Daniel Shemtob

Daniel Shemtob
Shemtob in 2026
Born1988 (age 37–38)
Culinary career
Current restaurant
    • The Lime Truck
Television show

Daniel Shemtob is an American chef and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of The Lime Truck, a food truck business that won Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race in 2011 and the show's All-Stars edition in 2021.[1][2][3] Shemtob has also launched restaurants in Southern California and co-founded the footwear brand Snibbs, which makes workwear shoes for service-industry staff.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Shemtob was born in 1988[7] and grew up in Newport Beach and Irvine, California,[7] in the Turtle Rock Village neighborhood of Irvine.[8] He has described his upbringing as an Iranian Jewish home where food was central, and has said one of his earliest cooking memories was making matzo pizza for his family at age six or seven.[9]

He graduated from University High School in Irvine in 2006.[8] Shemtob worked in restaurants from his teenage years, including bussing tables at Gina's Pizza,[10] and did not attend culinary school. He co-founded The Lime Truck in 2010, the week before his twenty-first birthday.[9]

Career

Shemtob founded The Lime Truck in 2010, serving a California-style Mexican menu in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas.[11][12][13] In 2011, the truck won the second season of Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race, and in 2021 it won the program's All-Stars season.[1][2]

Shemtob opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant, TLT Food, in Westwood and later in Newport Beach.[12] He sold his share of TLT Food in 2021.[2] His other restaurant ventures have included Hatch Yakitori + Bar in downtown Los Angeles, which was named Best Yakitori Bar in LA Weekly's 2019 "Best of Los Angeles" food and drink awards.[14]

Snibbs

Shemtob co-founded Snibbs, a footwear company that makes slip-resistant shoes intended for hospitality, healthcare, and other service-industry workers.[5][4][15] In 2025, Snibbs partnered with apron-maker Hedley & Bennett on a collaboration whose proceeds benefitted Los Angeles food and beverage workers affected by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.[4]

Personal life

Shemtob is married.[3] During the January 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, he and his wife lost their home. While displaced, he worked with José Andrés's non-profit World Central Kitchen to use The Lime Truck to provide meals for evacuees and first responders affected by the fires.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Har, Janie; Kaster, Carolyn (21 January 2025). "A chef lost his dream home in the Palisades Fire. He keeps his spirits up by feeding others". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Chabrán, Gab (2025). "The TV chef who lost his house to the Palisades fire — but not his food trucks". LAist. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b Eckerling, Debra L. (3 January 2025). "Daniel Shemtob: Rebuilding, Community and World Central Kitchen". Jewish Journal.
  4. ^ a b c Verry, Peter (7 March 2025). "Snibbs' Collaboration With Hedley & Bennett Benefits Food and Beverage Workers Impacted by Los Angeles Wildfires". Footwear News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Our Favorite Chef-Designed Clog Is BOGO Today". Eater. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Born From The Lime Truck Hopes Franchising is Fruitful". Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  7. ^ a b Tanaka, Jenn (August 26, 2016). "Bite-sized news nuggets for foodies". The Orange County Register.
  8. ^ a b Basheda, Lori (August 2, 2021). "Home-grown chef wins title on the Food Network". Irvine Standard.
  9. ^ a b Eckerling, Debra L. (August 28, 2024). "Daniel Shemtob: Snibbs, Hospitality and Matzo Pizza". Jewish Journal.
  10. ^ "Inside the Collaboration of the Utility Chic: Nancy Silverton x Snibbs". SoCalPulse.
  11. ^ McMillan, Bo (8 July 2015). "TV chef isn't crying over spilled 'milk and cookies'". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  12. ^ a b Kandil, Caitlin Yoshiko (8 July 2016). "The Lime Truck offshoot, TLT, opening in Newport". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  13. ^ Resnick, Ross (17 January 2016). "When Foodie Met Truckie: The Story of Food Trucks in LA". Thrillist. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  14. ^ "L.A. Weekly's Best of Los Angeles 2019: Food & Drink A–Z". LA Weekly. 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  15. ^ Ehrlich, Michael (2025-04-12). "This Chef-Approved 'Tank Boot' is Built to Survive Restaurant Life". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2026-04-25.

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