18 things you probably didn't know about Bobby Flay



Bobby Flay is a renowned barbecue and southwestern chef.

Bobby Flay is one of the best-known TV chefs.

He has 16 books and 16 cooking shows to his name and is one of the most successful.

Flay was a teenager when he first worked in the kitchen.

Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven when he was 8 years old.

Bobby Flay is pictured.

His parents got him a G.I. Joe action figure, but also a small kids' oven.

Flay supported an online petition that asked for the Easy-Bake Oven to be gender neutral. He argued that the Easy-Bake Oven should be marketed as gender-neutral or available in colors that appeal to young boys.

Flay began working as a busboy after dropping out of high school.

The exterior of Joe Allen is on Restaurant Row in New York.

I didn't want to do any school work. Flay told the Wall Street Journal that his father told him to get a job.

Flay started working at Joe Allen in New York City after working in a pizza shop and Baskin-Robbins. He started as a busboy after the resident busboy needed two weeks off to care for his sick grandmother.

The chef asked Flay if he wanted to work in the kitchen after two weeks.

I said yes. I had nothing else to do that day. Flay said that if he had plans with friends, he would have said no.

Flay, who was 18 at the time, impressed his boss so much that he agreed to pay for his tuition at the International Culinary Center.

Chef Bobby Flay checks an order from the kitchen at his restaurant in Cincinnati.

The person who owned the restaurant gave me a check on the first day of school, after I was told about it. I was 18 years old. In an interview with Tasting Table, Flay said that it was the first time he had found something that was really interested him.

According to Page Six, Flay went back to school to get his GED. He was one of the top students in the first graduating class.

Flay became a head chef at the age of 20.

Bobby Flay.

Flay was hired as a sous-chef at a new restaurant after graduating. Flay was promoted to head chef two weeks after the restaurant's opening.

I was 20 years old. The cooks and the menus were hired by me. Flay told the WSJ that he did it for a year but wanted to know how to cook better.

He left to work at another restaurant.

Flay loves barbecue and specializes in Mexican and Southwestern cooking.

The 2012 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival has Flay greeting fans.

Flay was working under Jonathan Waxman when he learned how to cook spicy food.

It was the first time I'd seen some of the southwestern ingredients. The flavors, colors, and texture were what I fell in love with. He said that it became the palette that he reached for always.

Flay told the Wall Street Journal that he got the job at Bud's after meeting the chef at a cocktail party and telling him he would love to work there.

He said that she said okay. I promised her that I would give her 120%. Tell me what to do. I look for people who want to be trained and molded.

Flay worked at three Waxman restaurants.

J.G. Melon is his favorite place to get a burger.

J.G. Melon has a cheeseburger.

J.G. Melon is my favorite burger place in the city, according to the Food Network star. A simple burger with American cheese is all it takes. I used to eat this burger when I was a kid, and it inspired me to cook my burgers on the griddle. The patty has a great crust on it.

Flay is a native of New York but now lives in Los Angeles.

Bobby Flay. Michael Tran/FilmMagic

The chef spent $6.5 million on a home in Los Angeles. His first real estate purchase was on the West Coast. Architectural Digest states that the Food Network star owns an apartment on the Upper West Side, a duplex in Chelsea, and a home in East Hampton.

He opened his first restaurant at the age of 26.

Mesa Grill Las Vegas was at the CinemaCon Convention at Caesar's Palace.

Mesa Grill was opened in New York City. Flay said that Jerry Kretchmer, a popular restauranteur, wanted to find a chef who could cook great Southwest food after returning from a trip to the Southwest.

Flay told WSJ that he agreed to open a restaurant with him after he heard about him.

Mesa Grill's New York and Las Vegas locations have closed and will be replaced by a new restaurant called Amalfi by Bobby Flay.

The cat of Bobby Flay is famous on social media.

Bobby Flay is cooking with his cat.

Flay's gorgeous, long-haired Maine Coon named Nacho has over 210,000 followers on the social media platform.

Flay named one of his restaurants Gato after the Spanish word for cat.

Flay said that he travels with her almost everywhere and shows her his love and affection.

Bobby Flay has been married three times.

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Flay got married for the first time at the age of 26. The pair split in 1993.

Flay married again in 1995, this time to Kate, whom he met on her Food Network show. They divorced in 1998.

Flay and March met in 2000 when March was on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". She agreed to go on a date with Flay at Nobu, a restaurant in New York City that is hard to get into.

March told CNN in 2008 that "I remember thinking, 'Oh my gosh, this is the rest of my life.'"

Flay proposed to her with a princess-cut engagement ring after ice-skating at Rockefeller Center.

They were married for ten years.

A source told People at the time that this was hard for both of them because there's still a lot of love there and no one makes Bobby laugh more than he does.

Flay is dating a senior content and creative director at Miss Grass, according to The Sun.

Flay and his daughter, namedSophie, love to cook.

The Save The Music Foundation's Hamptons Live Benefit was held on Saturday, August 8, 2015.

Flay has one child. He has a daughter with a woman. She was born in 1996.

The father and daughter love to cook. In 2015, and again in 2017, she appeared on "Rachael Ray" with her dad.

The two hosted a cooking show on the Food Network.

Bobby Flay gave Barack Obama some grilling tips.

The president got grilling tips from Bobby Flay on the South Lawn of the White House.

Bobby Flay attended the Young Men's Barbecue on the White House lawn in 2009.

Flay said it was his greatest professional moment. He made me feel like he and I had known each other for a long time.

Flay cooked for the president again. China's President attended the dinner.

Flay said he prepared an "All-American meal" of New Mexican lobster tamale with green chile, Porterhouse steaks, potatoes with Point Reyes blue cheese, and cherry pies with bourbon, vanilla, and fresh mint ice cream.

Bobby Flay was on "Iron Chef" for 17 years.

Bobby Flay works on the grill during the taping of "Iron Chef America" in 2004.

Flay has won more Iron Chef contests than any other competitor. Flay has a win percentage of over 70%. He has won 43, lost 16 and tied two in Iron Chef battles.

Flay shocked audiences when he removed his chef's jacket during a live taping of Iron Chef in the summer of 2017: "This is my last Iron Chef battle ever."

Flay said he wouldn't be appearing on the show regularly but would return when his schedule allowed.

Flay has hosted 16 different cooking shows on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel.

Bobby Flay won the award for "Barbecue Addiction" at the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards.

He has hosted on the Food Network, including "Brunch at Bobby's," "Grill It!," and "Throwdown with Bobby Flay." "Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction," "Hot off the Grill with Bobby Flay," "BBQ with Bobby Flay," and more were all about Bobby Flay.

He's working on a show with Giada De Laurentiis.

Bobby Flay has written many books.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is hosted by Bobby Flay.

Bobby Flay is best known for his television appearances, but he is also a successful cookbook author. His books include "Bobby Flay Fit," "Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries, and Shakes," and "Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook."

Flay is collaborating with his daughter on a cookbook.

Bobby Flay andSophie Flay are in 2019.

Flay discussed the new cookbook on the pair's joint podcast.

"This next book that I'm doing with you is definitely a version of Bobby at Home, except I got you," he said. Flay said it's better.

Flay was the first chef to have a star on the Walk of Fame.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony for Bobby Flay took place on June 2, 2015.

On June 2, 2015, Flay received a star on the Walk of Fame.

He said that being the first chef to get a star was an amazing milestone.

Flay was in public for the first time since his split from March. A plane with a banner reading "EATER" flew overhead as the ceremony proceeded. It was rumored that Flay had cheated on his wife and that they had split. Flay's reps wouldn't respond to continued efforts by certain parties to spread rumors and innuendo.

Bobby Flay has a net worth of $30 million.

Nicholas Hunt is the photographer for Bobby Flay.

Flay has accumulated quite a bit of wealth over the years thanks to his television appearances, cookbooks, and restaurants.

According to Money Inc, Flay's net worth falls in the range of $30 million.

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