Nyesha Arrington

Nyesha Joyce Arrington (born 1981) is an American chef, television personality, and restaurateur. She was a contestant on Top Chef: Texas season 9; and has been on various television shows, including as a mentor and judge on Fox's Next Level Chef. Arrington formerly was a chef and partner at restaurants Leona, and Native in Southern California. She is nicknamed "The Ninja".

Biography Nyesha Joyce Arrington was born in Southern California. She is multiracial including Black, and her maternal grandmother was Korean.

In 2011, Arrington was a contestant on Top Chef: Texas season 9. In 2012, she was named by Zagat as one of the "30 Under 30". Arrington was awarded Eater LA's chef of the year in 2015. She opened Native in Santa Monica, California, where she was chef and partner from 2017 until 2019.

Fox's television series Next Level Chef premiered in January 2022, with Arrington serving as a mentor and judge. The show was renewed for a fourth season.

In 2023, she was one of the chefs who cooked for World Central Kitchen's Feeding Hope dinner in Los Angeles.