Tre Wilcox is a chef with a long list of accolades under his belt. Wilcox worked his way up the culinary ranks through good old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears. He cleaned chicken in a fast food restaurant as a teenager and, by the age of 29, he earned a 5-star review at Abacus, where he served as chef de cuisine.

Twice nominated for the “Rising Star Chef” award by the James Beard Foundation, he was also named Best Chef by the Dallas Morning News. He parlayed his kitchen success on to the small screen by appearing on Bravo Television’s Top Chef season three and Top Chef All-Stars. There was also the Food Network program Iron Chef, where along with his mentor Kent Rathbun, they beat the team headed by Bobby Flay. He’s been featured in Gourmet Magazine and Food & Wine Magazine, just to name a few.

As an award-winning chef and television personality, Wilcox began to expand on his other gift, sharing his passion for food through teaching. “When I’m giving a cooking demonstration or on a TV set, I want viewers to walk away with a “can do” feeling in the kitchen.” He goes on to add, “One of the biggest things I enjoy, and what I do myself, is teach what my name is when you use the three letters of my name as an acronym for good cooking, Techniques, Recipes and Execution.” From there TRE Cooking Concepts was born.