through a network of nonprofits while providing education and increasing community awareness”. Since its inception in 1982, NTFB has procured and locally distributed more than 293 million pounds of food. In 1986, Pyles co-founded NTFB's perishable food program The Hunger Link, which connects Dallas restaurants and hotels with shelters and meal programs. In addition to running two top-scale and demanding restaurants and his charity work, Pyles serves as a cuisine consultant to Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, where he developed the restaurant's menu and continues to provide culinary direction. He also has returned to work as a cuisine consultant for American Airlines and is also a chief chef consultant for Dallas-based Art Institutes International. Since 2000, the Food and Wine Foundation of Texas has awarded a $15,000 scholarship to a worthy Texas-based culinary student. The award is given to the winner of a cook-off held in a number of cities around the state. This scholarship is called "The Stephan Pyles Scholarship Fund." Cookbooks The New Texas Cuisine Tamales New Tastes from Texas Southwestern Vegetarian See also Share Our Strength References American television chefs American male chefs Living people James Beard Foundation Award winners American cookbook writers 1952 births Date of birth missing (living people)