Bobby Flay
Biography
Bobby Flay is a chef, food writer, restaurateur, and television personality who was born and grew up in New York City. He left high school at 17 and took early restaurant jobs before a position at Joe Allen in Manhattan led the owner to pay his tuition at the French Culinary Institute, where he earned a culinary arts degree in 1984. After working as a sous-chef, he was executive chef at Miracle Grill from 1988 to 1990, then became executive chef and later a partner at Mesa Grill. Jonathan Waxman had introduced him to southwestern cooking, which shaped his career. Since 1995 he has appeared on Food Network, hosted seventeen cooking shows and specials, served as an Iron Chef on Iron Chef America, and won four Daytime Emmy Awards and a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. His screen appearances include a cameo in Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off (2003) and a role in Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018).
61years old
Turns 62 on December 10in 58 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Robert William Flay
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 20 years2003 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Susan Feniger. FORKEDIMDb rating 8.5
- 2022We Feed PeopleIMDb rating 7.3
- 2018Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet GhostIMDb rating 6.5
- 2003Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-OffIMDb rating 5.9
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First role
At the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue, Flay took over as executive chef a week after the previous one was fired. He stepped down because he felt unprepared to run a kitchen.
A role that slipped away
Flay challenged Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to a rock crab battle in New York in 2000, lost after standing on his cutting board in celebration, then challenged him again in Japan and won.
Behind the camera
In 2003 Flay set up the Bobby Flay Scholarship, a full scholarship to the French Culinary Institute given every year to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program, and he personally helps choose the awardee.
A first
On July 15, 2008, Flay opened his first Bobby's Burger Palace at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, Long Island. At its peak, the chain reached nineteen locations across eleven states and the District of Columbia.
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Worked with
Bobby Flay made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Paul HoenDirector, 1 film, 2003
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Doug MurphyDirector, 1 film, 2018
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All films by Ron Howard
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Daytime Emmy Award | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.