Chef Jet Tila to Cook Alongside Albertus Magnus College Students
Celebrity Chef and Culinary Anthropologist to Recreate a Favorite Dish in Campus Dining Hall
New Haven, Conn, March 22, 2022 – He’s a celebrity chef, culinary anthropologist, entrepreneur, and Food Network star.
Chartwells, the official dining services partner of Albertus Magnus College, is hosting a Teaching Kitchen for students with Ready Jet Cook host Chef Jet Tila. He will cook-up a storm – igniting his passion for storytelling
through food -- starting at 5:45 pm on March 23, 2022 in the DeDominicis Dining Hall
on the second floor of the Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Ave., New Haven,
Conn. Check out his shout-out to the Falcon Family.
“As the Dining Services Provider at Albertus, we are tasked with not just feeding our young adults, but also introducing them to new flavors and cuisines,” said Director of Dining Services Cat Heidel. “What a wonderful opportunity to experience authentic Thai food and learn from a Master Chef. Hopefully this experience will encourage our students to expand their culinary horizons.”
Chef Jet’s roots are deeply embedded in the food industry. His family established the first Thai markets and restaurants in the US and Tila brings innovation and artistry to traditional Thai food, creating a signature style. He is the inaugural Culinary Ambassador of Thai Cuisine, a title and role entrusted to him by the Royal Thai Consul-General. His television appearances are vast and so are his accolades, including being a Dream of Los Angeles Award recipient, a distinction given out annual by the Mayor of Los Angeles, his hometown. Chef Jet is also the author of the award-winning 101 Asian Dishes You need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.