Bobby Flay Biography
Bobby Flay is a famous American celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality. He is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants: Mesa Drill in Las Vegas; Bar Americain in New York and Mohegan Sun. Steak Bobby Flay in Atlantic City; Gato in New York and Bobby's Burger Palace in 19 locations in 11 states.
He has hosted several Food Network television programs, including Grill It! with Bobby Flay, Throwdown with Bobby Flay and Beat Bobby Flay. Flay has also guest appeared and hosted a number of specials on the network. He has also appeared on the television series Great Chefs.
Bubi grew up Catholic in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood. He attended denominational schools. At the age of 8 he asked for an Easy-Bake Oven as a Christmas present. His father thought a GI Joe would be more gender-appropriate, and without objection, he received both.
At the age of 17, Bobby dropped out of high school. He then took his first restaurant job at a pizzeria and Baskin-Robbins. Flay took a position as a salad maker at Joe Allen's restaurant in Manhattan's Theater District, where his father was a partner. His father's partner Joe Allen was impressed by Flay's physical ability and work ethic and offered to pay his tuition at the French Culinary Institute.
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He then earned a degree in culinary arts and was a member of the first graduating class of the French Culinary Institute in 1984. After graduation, Flay began working as a sous chef, quickly learning the culinary arts. He soon handed him the executive chef position at the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue after the executive chef was fired. However, he quit after realizing he wasn't ready to run a kitchen.
Then he got a job, working as a chef for restaurateur Jonathan Waxman at Bud and Jams. Waxman later introduced Flay to Southwestern and Cajun cuisine, a connection that later defined his culinary career.
After taking a short break to work at the American Stock Exchange, Bobby returned to the kitchen as the executive chef at Miracle Grill in the East Village. Working from 1988 to 1990, Flay caught the attention of restaurateur Jerome Kretchmer, who was looking for a Southwestern-style chef. He then offered him the position of executive chef at Mesa Grill, which opened on January 15, 1991. Shortly thereafter, Flay became a partner.
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In November 1993, he partnered with Laurence Kretchmer to open Bolo Bar & Restaurant in the Flatiron District, just a few blocks away from Mesa Grill. Bobby opened a second Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 2004 and in 2005 opened Bar Americain, an American brasserie, in Midtown Manhattan.
Flay continued to expand his restaurants by opening Bobby Flay Steak at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was followed by a third Mesa Grill in the Bahamas, located at The Cove on Atlantis Paradise Island.
In addition to his restaurant business and television shows, Flay is also a master instructor and guest chef at the French Culinary Institute. In 2013, he established the Bobby Flay Scholarship, a full scholarship awarded to a student in Long Island City's Culinary Arts Program annually at the French Culinary Institute.
Bobby Flay's Burger Palace
Flay opened Bobby's Burger Palace in Lake Groove, Long Island on July 15, 2008. This restaurant is located in the Smith Haven Mall. It opened its second on December 5, 2008, at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, New Jersey, and a third location opened on March 31, 2009, at The Outlets at Bergen Town Center in Paramus, New Jersey.
Its fourth location opened at the Mohegan Sun Casino in southeastern Connecticut on July 1, 2009, which is also the location of its second Bar Americain, which opened on November 18, 2009. Its fifth location of the hamburger chain opened in University City, Philadelphia on Apr 6, 2010. Bobby's Burger Palace's sixth location opened in Washington, DC at 2121 K Street NW on August 16, 2011.
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On December 5, 2011, Flay opened the ninth location of Bobby's Burger Palace at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York. Flay opened the tenth and largest location of Bobby's Burger Palace in Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Maryland on June 7, 2012. Bobby's Burger Palace also has an 11th location, in College Park, Maryland.[31] In total, BBP has nineteen locations in eleven states and the District of Columbia.
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Bobby Flay Age
How old is Bobby Flay? Obsess is 59 years old from December 2023. He it was born on December 10, 1964, in New York, New York, United States of America. Moreover, he celebrates his own birthday on December 10 of each year.
Bobby Flay's wife
On May 11, 1991, Flay got married Debra Ponzek, another chef. Flay and Ponzek divorced in 1993 and he remarried Kate Connellyhis second wife, in 1995; Sophia, their daughter was born to them. In 1998, Flay and Connelly separated and later divorced. On February 20, 2005, Flay married the actress Stephanie March. March and Flay separated in March 2015, according to reports, and their divorce was finalized on July 17, 2015. From February 2016 to early 2019, Flay dated Helen Yorke.
Additionally, Flay and Kate Connelly were blessed with one daughter was named Sophie Flay born on April 16, 1996.
Bobby Flay Family
Flay is his son Bill Flay and Dorothy Barbara Flay. It is not known if he has any siblings. However, we will update the details once he reveals the information to the public.
Bobby Flay Net Worth
Obsess has an estimated net value from around 30 million dollars. His income is mainly attributed to her successful career as a celebrity chef and reality TV personality.
Bobby Awards
- New York Magazine Gael Greene's Restaurant of the Year – Mesa Grill (1992)
- French Culinary Institute Outstanding Graduate Award (1993)
- International Association of Culinary Professionals Design Award – Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (1995)
- Four Daytime Emmy Award winner:
- Outstanding Service Show Host – Boy Meets Grill (2005)
- Best Cooking Show – Bake It! With Bobby Flay (2009)
- Outstanding Cooking Host – Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2014)
- Outstanding Cooking Host – Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2015)
- Three-time James Beard Foundation winner:
- Rising Star Chef of the Year (1993)
- National Television Food Show Award – Bobby Flay Chef Mentor (2005)
- Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America (2007)
- Culinary Hall of Fame Induction (2015)
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2015)
Flay Books
- Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (Warner Books, May 31, 1994)
- Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table (Clarkson Potter, March 31, 1998)
- Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill (Hyperion, May 19, 1999)
- Bobby Flay Cooks American (Hyperion, September 30, 2001)
- Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill (Scribner, May 18, 2004)
- Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life (Scribner, 3 May 2005)
- Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, October 16, 2007)
- Bobby Flay's Grill It! (Clarkson Potter, April 18, 2008)
- Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries, and Shakes (Clarkson Potter, April 11, 2009)
- Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook: Celebrate America's Great Flavors (Clarkson Potter, September 20, 2011)
- Bobby Flay's Throwdown (Clarkson Potter, October 12, 2012)
- Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (Clarkson Potter, April 23, 2013)
- Bobby Flay Fit: 200 Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle (Authors: Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson, Publisher – Clarkson Potter, December 5, 2017)
- Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors from My Kitchen (Clarkson Potter, September 24, 2019)
