ideal that one of the best ways we can learn to understand, and indeed celebrate each other, is through cuisine. Something as seemingly small as our approach to food can transform the world in ways both small and vast.


Mark is the Chef/Owner of the ReMARKable Palate Personal Chef Service in New York, NY and a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy. He serves as the President of the New York Metro Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association, and was honored as the USPCA's Marketer of the Year Award for 2006.