{"id":9904,"date":"2026-07-18T21:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:06:45","slug":"r-i-p-chef-dom-taylor-star-and-winner-of-netflixs-five-star-chef-dead-at-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9904","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Chef Dom Taylor: Star and Winner of Netflix\u2019s \u2018Five Star Chef,\u2019 Dead at 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2FChef-Dom-Taylor.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/tag\/chef-dom-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chef Domininc \u201cDom\u201d Taylor<\/a>, the winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/platform\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/show\/five-star-chef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Star Chef<\/a><\/em>, has died. He was 44. <\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u2019s restaurant, The Good Front Room, confirmed the news in a recent statement on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DavROMloODA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegoodfrontroom.co.uk\/chefdomtaylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened to share the news of the sudden passing of our founder, Chef Dom Taylor,\u201d the statement begins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDom was a visionary whose bold, joyful approach to celebrating the Caribbean cuisine of his childhood brought a fresh and exciting voice to London\u2019s restaurant scene. His passion, talent, and generosity touched so many people, and his legacy will continue to inspire those who had the privilege of knowing him and experiencing his food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Five Star Chef<\/em>\u2018s inaugural season, Taylor was one of seven professional chefs competing to win an exclusive restaurant in London\u2019s five-star Langham hotel. The British chef impressed the judges and ultimately took the crown with his unique concept that infused Caribbean cooking and traditions into fine dining. <\/p>\n<p>After winning <em>Five Star Chef<\/em> in 2023, Taylor\u2019s six-month residency at The Langham was successful enough to earn an extension, and eventually led to him opening a standalone location for his restaurant, The Good Front Room, in February, 2026. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly saddened to hear the news about dear Chef Dom Taylor,\u201d pastry chef and <em>Five Star Kitchen <\/em>judge Ravneet Gill wrote in a recent Instagram post. \u201cHe was instantly captivating from the moment he stepped in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Per their website, The Good Front Room will continue to stay open to honor Taylor\u2019s legacy and work.<\/p>\n<p>A cause of death has not been made public.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0023\">\n\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=823934954307605&version=v2.8\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Domininc \u201cDom\u201d Taylor, the winner of Netflix\u2018s Five Star Chef, has died. 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Taylor\u2019s restaurant, The Good Front Room, confirmed the news in a recent statement on their Instagram and website. \u201cWe are deeply saddened to share the news of the sudden passing of our founder, Chef Dom Taylor,\u201d the statement begins&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/decider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Chef-Dom-Taylor.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-hub"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}