Bobby Flay
Entrepreneur Chef
About Bobby:
Bobby Flay, born as Robert William Flay, was born on December 10, 1964 in New York City to Bill and Dorothy Flay. He is an only child. When he was 8 years old, Bobby Flay got an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. After getting kicked out of three different high schools, Bobby Flay earned his equivalency diploma. His first job in the restaurant industry was at a pizza parlor and Baskin-Robbins, and then he took on making salads at Theater District. After graduating from culinary school, he started working as a sous chef, which helped him to learn the ways quickly. At the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue, after a week, Flay was handed the Executive Chef position after the previous one was fired . Flay quit when he realized he was not ready to run a kitchen. He took a position as a chef working for restaurateur Jonathan Waxman at Bud and Jams. Waxman introduced Flay to the cuisine that came to define his career: Southwestern and Cajun cuisine.
The French Culinary Institute
Bobby Flay was a member of the first graduating class of the French Culinary Institute in 1984.
Cookbooks
"Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes" is one of the 12 cookbooks that he has written. Some of his other books include: Bobby Flay's Grill It!, Bobby Flay Cooks American, Bobby Flay's BBQ Addiction, and Bobby Flay's Throwdown.
Awards
He has been nominated and won many awards such as 3 Daytime Emmy Awards (2004, 2005, and 2009) and 2 James Beard Foundation Awards. (2005 and 2007)
Restaurants and Televison
Bar American, Bobby Flay Steak, Bobby's Burger Palace, Gato (Mediterranean Style), and Mesa Grill (Southwestern Style) are all of the Restaurants that Bobby Flay owns. He has also hosted 13 cooking shows on Food Network and Cooking Channel. Boy Meets Grill, BBQ with Bobby Flay, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Grill It! with Bobby Flay, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Brunch at Bobby's, The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay, Bobby's Dinner Battle, and Beat Bobby Flay are the eight shows that still air.