Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year (1993)
★James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage induction (2007)
★Five Daytime Emmy Awards for TV shows
★Hollywood Walk of Fame star (2015) - first chef ever
★Michelin star for Mesa Grill Las Vegas (2008)
★New York Magazine Best Restaurant 1992 (Mesa Grill)
Notable Facts
→Chef and restaurateur with 30-year Food Network career
→Owns multiple restaurant concepts including Bobby's Burger Palace
→Author of 18 published cookbooks, many New York Times bestsellers
→Has 2M+ Instagram followers and 2.4M Twitter followers
→First chef to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
→Won James Beard Rising Star Chef award in 1993
→Beat Bobby Flay show has aired 469 episodes over 35 seasons
→Won 61.8% of Beat Bobby Flay cooking duels