Bobby Flay

Bobby Flay (born October 9, 1964) is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is the owner and executive chef of four restaurants: Mesa Grill, Bolo and Bar Americain in New York City, and Mesa Grill Las Vegas. Flay also hosts three Food Network television programs, and appears regularly on a fourth. He married actress Stephanie March on February 20, 2005.

Career

Flay got his start at age 17 in Joe Allen's New York City restaurant. Owner Allen was so impressed by Flay's talents that he personally paid for his tuition to the French Culinary Institute. Though he earned the first Outstanding Graduate Award from the school later in 1993, Flay did not take to French cooking. He later developed his own style of American southwestern food incorporating ingredients introduced to him by Jonathan Waxman such as chiles, avocados, and beans.

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Joe Allen - French Culinary Institute - 1993 - French cooking - Jonathan Waxman - Chile - Avocado - Bean

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He later took a job as executive chef at the Miracle Grill from 1988 to 1990 and caught the attention of Jerome Kretchmer. In 1991 he offered Flay the opportunity to open Mesa Grill in New York City. After this restaurant was met with critical acclaim, Flay again teamed with Kretchmer in 1993 to open Bolo only a few blocks away from Mesa Grill. Bolo continues to be voted the best Spanish restaurant in New York City by the Zagat Survey. That same year, Flay was voted the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year. In 2004 he opened another Mesa Grill at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

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1988 - 1990 - Jerome Kretchmer - 1991 - 1993 - Spanish - Zagat Survey - James Beard Foundation - 2004 - Caesar's Palace

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