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{{Short description|American celebrity chef (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox chef/doc]] -->
{{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox chef/doc]] -->
| name = Bobby Flay
| name = Bobby Flay
| image = Bobby_Flay_Green_Bay_2007.jpg
| image = Bobby_Flay_Green_Bay_2007.jpg
| caption = 2007 cooking demonstration in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
| caption = Flay in 2007
| birth_name = Robert William Flay
| birth_name =Robert William Flay
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1964|12|10}}
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1964|12|10}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[New York City|New York City, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| style = [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican]] and [[Cuisine of the Southwest|Southwest]]
| style = [[Cuisine of the Southwest|Southwest]]
| education = [[French Culinary Institute]]
| education = [[French Culinary Institute]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{Marriage|Debra Ponzek|1991|1993}}<br />Kate Connelly (m. 1995–div.)<br />{{Marriage|[[Stephanie March]]|2005|}}
* {{Marriage|[[Debra Ponzek]]|1991|1993|reason=divorced}}
| ratings =
* {{Marriage|Kate Connelly|1995|1998|reason=divorced}}
'''Mesa Grill'''<br />
* {{Marriage|[[Stephanie March]]|2005|2015|reason=divorced}}
'''[[New York City]]'''<br />
}}
[[Mobil]] {{Rating|2|5}}<br />
| children = 1
[[New York Times]] {{Rating|1|4}}<br />
| restaurants = {{flatlist|
<br />
'''[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]'''<br />
* Amalfi (Las Vegas)
* [[Bobby's Burger Palace]] ([[Uncasville, Connecticut]]; [[Atlanta]], Georgia)
[[American Automobile Association|AAA Motor Club]] {{Rating|4|5}}<br />
* Bobby's Burgers (Caesar's Palace, Harrah's, and Paris Las Vegas; Yankee Stadium New York; Charlotte, North Carolina)
<br />
}}
'''Bar American'''<br />
| television = {{flatlist|
''[[New York Times]]'' {{Rating|2|4}}
* ''[[America's Next Great Restaurant]]''
| restaurants = Mesa Grill (Las Vegas; [[New York City]]; [[Atlantis Paradise Island]], [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]])<br />Bar Americain ([[New York City]]),([[Uncasville, Connecticut|Uncasville, CT]])<br />Bobby Flay Steak ([[Borgata]], [[Atlantic City]])<br />Bobby's Burger Palace ([[Lake Grove, New York|Lake Grove]], [[New York|NY]]; [[East Garden City, New York|East Garden City, NY]]; [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]], [[New Jersey|NJ]];[[Eatontown, New Jersey|Eatontown]], [[New Jersey|NJ]]; [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], [[New Jersey|NJ]]; [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], [[Connecticut|CT]]; [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]]; [[Washington, D.C.]])
* ''[[BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon]]''
| television = ''The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay'' (1996)<br />''Grillin' & Chillin' ''(1996)<br />''Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay''<br />''FoodNation''<br />''[[Boy Meets Grill]]''<br />''[[BBQ with Bobby Flay]]''<br />''[[Iron Chef America]]''<br />''[[Throwdown! with Bobby Flay]]''<br />''Grill It! with Bobby Flay''<br />''[[America's Next Great Restaurant]]''
* ''BBQ with Bobby Flay''
| prevrests = Bolo Bar & Restaurant ([[New York City]]) (November 1993&nbsp;–December 31, 2007)
* ''Boy Meets Grill''
| website = [http://www.bobbyflay.com/ BobbyFlay.com]
* ''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]''
* ''[[Brunch at Bobby's|Brunch @ Bobby's]]''
* ''FoodNation''
* ''Grillin' & Chillin{{'}}''
* ''Grill It! with Bobby Flay''
* ''Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay''
* ''[[Iron Chef America]]''
* ''The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay''
* ''[[Throwdown! with Bobby Flay]]''
* ''[[Worst Cooks in America]]''
* ''Bobby and Giada in Italy''
* ''[[Bobby's Triple Threat]]''
}}
| prevrests = {{flatlist|
* Bar Americain (New York City)
* Bar Americain at [[Mohegan Sun]] ([[Uncasville, Connecticut]])
* Bolo Bar & Restaurant (New York City; November 1993&nbsp;– December 31, 2007)
* Mesa Grill (New York City; 1991–2013)
* Mesa Grill (Las Vegas; remodeled into Amalfi)<ref name="vff">{{cite web |url=https://vegasfoodandfun.com/bobby-flay-restaurants-las-vegas/ |title=Bobby Flay Restaurants Las Vegas |date=August 6, 2022 |website=Vegas Food & Fun |access-date=August 7, 2022 }}</ref>
* Bobby's Burger Palace (Towson, Maryland; Burlington, Massachusetts; 2013–2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boston.eater.com/2017/1/4/14165144/bobby-flay-burger-restaurant-burlington-closed |title=Bobby Flay's Burlington Burger Restaurant Closes |date=January 4, 2017 |access-date=May 19, 2017 |website=boston.eater.com |first=Dana |last=Halic }}</ref>
* Gato (New York City; 2014–2021)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/dining/restaurant-review-gato-from-bobby-flay.html |title=A Glimpse (and a Taste) of Celebrity |date=June 10, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Pete |last=Wells |access-date=June 4, 2021 }}</ref><ref name=snyde>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-bobby-flay-steak-restaurant-close-borgata-atlantic-city-june-30-20210419-7k3fx4qp6rgmlbcnc6n3v4sque-story.html |title=Bobby Flay's steakhouse to shutter at Atlantic City's Borgata casino on June 30 |date=April 19, 2021 |first=Karu F. |last=Daniels |access-date=June 4, 2021 }}</ref>
* Bobby Flay Steak (Atlantic City; 2006–2021)<ref name="snyde" />
* Shark (Las Vegas)<ref name="vff" />
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.bobbyflay.com}}
}}
}}
'''Robert William "Bobby" Flay''' (born December 10, 1964)<ref name="Chefography">{{cite episode |title=Bobby Flay |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ch/episode/0,3199,FOOD_31296_49833,00.html |series=Chefography |serieslink=Chefography |credits= |network=Food Network |airdate=April 11, 2008 |number=CHSP08}}</ref> is an American [[celebrity chef]], [[restaurateur]] and reality television personality in which he learned from Darth Vader. He is the owner and [[executive chef]] of several restaurants: Mesa Grill in Las Vegas, New York, and the Bahamas; Bar Americain in New York and Uncasville, CT; Bobby Flay Steak in Atlantic City and Bobby's Burger Palace in ten locations.


'''Robert William Flay''' (born December 10, 1964)<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/bobby-flay-578278|title=Bobby Flay Biography: Chef (1964–)|publisher= [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV channel)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]])|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Chefography">{{cite episode|title=Bobby Flay profile|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ch/episode/0,3199,FOOD_31296_49833,00.html|series=Chefography|series-link=Chefography|network=Food Network|airdate=April 11, 2008|number=CHSP08|access-date=May 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423032944/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ch/episode/0,3199,FOOD_31296_49833,00.html|archive-date=April 23, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American [[celebrity chef]], [[food writer]], [[restaurateur]], and [[Television presenter|television personality]]. Flay is the owner and [[Chef de cuisine|executive chef]] of several restaurants and franchises, including [[Bobby's Burger Palace]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbysburgerpalace.com/locations|title=Locations|website=Bobby's Burger Palace|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> Bobby's Burgers,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bobbysburgers.com/locations/ |title=Locations |website=Bobby's Burgers |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=August 7, 2022 }}</ref> and Amalfi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/restaurants/amalfi |title=Amalfi By Bobby Flay |website=Amalfi |access-date=August 7, 2022 }}</ref> He has worked with [[Food Network]] since 1995, which won him four [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="GreatChef">{{cite web|title=Great Chef Bobby Flay|publisher=GreatChefs.com|access-date=April 9, 2015|url=http://www.greatchefs.com/chefs-and-recipes/bobby-flay}}</ref>
Flay has hosted several [[Food Network]] [[television program]]s, appeared as a guest and hosted a number of specials on the network. Flay is featured on the ''[[Great Chefs]]'' television series.<ref name="GreatChef">{{cite web | title=Great Chef Bobby Flay | publisher=GreatChefs.com | accessdate=August 18, 2009 | url=http://www.greatchefs.com/Bobby-Flay/}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Flay was born in [[New York]] to Bill and Dorothy Flay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125770,00.html |title=Hot Hands |accessdate=2009-03-14 |last=Miller |first=Samantha |coauthors=Lisa Kay Greissinger |date=July 13, 1998 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=Time, Inc. }}</ref> Flay was raised in the affluent [[Upper East Side]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]].<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/bobby-flay-578278</ref> He is a fourth generation [[Irish American]].<ref>{{cite news |title=THE CHEF: BOBBY FLAY; Salmon Hot From the Oven, and No Slaving at the Sink |author=Matt Lee |author2=Ted Lee |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 26, 2003 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/26/dining/the-chef-bobby-flay-salmon-hot-from-the-oven-and-no-slaving-at-the-sink.html?pagewanted=2 |quote=Both his mother's and father's families, he explained, were Irish-American going back several generations.}}</ref>
Flay was born on December 10, 1964, in New York City,<ref name=biography.com /> to Bill and Dorothy Barbara (McGuirk) Flay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125770,00.html|title=Hot Hands|access-date=March 14, 2009|last=Miller|first=Samantha|author2=Lisa Kay Greissinger|date=July 13, 1998|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=Time, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-b-flay&pid=188832501&fhid=27012 |title=Dorothy B. Flay |date=April 25, 2018 |newspaper=[[Asbury Park Press]] |access-date=July 21, 2020 |via=Legacy.com }}</ref> He was raised in the [[Upper East Side]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]].<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/bobby-flay-578278 Profile], biography.com; accessed June 2, 2015.</ref> He is a fourth generation [[Irish American]] and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools.<ref>{{cite news|title=THE CHEF: BOBBY FLAY; Salmon Hot From the Oven, and No Slaving at the Sink|author=Matt Lee|author2=Ted Lee|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 26, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/26/dining/the-chef-bobby-flay-salmon-hot-from-the-oven-and-no-slaving-at-the-sink.html?pagewanted=2|quote=Both his mother's and father's families, he explained, were Irish-American going back several generations.}}</ref>


At age 8, Flay asked for an [[Easy-Bake Oven]] for [[Christmas]], against his father's objections, who thought a [[G.I. Joe]] would be more gender-appropriate. He ended up getting both.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipes/entertaining/bobby-flay-summer-entertaining-4 |last=Colón |first=Suzan |title=Bobby Flay's Party Plan |accessdate=July 22, 2012 |publisher=Hearst Publications}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20030528&id=aWZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718,5926990 |title=Easy-Bake Oven Gets Its Own Cookbook |first=Maria |last=Puente |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=May 28, 2003 |page=D10 |accessdate=July 22, 2012}}</ref>
At age 8, Flay asked for an [[Easy-Bake Oven]] for [[Christmas]]. His father thought that a [[G.I. Joe]] would be more appropriate. Despite his father's objections, he received them both.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipes/entertaining/bobby-flay-summer-entertaining-4|last=Colón|first=Suzan|title=Bobby Flay's Party Plan|access-date=July 22, 2012|publisher=Hearst Publications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604000307/http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipes/entertaining/bobby-flay-summer-entertaining-4|archive-date=June 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20030528&id=aWZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718,5926990|title=Easy-Bake Oven Gets Its Own Cookbook|first=Maria|last=Puente|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=May 28, 2003|page=D10|access-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Flay dropped out of high school at age 17.<ref>http://wannabetvchef.com/?p=182</ref> Flay said that his first job in the restaurant industry was at a pizza parlor and [[Baskin-Robbins]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Danyelle |last=Freeman |title=Bobby Flay will be grillin' & chillin' at Chelsea food fest |curly=y |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2008/10/10/2008-10-10_bobby_flay_will_be_grillin__chillin_at_c-1.html |work=nydailynews.com |publisher=New York Daily News |date=October 10, 2008 |accessdate=December 12, 2008 }}</ref> He then took a position making salads at Joe Allen Restaurant in New York's [[Theatre District, New York|Theatre District]], where his father was a partner.<ref name="Chefography"/><ref name="flaymarch">{{cite news | title=Stephanie March, Bobby Flay | publisher=The New York Times | date=February 20, 2005 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/fashion/weddings/20MARC.html?ex=1189137600&en=f4ec582bb0934faa&ei=5070 | accessdate=September 5, 2007}}</ref> Joe Allen was impressed by Flay's natural ability and agreed to pay his partner's son's tuition at the French Culinary Institute, now known as [[International Culinary Center]].<ref name="foodbio">{{cite web | title=Here's Bobby | accessdate=June 20, 2009 | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/heres-bobby/36226.html}}</ref>
Flay dropped out of high school at age 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wannabetvchef.com/?p=182|title=Flay Does it His Way – Interview with Chef Bobby Flay|publisher=Wannabe TV Chef|date=January 22, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> He said that his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a pizza parlor and [[Baskin-Robbins]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Danyelle|last=Freeman|title=Bobby Flay will be grillin' & chillin' at Chelsea food fest|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2008/10/10/2008-10-10_bobby_flay_will_be_grillin__chillin_at_c-1.html|work=nydailynews.com|publisher=New York Daily News|date=October 10, 2008|access-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref> He then took a position making salads at [[Joe Allen (restaurant)|Joe Allen Restaurant]] in Manhattan's [[Theater District, New York|Theater District]], where his father was a partner.<ref name="Chefography"/><ref name="flaymarch">{{cite news|title=Stephanie March, Bobby Flay|work=The New York Times|date=February 20, 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/fashion/weddings/20MARC.html|access-date=September 5, 2007}}</ref> The proprietor, Joe Allen, was impressed by Flay's natural ability and agreed to pay his partner's son's tuition at the [[International Culinary Center|French Culinary Institute]].<ref name="foodbio">{{cite web|title=Here's Bobby|access-date=June 20, 2009|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/heres-bobby/36226.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807103039/http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/heres-bobby/36226.html|archive-date=August 7, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Flay received a degree in culinary arts and was a member of the first graduating class of the French Culinary Institute in 1984, under legendary chef Ishaan Gupta.<ref name=foodbio/><ref name="hotelresortinsiderbio">{{cite web | title=Bobby Flay-The Super Chef | accessdate = February 6, 2011 | url=http://www.hotelresortinsider.com/news_story.php?news_id=972&cat_id=9}}</ref> After culinary school, he started working as a [[sous-chef]], quickly learning the culinary arts. At the Brighton Grill on Third Ave., Flay was handed the executive chef's position after a week when the executive chef 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.<ref name="Chefography"/> Waxman introduced Flay to southwestern and Cajun cuisine, which came to define his culinary career. Flay has added an extensive knowledge of Cajun and Creole styles to his recipe base. Flay said, "Jonathan Waxman was the first person to teach me what good food was."<ref name="Chefography"/>
Flay received a degree in culinary arts and was a member of the first graduating class of the [[International Culinary Center|French Culinary Institute]] in 1984. After culinary school, he started working as a [[sous-chef]], quickly learning the culinary arts. At the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue, Flay was handed the executive chef position a week after the executive chef 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 southwestern and Cajun cuisine, which came to define his culinary career.<ref name="Chefography"/>


After working for a short time on the floor at the [[American Stock Exchange]], Flay returned to the kitchen as the executive chef at Miracle Grill in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], where he worked from 1988 to 1990.<ref name="GreatChef"/> He caught the attention of restaurateur Jerome Kretchmer, who was looking for a southwestern style chef. Impressed by Flay's food, Kretchmer offered him the position of executive chef at Mesa Grill, which opened on January 15, 1991.<ref name="cbsbio"/> Shortly after, Flay became a partner. In November 1993, Flay partnered with Laurence Kretchmer to open Bolo Bar & Restaurant<ref name="foodbio"/><ref name="cbsbio"/> in the [[Flatiron District]], just a few blocks away from Mesa Grill.
After working for a short time on the floor at the [[American Stock Exchange]], Flay returned to the kitchen as the executive chef of Miracle Grill in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], where he worked from 1988 to 1990.<ref name="GreatChef"/> He caught the attention of Jerome Kretchmer, who was looking for a southwestern-style chef. Impressed by Flay's food, Kretchmer offered him the position of executive chef of Mesa Grill, which opened on January 15, 1991. Shortly after, he became a partner. In November 1993, Flay partnered with Laurence Kretchmer to open Bolo Bar & Restaurant<ref name="foodbio"/><ref name="cbsbio"/> in the [[Flatiron District]], just a few blocks away from Mesa Grill.


[[File:MESAGrillLVNV.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Entrance sign to Mesa Grill in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas]]
[[File:MESAGrillLVNV.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Entrance sign to Mesa Grill in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas]]
[[File:Mesa Grill Dining Room.jpg|thumb|Mesa Grill at Las Vegas]]
Flay opened a second Mesa Grill at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas in 2004, and in 2005 he opened Bar Americain, an American [[Brasserie]], in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|title=Bobby Flay Opens BAR AMERICAIN, an American Brasserie, Today at Mohegan Sun|publisher=Mohegan Sun Newsroom|work=MoheganSun.com|date=November 18, 2009}}</ref> He continued to expand his restaurants by opening Bobby Flay Steak in the [[Borgata|Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. This was followed by a third Mesa Grill in [[the Bahamas]], located in The Cove at [[Atlantis Paradise Island]], which opened on March 28, 2007.<ref name="GreatChef"/> The Las Vegas Mesa Grill earned Flay his only [[Michelin Star]] in 2008, which was taken away in the 2009 edition. Michelin did not publish a 2010 or 2011 Las Vegas edition so the star could not be re-earned.
Flay opened a second Mesa Grill at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas in 2004, and in 2005 he opened Bar Americain, an American [[Brasserie]], in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|title=Bobby Flay Opens BAR AMERICAIN, an American Brasserie, Today at Mohegan Sun|publisher=Mohegan Sun Newsroom|work=MoheganSun.com|date=November 18, 2009|access-date=November 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714111629/http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued to expand his restaurants by opening Bobby Flay Steak in the [[Borgata|Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. This was followed by a third Mesa Grill in [[the Bahamas]], located in The Cove at [[Atlantis Paradise Island]], which opened on March 28, 2007.<ref name="GreatChef"/> The Las Vegas Mesa Grill earned Flay his only [[Michelin Star]] in 2008, which was taken away in the 2009 edition. Michelin did not publish a 2010 or 2011 Las Vegas edition, so the star could not be re-earned.


Bolo Bar & Restaurant closed its doors on December 31, 2007, to make way for a [[condominium]].<ref name="boloClose">{{cite news | last=Fabricant | first=Florence | title=Off the Menu | publisher=The New York Times | work=NYTimes.com | date=December 26, 2006 | accessdate=January 9, 2008 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/dining/26off.html?_r=1&ref=dining%20NY%20Times}}</ref>
Bolo Bar & Restaurant closed its doors on December 31, 2007, to make way for a [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]].<ref name="boloClose">{{cite news|last=Fabricant|first=Florence|title=Off the Menu|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 26, 2006|access-date=January 9, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/dining/26off.html?_r=1&ref=dining%20NY%20Times}}</ref>


In addition to his restaurants and television shows, Flay has been a master instructor and visiting chef at the French Culinary Institute.<ref>{{cite web | title=The French Culinary Institute Culinary Arts Programs: News & Press | publisher=The French Culinary Institute, Inc. | url=http://www.frenchculinary.com/news_press.htm#background | accessdate=August 29, 2007}}</ref> Although he is not currently teaching classes, he occasionally visits when his schedule permits.<ref name="AskBobby">{{cite web | title=Ask Bobby | first=Bobby | last=Flay | publisher=BobbyFlay.com | url=http://www.bobbyflay.com | accessdate=August 29, 2007}}</ref>
Aside from his restaurants and television shows, Flay has been a master instructor and visiting chef at the French Culinary Institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=The French Culinary Institute Culinary Arts Programs: News & Press|publisher=The French Culinary Institute, Inc.|url=http://www.frenchculinary.com/news_press.htm#background|access-date=August 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flay's Role besides being a Chef|url=http://www.pioneerchef.com/2014/07/17/bobby-flays-phenomenal-fame-in-the-culinary-world|publisher=PioneerChef.com|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=August 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730030005/http://www.pioneerchef.com/2014/07/17/bobby-flays-phenomenal-fame-in-the-culinary-world/|archive-date=July 30, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Although he is not currently teaching classes, he occasionally visits when his schedule permits.<ref name="AskBobby">{{cite web|title=Ask Bobby|first=Bobby|last=Flay|publisher=BobbyFlay.com|url=http://www.bobbyflay.com|access-date=August 29, 2007}}</ref>


Flay established the Bobby Flay Scholarship in 2003. This full scholarship to the French Culinary Institute is awarded annually to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program. Flay personally helps select the recipient each year.<ref name="Chefography"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Bobby Flay | publisher=Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc. | url=http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/306/bobby-flay/host-of-food-network-s-hot-off-the-grill-with-bobby-flay | accessdate=August 29, 2007}}</ref>
Flay established the Bobby Flay Scholarship in 2003. This full scholarship to the French Culinary Institute is awarded annually to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program. Flay personally helps select the awardee each year.<ref name="Chefography"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Flay|publisher=Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc.|url=http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/306/bobby-flay/host-of-food-network-s-hot-off-the-grill-with-bobby-flay|access-date=August 29, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518165919/http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/306/bobby-flay/host-of-food-network-s-hot-off-the-grill-with-bobby-flay|archive-date=May 18, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Flay opened Bobby's Burger Palace in [[Lake Grove, New York|Lake Grove]], [[New York]] on July 15, 2008. The restaurant is located at the [[Smith Haven Mall]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Marcus | first=Erica | title=Bobby Flay opens Burger Palace | publisher=NewsDay.com | date=July 15, 2008 | accessdate=August 5, 2008 | url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/partii/ny-exmain5763236jul15,0,1583140.story}}</ref> The restaurant is an homage to Flay's memories of hamburger shops from when he was a child. A second location opened on December 5, 2008 at the [[Monmouth Mall]] in [[Eatontown, New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Flay | first=Bobby | title=Bobby Flay News | publisher=BobbyFlay.com | date=December 5, 2008 | accessdate=December 12, 2008 | url=http://www.bobbyflay.com}}</ref> and a third location opened March 31, 2009 in [[The Outlets at Bergen Town Center]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Fabrikant | first=Mel | title=Bobby Flay Opens Bobby's Burger Palace(BBP) Yummy Yum Yum | url=http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20090331152648303 | date=March 31, 2009 | work=paramuspost.com | publisher=The Paramus Post | accessdate=2009-04-02 }}</ref> Flay's fourth shop opened at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Southeast Connecticut July 1, 2009,<ref>{{cite news |author=Marc |title=Bobby Flay to Bring Bobby's Burger Palace to New England |url=http://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2009/06/bobby-flay-to-bring-bobbyburger-palace.html |date=June 4, 2009 }}</ref> which is also the location of his second Bar Americain, which opened on November 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|title=Bobby Flay Opens Bar Americain, an American Brasserie, Today at Mohegan Sun|publisher=Mohegan Sun Newsroom|work=MoheganSun.com|date=November 18, 2009}}</ref> Flay's fifth location of the burger chain opened in Philadelphia's [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]] on April 6, 2010.
Flay opened Bobby's Burger Palace (BBP) in [[Lake Grove, New York|Lake Grove, Long Island]], on July 15, 2008. The restaurant is located at the [[Smith Haven Mall]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Marcus|first=Erica|title=Bobby Flay opens Burger Palace|publisher=NewsDay.com|date=July 15, 2008|access-date=August 5, 2008|url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/partii/ny-exmain5763236jul15,0,1583140.story}}</ref> A second location opened on December 5, 2008, at the [[Monmouth Mall]] in [[Eatontown, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Flay|first=Bobby|title=Bobby Flay News|publisher=BobbyFlay.com|date=December 5, 2008|access-date=December 12, 2008|url=http://www.bobbyflay.com}}</ref> and a third location opened March 31, 2009, in [[The Outlets at Bergen Town Center]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fabrikant|first=Mel|title=Bobby Flay Opens Bobby's Burger Palace(BBP) Yummy Yum Yum|url=http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20090331152648303|date=March 31, 2009|work=paramuspost.com|publisher=The Paramus Post|access-date=April 2, 2009}}</ref> His fourth shop opened at the [[Mohegan Sun Casino]] in southeast Connecticut on July 1, 2009,<ref>{{cite news|author=Marc|title=Bobby Flay to Bring Bobby's Burger Palace to New England|url=http://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2009/06/bobby-flay-to-bring-bobbyburger-palace.html|date=June 4, 2009}}</ref> which is also the location of his second Bar Americain, which opened on November 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|title=Bobby Flay Opens Bar Americain, an American Brasserie, Today at Mohegan Sun|publisher=Mohegan Sun Newsroom|work=MoheganSun.com|date=November 18, 2009|access-date=November 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714111629/http://newsroom.mohegansun.com/2009/11/18/bobby-flay-opens-bar-americain-an-american-brasserie-today-at-mohegan-sun.html|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> His fifth location of the burger chain opened in Philadelphia's [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]] on April 6, 2010. The sixth location of Bobby's Burger Palace opened in Washington, D.C., at 2121 K Street in Northwest on August 16, 2011.<ref name="DC Burger Palace">{{cite web|title=An Early Look at Bobby's Burger Palace in DC| date=August 16, 2011 |publisher=Washingtonian.com|access-date=August 18, 2011|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/20480.html}}</ref> On December 5, 2011, Flay opened the ninth location of Bobby's Burger Palace in Roosevelt Field Mall in [[Garden City, New York]].<ref name="flay_gardencity">{{cite web|url=http://eastofnyc.com/american-traditional/food-news-bobbys-burger-palace-in-roosevelt-field-mall-garden-city-opens|title=Food News: Bobby's Burger Palace in Roosevelt Field Mall (Garden City) Opens|publisher=eastyofnyc.com|date=December 6, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref> Flay opened the tenth and largest Bobby's Burger Palace site at [[Maryland Live!|Maryland Live! Casino]] in [[Hanover, Maryland]], on June 7, 2012.<ref name="citypaper_flayburger">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/06/bobby-flays-bobbys-burger-palace-opens-in-maryland-live-casino/|title=Bobby Flay's Burger Palace Opens in Maryland Live! Casino|author=Mary Zajac|publisher=blogs.citypaper.com|date=June 4, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510072627/http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/06/bobby-flays-bobbys-burger-palace-opens-in-maryland-live-casino/|archive-date=May 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Bobby's Burger Palace's 11th location opened in [[College Park, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/10/11/table-talk-bobby-flays-burger-is-matriculating-at-college-park/|title=Table Talk: Bobby Flay's burger is matriculating at College Park|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|first=Richard|last=Gorelick}}</ref> At its peak, BBP had nineteen locations in eleven states and the District of Columbia.
The sixth location of Bobby's Burger Palace opened in Washington D.C at 2121 K Street in Northwest on August 16, 2011.<ref name="DC Burger Palace">{{cite web | title=An Early Look at Bobby's Burger Palace in DC | publisher=Washingtonian.com | accessdate=August 18, 2011 |url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/20480.html}}</ref>


The original Mesa Grill in New York closed in September 2013 following a proposed rent increase by the landlord.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/09/mesa_grill_closed_over_the.php|title=Mesa Grill Closed Sunday, But Flay Is Set On Relocating|newspaper=ny.eater.com|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2014|first=Marguerite|last=Preston}}</ref>
==Television, film, and radio==


In May 2021, Mesa Grill in Caesars Palace was converted to an Italian restaurant called Amalfi by Bobby Flay. He also updated the menu and changed the name of his Las Vegas Bobby's Burger Palace to Bobby's Burgers. He now has four locations of Bobby's Burgers in Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Paris Hotel Las Vegas, Harrah's Las Vegas, and Yankee Stadium in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Flay Restaurants in Las Vegas |url=https://vegasfoodandfun.com/bobby-flay-restaurants-las-vegas/ |website=www.vegasfoodandfun.com |date=August 6, 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref>
===Great Chefs===
Flay has been featured in several episodes of Great Chefs television including:
* ''Great Chefs – Great Cities''
* ''Mexican Madness DVD''
* ''Great Chefs Cook American''


As of September 2019, Flay has an estimated [[net worth]] of $30 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mashed.com/162966/bobby-flays-net-worth-exactly-how-rich-is-the-celebrity-chef/ |title=Bobby Flay's net worth: Exactly how rich is the celebrity chef? |website=www.mashed.com |date=September 3, 2019 |first=Courtney |last=Giardina |access-date=February 4, 2019 }}</ref>
===Food Network===
Flay has hosted twelve cooking shows and specials on [[Food Network]], of which five continue to run:
* ''Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay'' (no longer airing)
* ''Grillin' & Chillin''' (no longer airing)
* ''FoodNation'' (no longer airing)
* ''3 Days to Open'' (no longer airing)
* ''[[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''
* ''Worst Cooks in America''
* ''Main Ingredients with Bobby Flay''
Flay served as a judge on ''Wickedly Perfect'',<ref>{{cite web | title=CBS&nbsp;– Wickedly Perfect | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/wickedly_perfect/bio/jud_bobby.shtml | work=cbs.com | publisher=CBS Broadcasting | accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref> ''[[The Next Food Network Star]]'', and ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''.<ref name="bfNews">{{cite web | title=News | first=Bobby | last=Flay | publisher=BobbyFlay.com | url=http://www.bobbyflay.com | date=August 14, 2007 | accessdate=August 14, 2007}}</ref> He has cooked with [[Emeril Lagasse]] on his show ''[[Emeril Live]]'' and with [[Paula Deen]] on her program ''[[Paula's Party]]''. Flay is represented by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1249692/ Jon Rosen] at [[William Morris Endeavor|WME]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Flay|url=http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0991680/|work=IMDb – Bobby Flay|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 24, 2011}}</ref>


== Other ventures ==
====Iron Chef====
Flay is an [[Iron Chef]] on the show ''[[Iron Chef America]]''. In 2000, when the original ''Iron Chef'' show traveled to New York for a special battle, he challenged Iron Chef [[Masaharu Morimoto]] to battle rock crab. After the hour battle ended, Flay stood on top of his cutting board and raised his arms in premature victory. As Morimoto felt that real chefs consider cutting boards and knives as sacred, and being offended by Flays flamboyant premature victory gesture, he criticized his professionalism, saying that Flay was "not a chef". Flay went on to lose the battle.<ref name="NYTFeChef">{{cite news | last=Marin | first=Rick | title= Lobsters at Five Paces, Knives and Egos Bared | publisher=The New York Times | work=NYTimes.com | date=June 6, 2001 | accessdate=February 28, 2008 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE0D8133FF935A35755C0A9679C8B63}}</ref>


=== Food Network and television ===
Flay challenged Morimoto to a rematch in Morimoto's native [[Japan]]. In this battle, at the end of the hour, Flay threw his cutting board on the floor and stood on the counter yet again to raise the roof with the audience. This time, Flay won.<ref name="NYTFeChef"/> Though they share a heated past, Flay and Morimoto, who are both Iron Chefs on ''Iron Chef America'' teamed&nbsp;– and won&nbsp;– against fellow Iron Chefs [[Mario Batali]] and [[Hiroyuki Sakai]] in the ''Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters'' "Tag Team" battle.


[[File:Obamabbq-2009.ogv|thumb|250px|Bobby Flay speaking with [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] in 2009]]
On a special [[List of result statistics on Iron Chef America#Season 3: 2006–2007|episode]] of ''Iron Chef America'' originally airing on November 12, 2006, Flay and [[Giada De Laurentiis]] faced off against, and were defeated by, [[Rachael Ray]] and [[Mario Batali]].<ref>{{cite web | title="Iron Chef America: The Series" Flay/DeLaurentiis vs. Batali/Ray | publisher=The Internet Movie Database | accessdate=February 28, 2008 | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0918774/}}</ref> This was the highest rated show ever broadcast on Food Network.<ref>{{cite news | last=Martin | first=Denise | title='Iron Chef' fires up Food net | publisher=Variety | date=November 14, 2006 | accessdate=February 28, 2008 | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953946.html?categoryid=14&cs=1}}</ref>


Flay has hosted seventeen cooking shows and specials on both [[Food Network]] and [[Cooking Channel]]:
The team of Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and [[Michael Symon]] defeated the team of Iron Chefs [[Cat Cora]] and Masaharu Morimoto in a special [[List of result statistics on Iron Chef America#Season 7: 2008|episode]] titled "Thanksgiving Showdown", which originally aired on November 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=Iron Chef America: Thanksgiving Showdown | publisher=reality-tv-online.com | url=http://www.reality-tv-online.com/blog/iron-chef-america-thanksgiving-showdown/ | accessdate=November 17, 2009}}</ref>
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* ''Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay'' (no longer airing)<ref name=starchefs>{{cite web|url=http://www.starchefs.com/chefs/BFlay/html/bio.shtml|title=Bobby Flay's Biography|work=StarChefs|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
* ''Grillin' & Chillin''' (no longer airing)<ref name=starchefs/>
* ''Food Nation'' (no longer airing)
* ''[[3 Days to Open with Bobby Flay]]'' (no longer airing)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/tag/3-days-to-open/ |title=3 Days to Open |date=August 17, 2012 |publisher=Food Network |access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
* ''Boy Meets Grill'' (2002–11)
* ''BBQ with Bobby Flay'' (2004–07)
* ''[[Throwdown! with Bobby Flay]]'' (2006–10)
* ''Grill It! with Bobby Flay''
* ''[[Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/bobby-flays-barbecue-addiction |title=Barbecue Addiction |publisher=Food Network |access-date=October 22, 2018 }}</ref> (summer/fall, 2011–2014)
* ''[[The Best Thing I Ever Ate]]'' (premiered June 2009)
* ''[[Brunch at Bobby's|Brunch @ Bobby's]]'' (2010–2017)
* ''[[Worst Cooks in America]]'' (seasons 3–5, 17)
* ''The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay''<ref name=starchefs/>
* ''Bobby's Dinner Battle'' (premiered January 16, 2013)
* ''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]'' (premiered August 24, 2013)
* ''The Bobby And Damaris Show''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-bobby-and-damaris-show |title=The Bobby and Damaris Show |publisher=Food Network |access-date=December 20, 2019 }}</ref> (premiered September 3, 2017)
* ''[[Bobby's Triple Threat]]'' (premiered September 27, 2022)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/tv/entertainment/2022/09/27/bobbys-triple-threat-series-premiere-stream-food-network-live |title=How to Watch Bobby's Triple Threat: Stream Series Premiere Live, TV Channel |date=September 27, 2022 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |first=Adam |last=Childs |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}</ref>
}}


Flay served as a judge on ''Wickedly Perfect'', ''[[The Next Food Network Star]]'', and ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''.<ref name="bfNews">{{cite web|title=News|first=Bobby|last=Flay|publisher=BobbyFlay.com|url=http://www.bobbyflay.com|date=August 14, 2007|access-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref> He has cooked on ''[[Emeril Live]]'' and ''[[Paula's Party]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=He's the Man Who Sets the Table|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/fashion/19agent.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 17, 2009|access-date=July 20, 2013|last=Salkin|first=Allen}}</ref>
On November 29, 2009, Iron Chefs Morimoto and Flay faced off one-on-one again in Battle Egg Nog. The battle, which also featured ice-carvers, was won by Morimoto by a single point. Many judges thought Iron Chef Flay "played it safe." Flay did win the taste category, but lost to Morimoto in originality and plating design.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}


On ''[[Throwdown! with Bobby Flay]]'', Flay challenges cooks known for a specific dish or type of cooking to a cook-off of their signature dish. Flay was an [[Iron Chef]] on the show ''[[Iron Chef America]]''. In 2000, when the original ''Iron Chef'' show traveled to New York for a special battle, he challenged Iron Chef [[Masaharu Morimoto]] to battle rock crab. After the hour battle ended, Flay stood on top of his cutting board and raised his arms in what one journalist wrote was "premature victory". As Morimoto felt that real chefs consider cutting boards and knives sacred, and being offended by Flay's flamboyant gesture, he criticized his professionalism, saying that Flay was "not a chef". Flay went on to lose the battle.<ref name="NYTFeChef">{{cite news|last=Marin|first=Rick|title=Lobsters at Five Paces, Knives and Egos Bared|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 6, 2001|access-date=February 28, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/dining/lobsters-at-five-paces-knives-and-egos-bared.html}}</ref> Flay challenged Morimoto to a rematch in Morimoto's native Japan. This time, Flay won.<ref name="NYTFeChef" />
In an episode recorded in July 2010 and broadcast in March 2011, Montreal cooking show host [[Chuck Hughes (chef)|Chuck Hughes]] beat Flay to become the youngest Canadian champ. In an interview afterward, Hughes recalled, "When I met him I said, 'Hi Bobby,' and my voice cracked a bit and I gave him an official [Montreal] Canadiens jersey, to which he replied, 'Thank you so much&nbsp;— but it's not going to help'".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/03/21/chef-chuck-hughes-iron-chef-win.html |title=Quebec chef wins Iron Chef with lobster poutine |work=cbc.ca |date=March 21, 2011 |accessdate=December 10, 2011 }}</ref>


On a special [[List of result statistics on Iron Chef America#Season 3: 2006–2007|episode]] of ''Iron Chef America'' originally airing on November 12, 2006, Flay and [[Giada De Laurentiis]] faced off against, and were defeated by, Batali and [[Rachael Ray]]. This was the highest rated show ever broadcast on Food Network.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Denise|title='Iron Chef' fires up Food net|publisher=Variety|date=November 14, 2006|access-date=February 28, 2008|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953946.html?categoryid=14&cs=1}}</ref> Flay and [[Michael Symon]] defeated the team of Iron Chefs [[Cat Cora]] and Masaharu Morimoto in a special [[List of result statistics on Iron Chef America#Season 7: 2008|episode]] titled "Thanksgiving Showdown", which originally aired on November 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iron Chef America: Thanksgiving Showdown|publisher=reality-tv-online.com|url=http://www.reality-tv-online.com/blog/iron-chef-america-thanksgiving-showdown|access-date=November 17, 2009}}</ref> In an episode recorded in July 2010 and broadcast in March 2011, Montreal cooking show host [[Chuck Hughes (chef)|Chuck Hughes]] beat Flay to become the youngest Canadian champ.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-chef-wins-iron-chef-with-lobster-poutine-1.1113397|title=Quebec chef wins Iron Chef with lobster poutine|work=cbc.ca|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref>
In December 2011, Flay competed against Chef Rhett Bourgeois, of the world renowned "Rhettstaurant" (located in Baton Rouge, LA), in a holiday turkey cook-off. The competition aired on a special holiday version of Master Chef. Chef Bourgeois, with his innovated use of Asian spices, was able to dominate the contest with his "Asian-Zing" Turkey.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}


''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]'' pits select chefs against Flay to see if they can create dishes that are better than his.
====Specials====
* ''Bobby's Vegas Gamble'' — Covers the opening of Mesa Grill Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Bobby's Vegas Gamble | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_35991,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref>
* ''Restaurant Revamp'' — Flay tries to help a family restaurant.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Restaurant Revamp | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_40476,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref>
* ''Chefography: Bobby Flay'' — Biography of Flay's life and career.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Bobby's Vegas Gamble | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_49833,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070514120247/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_49833,00.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = May 14, 2007}}</ref>
* ''Tasting Ireland'' — Flay takes a food tour of Ireland, his ancestral homeland.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Tasting Ireland | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_21921,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref>
* ''Food Network Awards'' — The Food Network recognizes people and places that have impacted the food world.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Food Network Awards | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50227,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref>
* ''All-Star Grill Fest: South Beach'' — Flay joins [[Paula Deen]], [[Giada De Laurentiis]], [[Alton Brown]], and [[Tyler Florence]] for a barbecue.<ref>{{cite web | title=Food Network Specials: Food Network Awards | publisher=Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50591,00.html | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref>


His specials include:
===Other cooking shows===
* ''Bobby's Vegas Gamble''&nbsp;– Covers the opening of Mesa Grill Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Bobby's Vegas Gamble|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_35991,00.html|access-date=July 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081555/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_35991,00.html|archive-date=July 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1996, Flay hosted ''The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay'' on [[Lifetime Television]]. Twice a month, he hosts a cooking segment on [[CBS]]' ''[[The Early Show]]''.<ref name="cbsbio">{{cite web | title=Bobby Flay | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/16/earlyshow/bios/main509343.shtml | publisher=CBS Worldwide Inc | work=CBSNews.com | date=May 16, 2002 | accessdate=October 8, 2007}}</ref> Flay hosted the [[reality television]] show ''[[America's Next Great Restaurant]]'' on [[NBC]] from March 2011 to May 2011 in which in the end he picks one restaurant team with whom to open a restaurant.<ref>{{cite web |author=Morabito, Greg |title=Bobby Flay Set To Star In New Reality Show on NBC |url=http://eater.com/archives/2010/03/15/bobby-flay-nabs-new-reailty-show-on-nbc.php |work=Eater.com |date=March 15, 2010 }}</ref> The reality show was canceled after the first season due to low ratings.
* ''Restaurant Revamp''&nbsp;– Flay tries to help a family restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Restaurant Revamp|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_40476,00.html|access-date=July 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811011613/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_40476,00.html|archive-date=August 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Chefography: Bobby Flay''&nbsp;– Biography of Flay's life and career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Bobby's Vegas Gamble|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_49833,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315183930/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0%2C1976%2CFOOD_9994_49833%2C00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* ''Tasting Ireland''&nbsp;– Flay takes a food tour of Ireland, his ancestral homeland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Tasting Ireland|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_21921,00.html|access-date=July 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610103908/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_21921,00.html|archive-date=June 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Food Network Awards''&nbsp;– The Food Network recognizes people and places that have impacted the food world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Food Network Awards|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50227,00.html|access-date=July 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706010122/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50227,00.html|archive-date=July 6, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''All-Star Grill Fest: South Beach''&nbsp;– Flay joins [[Paula Deen]], [[Giada De Laurentiis]], [[Alton Brown]], and [[Tyler Florence]] for a barbecue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food Network Specials: Food Network Awards|publisher=Food Network|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50591,00.html|access-date=July 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715042909/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_50591,00.html|archive-date=July 15, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In October 2021, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Flay would leave Food Network after a 27-year run, after he and the network failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.<ref>{{cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |title=Bobby Flay and Food Network to Part Ways After 27 Years |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bobby-flay-food-network-end-contract-1235083730/ |work=Variety |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' reported that Flay had sought $100 million as part of the proposal.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/food/bobby-flay-100-million-contract-negotiations-with-food-network/ |title=Bobby Flay Wanted a $100M Contract to Stay with Food Network: 'Strictly Business,' Says Source |date=October 12, 2021 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Dave |last=Quinn |access-date=October 12, 2021 }}</ref> In November 2021, it was reported that Flay had signed a new three-year deal with Food Network.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=Bobby Flay Reaches 3-Year Food Network Extension After Parties Had Nearly Split |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/bobby-flay-food-network-contract-extension-1234878735/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>


===Other television and film appearances===
==== Other cooking shows ====
In 1996, Flay hosted ''The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay'' on [[Lifetime Television]]. Twice a month, he hosts a cooking segment on [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Early Show]]''.<ref name="cbsbio">{{cite web|title=Bobby Flay|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/16/earlyshow/bios/main509343.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601163829/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/16/earlyshow/bios/main509343.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2002|publisher=CBS Worldwide Inc.|work=CBSNews.com|date=May 16, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2007}}</ref> He hosted the [[reality television]] show ''[[America's Next Great Restaurant]]'' on [[NBC]] from March to May 2011 in which in the end he picks one restaurant team with whom to open a restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morabito|first=Greg|title=Bobby Flay Set To Star In New Reality Show on NBC|url=http://eater.com/archives/2010/03/15/bobby-flay-nabs-new-reailty-show-on-nbc.php|work=Eater.com|date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> The show was canceled after the first season due to low ratings.
Flay had a cameo appearance in the [[Disney Channel]] original movie ''[[Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off]]'' as the host of the cook-off. He appeared on the television [[game show]] ''Pyramid'' with fellow Iron Chef [[Mario Batali]] as the guest celebrities in an episode originally airing on November 18, 2003. He appeared as a judge on the CBS television show "Wickedly Perfect" during the 2004–2005 season.


Flay has been featured in several episodes of Great Chefs television including:
He also appeared in the ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' episode "Design", which originally aired on September 22, 2005. He had a small role as himself in the 2006 film ''East Broadway'', in which his wife, [[Stephanie March]], had a larger role.<ref>{{cite web | title=East Broadway (2007) | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409301/ | accessdate=October 8, 2007 | publisher=The Internet Movie Database}}</ref>
* ''Great Chefs – Great Cities''
* ''Mexican Madness DVD''
* ''Great Chefs Cook American''


===Acting roles===
''[[Jeopardy!]]'' featured a special "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" category during the March 12, 2008, episode, in which each of the clues featured Flay.<ref name="Jeopardy">{{cite web | title=Watch Bobby Flay on Jeopardy! | publisher=Sony Pictures Digital Inc. | work=Jeopardy.com | accessdate=March 11, 2008 | url=http://www.jeopardy.com/bobbyflay.php |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080321204605/http://www.jeopardy.com/bobbyflay.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = March 21, 2008}}</ref> Flay also participated in the 2008 [[Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] played at [[Yankee Stadium]] after the [[2008 MLB All Star Game]]; Flay played for the National League. Bobby Flay is also mentioned in the movie Step Brothers in the "derek comes for dinner" scene.
Flay had a cameo appearance in the [[Disney Channel]] original movie ''[[Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off]]'' as the host of the cook-off. He appeared on the television [[game show]] ''Pyramid'' with fellow Iron Chef [[Mario Batali]] as the guest celebrities in an episode originally airing on November 18, 2003. He appeared as a judge on the CBS television show "Wickedly Perfect" during the 2004–05 season. He also appeared in the ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' episode "Design", which originally aired on September 22, 2005. He had a small role as himself in the 2006 film ''East Broadway'', in which his then-wife, [[Stephanie March]], had a larger role.


''[[Jeopardy!]]'' featured a special "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" category during the March 12, 2008, episode, in which each of the clues featured Flay.<ref name="Jeopardy">{{cite web|title=Watch Bobby Flay on Jeopardy!|publisher=Sony Pictures Digital Inc.|work=Jeopardy.com|access-date=March 11, 2008|url=http://www.jeopardy.com/bobbyflay.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321204605/http://www.jeopardy.com/bobbyflay.php|archive-date=March 21, 2008}}</ref> He participated in the 2008 [[Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] played at [[Yankee Stadium]] after the [[2008 MLB All Star Game]]; Flay played for the National League. Flay is mentioned in the 2008 film ''[[Step Brothers (film)|Step Brothers]]'' in the "Derek comes for dinner" scene.
In 2010, Flay was impersonated in the ''South Park'' cartoon episode [[Crème Fraiche (South Park)|Crème Fraiche]].


In 2010, Flay was impersonated in the ''[[South Park]]'' cartoon episode "[[Crème Fraiche (South Park)|Crème Fraiche]]". In 2011, Flay had recurring appearances in the final season of ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' as the boyfriend of Ari Gold's wife. In 2012, Flay appeared on ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' in a director's cut of the episode [[List of Portlandia episodes#Season 2: 2012|Brunch Village]] in which he showed director Jonathan Krisel how to make marionberry pancakes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/2012/7/23/6562387/watch-bobby-flay-make-pancakes-for-portlandia |title=Watch Bobby Flay Make Pancakes For Portlandia |date=July 23, 2012 |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |first=Raphael |last=Brion |access-date=October 11, 2021 }}</ref> Flay guest stars as himself on season two of the TV series ''[[Younger (TV series)|Younger]]'', which initially aired in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/01/06/tv-lands-must-watch-irresistible-comedy-younger-from-darren-star-renewed-for-season-three-901411/20160106tvland02/ |title=TV Land's Must-Watch Irresistible Comedy "Younger" from Darren Star Renewed for Season Three |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2016 |website=[[The Futon Critic]] |quote=Also guest starring over the course of the season is Bobby Flay }}</ref>
In 2011, Flay had recurring appearances in the final season of ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'', as boyfriend of [[List of recurring characters in Entourage#Mrs. Ari|Ari Gold's wife]].


In 2018, he appeared as [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]]' uncle in the animated film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-scooby-doo-and-the-gourmet-ghost-is-deliciously-fun-in-first-trailer |title=Scooby Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost Is Deliciously Fun in the First Trailer |website=SYFY |first=Jacob |last=Oller |date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=August 30, 2018 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509214145/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-scooby-doo-and-the-gourmet-ghost-is-deliciously-fun-in-first-trailer |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2012, Flay appeared on ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'', in a director's cut of the episode [[List of Portlandia episodes#Season 2: 2012|Brunch Village]]. He showed director Jonathan Krisel how to make the perfect marionberry pancakes.

Flay played a food and restaurant critic in the 2022 seasonal made-for-TV movie ''One Delicious Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=DeBianchi |first=Antonia |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Bobby Flay Plays a Restaurant Critic in Food Network's One Delicious Christmas |url=https://people.com/food/bobby-flay-plays-food-critic-in-food-network-movie-one-delicious-christmas-trailer-discovery/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, Flay starred in a television commercial in which he dances while promoting [[Pepsi]] in conjunction with grilling.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/bobby-flay-shows-off-his-dance-moves-in-new-pepsi-commercial-exclusive-8648595 |title=Bobby Flay Shows Off His Dance Moves in New Pepsi Commercial: 'I Love to Dance More Than Anything' |date=May 14, 2024 |magazine=People |first=Ana |last=Calderone |access-date=June 7, 2024}}</ref>


===Sirius XM Radio===
===Sirius XM Radio===
Flay hosted a weekly call-in show on [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/tvradio/37182304.html |title=Departing Channel 6 reporter Feldman made her mark covering health |accessdate=January 5, 2009 |last=Cuprisin |first=Tim |date=January 6, 2009 |work=Inside TV & Radio |publisher=[[Journal Sentinel]] }}</ref> He offered advice to men on "everything from sports to current issues", although food was the focus.<ref name=radiotaste>{{cite news |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGDwMMIbHSprajQSi6AtOPaZItXwD95IHIV82 |title=Bobby Flay taking a taste of radio |accessdate=January 5, 2009 |last=Hirsch |first=J.M. |date=January 7, 2009 |agency=Associated Press }}</ref> Flay confirmed that his wife, actress [[Stephanie March]], was an occasional guest on the show.<ref name=radiotaste />
In 2009, Flay hosted a weekly call-in show on [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/tvradio/37182304.html|title=Departing Channel 6 reporter Feldman made her mark covering health|access-date=January 5, 2009|last=Cuprisin|first=Tim|date=January 6, 2009|work=Inside TV & Radio|publisher=[[Journal Sentinel]]}}</ref> He offered advice to men on "everything from sports to current issues", although food was the focus.<ref name=radiotaste>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGDwMMIbHSprajQSi6AtOPaZItXwD95IHIV82|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130135024/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGDwMMIbHSprajQSi6AtOPaZItXwD95IHIV82|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2009|title=Bobby Flay taking a taste of radio|access-date=January 5, 2009|last=Hirsch|first=J.M.|date=January 7, 2009|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
=== Made by Nacho ===
In April 2021, Flay, with Elly Truesdell and Katja Lang, launched Made by Nacho, a premium cat food company named for his [[Maine Coon]], Nacho Flay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pet Product News Staff |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Bobby Flay's Cat Food Brand Raises $14 Million |url=https://www.petproductnews.com/news/bobby-flay-s-cat-food-brand-raises-14-million/article_17acbaf2-94c0-11ec-b4d7-f7fe1ae10d47.html |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=PetProductNews.com |language=en}}</ref> The brand sells wet cat food, dry kibble, and freeze-dried protein treats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Food Network Chef Bobby Flay Is Launching A Cat Food Line With A Close Friend |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/food-network-star-bobby-flay-launching-cat-food-line-1234730891/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Made by Nacho sells cat food from their website and in [[PetSmart]] in addition to offering a subscription service.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Ian |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Why Chef Bobby Flay is now making food for cats |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/01/why-chef-bobby-flay-is-now-making-food-for-cats.html |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> Flay has also founded the Made By Nacho Charitable Fund as part of [[The New York Community Trust]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bender |first=Kelli |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Bobby Flay and His Cat Nacho Create a Cat Food Brand with Your Feline In Mind: 'We're Thrilled' |url=https://people.com/pets/bobby-flay-and-cat-nacho-cat-food-brand-made-by-nacho/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Books==
=== Books ===
Flay has authored several cookbooks, including:
Flay has authored several cookbooks, including:
* ''Bobby Flay's Bold American Food'' ([[Warner Books]], May 31, 1994) – ISBN 978-0-446-51724-9
* ''Bobby Flay's Bold American Food'' ([[Warner Books]], May 31, 1994)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-4465-1724-9}}
* ''Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table'' ([[Crown Publishing Group|Clarkson Potter]], March 31, 1998) – ISBN 978-0-517-70729-6
* ''Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table'' ([[Crown Publishing Group|Clarkson Potter]], March 31, 1998)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-517-70729-6}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill'' ([[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]], May 19, 1999) – ISBN 978-0-7868-6490-4
* ''Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill'' ([[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]], May 19, 1999)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-7868-6490-4}}
* ''Bobby Flay Cooks American'' (Hyperion, September 30, 2001) – ISBN 978-0-7868-6714-1
* ''Bobby Flay Cooks American'' (Hyperion, September 30, 2001)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-7868-6714-1}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill'' ([[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]], May 18, 2004) – ISBN 978-0-7432-5481-6
* ''Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill'' ([[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]], May 18, 2004)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-7432-5481-6}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life'' (Scribner, May 3, 2005) – ISBN 978-0-7432-7272-8
* ''Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life'' (Scribner, May 3, 2005)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-7432-7272-8}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook'' (Clarkson Potter, October 16, 2007) – ISBN 978-0-307-35141-8
* ''Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook'' (Clarkson Potter, October 16, 2007)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3073-5141-8}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Grill It!'' (Clarkson Potter, April 18, 2008) – ISBN 978-0-307-35142-5
* ''Bobby Flay's Grill It!'' (Clarkson Potter, April 18, 2008)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3073-5142-5}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes'' (Clarkson Potter, April 11, 2009) – ISBN 978-0-307-46063-9
* ''Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes'' (Clarkson Potter, April 11, 2009)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3074-6063-9}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook: Celebrate America's Great Flavors'' (Clarkson Potter, September 20, 2011)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-307-46138-4}}
* ''Bobby Flay's Throwdown''
* ''Bobby Flay's Throwdown'' (Clarkson Potter, October 12, 2012)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3077-1916-4}}

* ''Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction'' (Clarkson Potter, April 23, 2013)&nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3074-6139-1}}
==Horse racing==
* ''Bobby Flay Fit: 200 Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle'' (Co-authors: Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson; Publisher – Clarkson Potter, December 5, 2017) &nbsp;- {{ISBN|978-0-3853-4593-4}}
Flay has a personal interest in [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]]. He is the owner of more than one [[graded stakes race]] winner, including [[More Than Real]], who won the prestigious [[2010 Breeders' Cup|2010]] [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf]].<ref>http://www.ntra.com/schedule/race/display/NTg=</ref>
* ''Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors from My Kitchen'' (Clarkson Potter, September 24, 2019) &nbsp;– {{ISBN|978-0-3853-4591-0}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Flay married [[Debra Ponzek]], also a chef, on May 11, 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/08/garden/sharing-a-life-of-chefs-hours-and-pancakes.html|last=Hall|first=Trish|title=Sharing a Life Of Chefs' Hours And Pancakes|work=The New York Times|date=May 8, 1991|access-date=July 26, 2007| quote=Bobby Flay and Debra Ponzek, two well-known chefs in the New York food world, are getting married on Saturday [May 11, 1991].}}</ref> Flay and Ponzek divorced in 1993, and Flay married his second wife, Kate Connelly, in 1995.<ref name=biography.com/> They have a daughter named Sophie.<ref name=biography.com/> Flay and Connelly separated in 1998<ref name=people1998>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125770,00.html|date=July 13, 1998|volume=49|issue=27|title=Hot Hands|first=Samantha|last=Miller|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=April 9, 2005}}</ref> and later divorced. Flay married actress [[Stephanie March]] on February 20, 2005.<ref name="flaymarch" /> According to media reports, March and Flay separated in March 2015<ref name="people2015">{{cite news|last=Bender|first=Kelli|date=April 9, 2015|title=Bobby Flay and Wife Stephanie March Split|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/article/bobby-flay-stephanie-march-separate|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> and their divorce was finalized on July 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 17, 2015|title=Bobby Flay, Stephanie March divorce reportedly finalized|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bobby-flay-stephanie-march-divorce-reportedly-finalized/|url-status=live|access-date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106092642/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/07/17/bobby-flay-stephanie-march-divorce-reportedly-finalized/|archive-date=January 6, 2016|via=Fox News}}</ref> Flay dated [[Heléne Yorke]] from February 2016 to early 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Calderone|first=Ana|date=February 13, 2017|title=Bobby Flay Celebrates 1 Year with Girlfriend-Actress Heléne Yorke|url=http://people.com/food/bobby-flay-girlfriend-helene-york-anniversary/|magazine=People|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Calderone|first=Ana|date=October 16, 2019|title=Bobby Flay Reveals He's Single on Beat Bobby Flay|url=https://people.com/food/bobby-flay-reveals-hes-very-single-on-beat-bobby-flay/|access-date=March 25, 2021|magazine=People}}</ref>
He married Debra Ponzek, another well-known New York City chef, in 1991.<ref>{{cite news | last=Hall | first=Trish | title=Sharing a Life Of Chefs' Hours And Pancakes | publisher=The New York Times | date=May 5, 1991 | accessdate=July 26, 2007}}</ref> Flay and Ponzek divorced in 1993. He later married Kate Connelly in 1995; the pair subsequently divorced. His daughter, Sophie, was born on April 16, 1996. Flay married actress [[Stephanie March]] on February 20, 2005.<ref name="flaymarch"/>

Flay is a self-proclaimed 'cat person' and has lived with cats most of his life.<ref name=":0" /> He has had three [[Maine Coon]]s: Nacho, an [[orange tabby]] Maine Coon; Stella, a brown tabby Maine Coon five years younger than Nacho;<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2017 |title=Bobby Flay: The cat's meow |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobby-flay-the-cats-meow/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Polyn |first=Glenn |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Made by Nacho: Chef Bobby Flay Calls Attention to Cat Nutrition |url=https://www.petage.com/made-by-nacho-celebrity-chef-bobby-flay-calls-attention-to-cat-nutrition/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=Pet Age |language=en}}</ref> and Canelo.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mashed.com/1422820/bobby-flays-cat-nacho-died/ |title=Bobby Flay's Cat, Nacho, Has Died |date=October 17, 2023 |website=[[Static Media|Mashed]] |first=Jennifer |last=Mashuga |access-date=December 14, 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, Flay announced that Nacho had died.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/food/news/bobby-flay-cat-nacho-dies-rcna120810 |title=Bobby Flay mourns the loss of his cat Nacho |date=October 17, 2023 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |last=Weisholtz |first=Drew |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}</ref>

Flay has a personal interest in [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]], and is the owner of multiple [[graded stakes race]] winners:
*[[More Than Real]], who won the prestigious [[2010 Breeders' Cup|2010]] [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf]];
*[[Creator (horse)|Creator]] (part owner), who won the third jewel of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]], the [[Belmont Stakes]] in [[2016 Belmont Stakes|2016]]; and
*Pizza Bianca, a homebred filly who won the [[2021 Breeders' Cup|2021]] Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 5, 2021|title=Pizza Bianca Gives Clement His First Breeders' Cup Win|work=Equibase|url=https://cms.equibase.com/node/173816|access-date=November 6, 2021}}</ref>
Flay served on the [[Breeders' Cup]] board of directors from 2014 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Paulick|first=Ray|date=July 25, 2014|title=A Better Breeders' Cup Board: Something Old, Something New|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/a-better-breeders-cup-board-something-old-something-new|access-date=August 2, 2014|website=Paulick Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.breederscup.com/article/breeders-cup-board-directors-election-results-1|title=Board of Directors Election Results|date=July 17, 2014|website=Breeders' Cup|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Board of Directors Election Results|url=https://www.breederscup.com/article/breeders-cup-board-directors-election-results-4|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=February 19, 2022|website=Breeders' Cup}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards and accolades==
* ''[[New York Magazine]]'' Gael Greene's Restaurant of the Year – Mesa Grill (1992)<ref name="foodbio"/>
* ''[[New York Magazine]]'' Gael Greene's Restaurant of the Year – Mesa Grill (1992)<ref name="foodbio"/>
* [[James Beard Foundation]]'s Rising Star Chef of the Year (1993)<ref name="cbsbio"/><ref>{{cite web | title=1993 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards | url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=1993&category=3#214 | publisher=The James Beard Foundation | accessdate=October 8, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071013031705/http://jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=1993&category=3#214 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = October 13, 2007}}</ref>
* [[French Culinary Institute]] Outstanding Graduate Award (1993)<ref name="cbsbio"/>
* [[French Culinary Institute]] Outstanding Graduate Award (1993)<ref name="cbsbio"/>
* [[International Association of Culinary Professionals]] Award for Design – ''Bobby Flay's Bold American Food'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web | title=Cookbook Awards Past Winners | url=http://www.iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=100#1995 | publisher=International Association of Culinary Professionals | accessdate=October 8, 2007}}</ref>
* [[International Association of Culinary Professionals]] Award for Design – ''Bobby Flay's Bold American Food'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cookbook Awards Past Winners|url=http://www.iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=100#1995|publisher=International Association of Culinary Professionals|access-date=October 8, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225150047/http://www.iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=100#1995|archive-date=December 25, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner:
* [[Emmy Award]] nominee for Outstanding Service Show – ''Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web | title=Daytime Emmy Awards: 2000 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=January 16, 2008 | url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Daytime_Emmy_Awards/2000}}</ref>
* Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Service Show Host – ''Boy Meets Grill'' (2004)<ref>{{cite press release | title=31st Annual Daytime Emmys&nbsp;– Mayors Reception Press Release | publisher=The National Television Academy | date=May 20, 2004 | accessdate=October 8, 2007 | url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime_31st_mayorsrec.htm}}</ref>
**Outstanding Service Show Host – ''Boy Meets Grill'' (2005)<ref>{{cite press release|title=32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners Release |publisher=The National Television Academy |date=May 20, 2005 |access-date=October 8, 2007 |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/32nd_daytimewinners_a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317025301/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/32nd_daytimewinners_a.html |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref>
* Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Service Show Host – ''Boy Meets Grill'' (2005)<ref>{{cite press release | title=32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners Release | publisher=The National Television Academy | date=May 20, 2005 | accessdate=October 8, 2007 | url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/32nd_daytimewinners_a.html}}</ref>
**Best Culinary Program – ''Grill It! With Bobby Flay'' (2009)<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_36th_winners_creative.pdf|publisher=The National Academy of Television Arts & Science|title=Winners for the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Award|date=August 29, 2009|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083143/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_36th_winners_creative.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Outstanding Culinary Host – ''[[Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards|publisher=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_41st_winners_stream.pdf|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806010319/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_41st_winners_stream.pdf|archive-date=August 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Emmy award winner for Best Culinary Program – ''Grill It! With Bobby Flay'' (2009)
**Outstanding Culinary Host – ''Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction'' (2015)<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards|publisher=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|url=http://emmyonline.com/download/42nd_Creative_Arts_winners_9_20_FINAL(2).pdf|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
* James Beard Foundation's National Television Food Show Award – ''Bobby Flay Chef Mentor'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web | title=2005 James Beard Foundation/Viking Range Broadcast Media Awards | url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2005&category=5#407 | publisher=The James Beard Foundation | accessdate=February 28, 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071112093711/http://jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2005&category=5#407 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = November 12, 2007}}</ref>
* Three-time [[James Beard Foundation]] Award winner:
* James Beard Foundation's Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America (2007)<ref>{{cite web | title=2007 Who's Who Nominees & Winners | url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2007&category=8#445 | publisher=The James Beard Foundation | accessdate=October 8, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070827203759/http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2007&category=8#445 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = August 27, 2007}}</ref>
** Rising Star Chef of the Year (1993)<ref name="cbsbio"/><ref>{{cite web|title=1993 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=1993&category=3#214|publisher=The James Beard Foundation|access-date=October 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013031705/http://jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=1993&category=3#214|archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref>
**National Television Food Show Award – ''Bobby Flay Chef Mentor'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 James Beard Foundation/Viking Range Broadcast Media Awards|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2005&category=5#407|publisher=The James Beard Foundation|access-date=February 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112093711/http://jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2005&category=5#407|archive-date=November 12, 2007}}</ref>
** Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America (2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Who's Who Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2007&category=8#445|publisher=The James Beard Foundation|access-date=October 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827203759/http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/awards.php?year=2007&category=8#445|archive-date=August 27, 2007}}</ref>
* Culinary Hall of Fame Induction (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culinaryhalloffame.com/culinary-media/press-releases/2907|title=Bobby Flay Inducted|work=culinaryhalloffame.com|date=February 7, 2013|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>
* Star on [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/06/03/Bobby-Flay-receives-Walk-of-Fame-star-amid-cheating-rumors/9731433348595|newspaper=UPI|title=Bobby Flay receives Walk of Fame|first=Annie|last=Martin|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.bobbyflay.com/}}
* [http://bobbyflay.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.mesagrill.com/ Mesa Grill]
* [http://www.baramericain.com/ Bar Americain]
* [http://www.bobbyflaysteak.com/ Bobby Flay Steak]
* [http://www.bobbysburgerpalace.com/ Bobby's Burger Palace]
* {{IMDb name|0991680}}
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* [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/bobby_flay/0,1974,FOOD_9787,00.html Bobby Flay's Food Network Profile]
* [https://twitter.com/BFLAY Bobby Flay's Twitter Profile]
* [http://twitter.com/BFLAY Bobby Flay's Twitter Profile]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/contributors/bobbyflay/main500191.shtml Bobby Flay's Contributor Page&nbsp; – The Early Show on CBS]
* [http://www.greatchefs.com/bobby-flay Great Chefs Television]
* [http://www.chefdb.com/nm/3407/ Bobby Flay] at the Chef and Restaurant Database
* [http://www.chefdb.com/nm/3407/ Bobby Flay] at the Chef and Restaurant Database


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Latest revision as of 22:47, 7 January 2025

Bobby Flay
Flay in 2007
Born
Robert William Flay

(1964-12-10) December 10, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, U.S.
EducationFrench Culinary Institute
Spouses
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(m. 1991; div. 1993)​
Kate Connelly
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(m. 1995; div. 1998)​
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(m. 2005; div. 2015)​
Children1
Culinary career
Cooking styleSouthwest
Current restaurant(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Bar Americain (New York City)
    • Bar Americain at Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, Connecticut)
    • Bolo Bar & Restaurant (New York City; November 1993 – December 31, 2007)
    • Mesa Grill (New York City; 1991–2013)
    • Mesa Grill (Las Vegas; remodeled into Amalfi)[1]
    • Bobby's Burger Palace (Towson, Maryland; Burlington, Massachusetts; 2013–2016)[2]
    • Gato (New York City; 2014–2021)[3][4]
    • Bobby Flay Steak (Atlantic City; 2006–2021)[4]
    • Shark (Las Vegas)[1]
Television show(s)
Websitewww.bobbyflay.com

Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964)[5][6] is an American celebrity chef, food writer, restaurateur, and television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace,[7] Bobby's Burgers,[8] and Amalfi.[9] He has worked with Food Network since 1995, which won him four Daytime Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[10]

Early life

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Flay was born on December 10, 1964, in New York City,[5] to Bill and Dorothy Barbara (McGuirk) Flay.[11][12] He was raised in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.[13] He is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools.[14]

At age 8, Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. His father thought that a G.I. Joe would be more appropriate. Despite his father's objections, he received them both.[15][16]

Career

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Flay dropped out of high school at age 17.[17] He said that his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a pizza parlor and Baskin-Robbins.[18] He then took a position making salads at Joe Allen Restaurant in Manhattan's Theater District, where his father was a partner.[6][19] The proprietor, Joe Allen, was impressed by Flay's natural ability and agreed to pay his partner's son's tuition at the French Culinary Institute.[20]

Flay received a degree in culinary arts and was a member of the first graduating class of the French Culinary Institute in 1984. After culinary school, he started working as a sous-chef, quickly learning the culinary arts. At the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue, Flay was handed the executive chef position a week after the executive chef 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 southwestern and Cajun cuisine, which came to define his culinary career.[6]

After working for a short time on the floor at the American Stock Exchange, Flay returned to the kitchen as the executive chef of Miracle Grill in the East Village, where he worked from 1988 to 1990.[10] He caught the attention of Jerome Kretchmer, who was looking for a southwestern-style chef. Impressed by Flay's food, Kretchmer offered him the position of executive chef of Mesa Grill, which opened on January 15, 1991. Shortly after, he became a partner. In November 1993, Flay partnered with Laurence Kretchmer to open Bolo Bar & Restaurant[20][21] in the Flatiron District, just a few blocks away from Mesa Grill.

Entrance sign to Mesa Grill in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Mesa Grill at Las Vegas

Flay opened a second Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 2004, and in 2005 he opened Bar Americain, an American Brasserie, in Midtown Manhattan.[22] He continued to expand his restaurants by opening Bobby Flay Steak in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was followed by a third Mesa Grill in the Bahamas, located in The Cove at Atlantis Paradise Island, which opened on March 28, 2007.[10] The Las Vegas Mesa Grill earned Flay his only Michelin Star in 2008, which was taken away in the 2009 edition. Michelin did not publish a 2010 or 2011 Las Vegas edition, so the star could not be re-earned.

Bolo Bar & Restaurant closed its doors on December 31, 2007, to make way for a condominium.[23]

Aside from his restaurants and television shows, Flay has been a master instructor and visiting chef at the French Culinary Institute.[24][25] Although he is not currently teaching classes, he occasionally visits when his schedule permits.[26]

Flay established the Bobby Flay Scholarship in 2003. This full scholarship to the French Culinary Institute is awarded annually to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program. Flay personally helps select the awardee each year.[6][27]

Flay opened Bobby's Burger Palace (BBP) in Lake Grove, Long Island, on July 15, 2008. The restaurant is located at the Smith Haven Mall.[28] A second location opened on December 5, 2008, at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, New Jersey,[29] and a third location opened March 31, 2009, in The Outlets at Bergen Town Center in Paramus, New Jersey.[30] His fourth shop opened at the Mohegan Sun Casino in southeast Connecticut on July 1, 2009,[31] which is also the location of his second Bar Americain, which opened on November 18, 2009.[32] His fifth location of the burger chain opened in Philadelphia's University City on April 6, 2010. The sixth location of Bobby's Burger Palace opened in Washington, D.C., at 2121 K Street in Northwest on August 16, 2011.[33] On December 5, 2011, Flay opened the ninth location of Bobby's Burger Palace in Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York.[34] Flay opened the tenth and largest Bobby's Burger Palace site at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Maryland, on June 7, 2012.[35] Bobby's Burger Palace's 11th location opened in College Park, Maryland.[36] At its peak, BBP had nineteen locations in eleven states and the District of Columbia.

The original Mesa Grill in New York closed in September 2013 following a proposed rent increase by the landlord.[37]

In May 2021, Mesa Grill in Caesars Palace was converted to an Italian restaurant called Amalfi by Bobby Flay. He also updated the menu and changed the name of his Las Vegas Bobby's Burger Palace to Bobby's Burgers. He now has four locations of Bobby's Burgers in Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Paris Hotel Las Vegas, Harrah's Las Vegas, and Yankee Stadium in New York City.[38]

As of September 2019, Flay has an estimated net worth of $30 million.[39]

Other ventures

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Food Network and television

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Bobby Flay speaking with President Obama in 2009

Flay has hosted seventeen cooking shows and specials on both Food Network and Cooking Channel:

Flay served as a judge on Wickedly Perfect, The Next Food Network Star, and The Next Iron Chef.[45] He has cooked on Emeril Live and Paula's Party.[46]

On Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Flay challenges cooks known for a specific dish or type of cooking to a cook-off of their signature dish. Flay was an Iron Chef on the show Iron Chef America. In 2000, when the original Iron Chef show traveled to New York for a special battle, he challenged Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to battle rock crab. After the hour battle ended, Flay stood on top of his cutting board and raised his arms in what one journalist wrote was "premature victory". As Morimoto felt that real chefs consider cutting boards and knives sacred, and being offended by Flay's flamboyant gesture, he criticized his professionalism, saying that Flay was "not a chef". Flay went on to lose the battle.[47] Flay challenged Morimoto to a rematch in Morimoto's native Japan. This time, Flay won.[47]

On a special episode of Iron Chef America originally airing on November 12, 2006, Flay and Giada De Laurentiis faced off against, and were defeated by, Batali and Rachael Ray. This was the highest rated show ever broadcast on Food Network.[48] Flay and Michael Symon defeated the team of Iron Chefs Cat Cora and Masaharu Morimoto in a special episode titled "Thanksgiving Showdown", which originally aired on November 16, 2008.[49] In an episode recorded in July 2010 and broadcast in March 2011, Montreal cooking show host Chuck Hughes beat Flay to become the youngest Canadian champ.[50]

Beat Bobby Flay pits select chefs against Flay to see if they can create dishes that are better than his.

His specials include:

  • Bobby's Vegas Gamble – Covers the opening of Mesa Grill Las Vegas.[51]
  • Restaurant Revamp – Flay tries to help a family restaurant.[52]
  • Chefography: Bobby Flay – Biography of Flay's life and career.[53]
  • Tasting Ireland – Flay takes a food tour of Ireland, his ancestral homeland.[54]
  • Food Network Awards – The Food Network recognizes people and places that have impacted the food world.[55]
  • All-Star Grill Fest: South Beach – Flay joins Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis, Alton Brown, and Tyler Florence for a barbecue.[56]

In October 2021, Variety reported that Flay would leave Food Network after a 27-year run, after he and the network failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.[57] People reported that Flay had sought $100 million as part of the proposal.[58] In November 2021, it was reported that Flay had signed a new three-year deal with Food Network.[59]

Other cooking shows

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In 1996, Flay hosted The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay on Lifetime Television. Twice a month, he hosts a cooking segment on CBS's The Early Show.[21] He hosted the reality television show America's Next Great Restaurant on NBC from March to May 2011 in which in the end he picks one restaurant team with whom to open a restaurant.[60] The show was canceled after the first season due to low ratings.

Flay has been featured in several episodes of Great Chefs television including:

  • Great Chefs – Great Cities
  • Mexican Madness DVD
  • Great Chefs Cook American

Acting roles

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Flay had a cameo appearance in the Disney Channel original movie Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off as the host of the cook-off. He appeared on the television game show Pyramid with fellow Iron Chef Mario Batali as the guest celebrities in an episode originally airing on November 18, 2003. He appeared as a judge on the CBS television show "Wickedly Perfect" during the 2004–05 season. He also appeared in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Design", which originally aired on September 22, 2005. He had a small role as himself in the 2006 film East Broadway, in which his then-wife, Stephanie March, had a larger role.

Jeopardy! featured a special "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" category during the March 12, 2008, episode, in which each of the clues featured Flay.[61] He participated in the 2008 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game played at Yankee Stadium after the 2008 MLB All Star Game; Flay played for the National League. Flay is mentioned in the 2008 film Step Brothers in the "Derek comes for dinner" scene.

In 2010, Flay was impersonated in the South Park cartoon episode "Crème Fraiche". In 2011, Flay had recurring appearances in the final season of Entourage as the boyfriend of Ari Gold's wife. In 2012, Flay appeared on Portlandia in a director's cut of the episode Brunch Village in which he showed director Jonathan Krisel how to make marionberry pancakes.[62] Flay guest stars as himself on season two of the TV series Younger, which initially aired in 2016.[63]

In 2018, he appeared as Fred Jones' uncle in the animated film Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost.[64]

Flay played a food and restaurant critic in the 2022 seasonal made-for-TV movie One Delicious Christmas.[65]

In 2024, Flay starred in a television commercial in which he dances while promoting Pepsi in conjunction with grilling.[66]

Sirius XM Radio

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In 2009, Flay hosted a weekly call-in show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.[67] He offered advice to men on "everything from sports to current issues", although food was the focus.[68]

Made by Nacho

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In April 2021, Flay, with Elly Truesdell and Katja Lang, launched Made by Nacho, a premium cat food company named for his Maine Coon, Nacho Flay.[69] The brand sells wet cat food, dry kibble, and freeze-dried protein treats.[70] Made by Nacho sells cat food from their website and in PetSmart in addition to offering a subscription service.[71] Flay has also founded the Made By Nacho Charitable Fund as part of The New York Community Trust.[72]

Books

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Flay has authored several cookbooks, including:

  • Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (Warner Books, May 31, 1994) – ISBN 978-0-4465-1724-9
  • Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table (Clarkson Potter, March 31, 1998) – ISBN 978-0-517-70729-6
  • Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill (Hyperion, May 19, 1999) – ISBN 978-0-7868-6490-4
  • Bobby Flay Cooks American (Hyperion, September 30, 2001) – ISBN 978-0-7868-6714-1
  • Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill (Scribner, May 18, 2004) – ISBN 978-0-7432-5481-6
  • Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life (Scribner, May 3, 2005) – ISBN 978-0-7432-7272-8
  • Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, October 16, 2007) – ISBN 978-0-3073-5141-8
  • Bobby Flay's Grill It! (Clarkson Potter, April 18, 2008) – ISBN 978-0-3073-5142-5
  • Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes (Clarkson Potter, April 11, 2009) – ISBN 978-0-3074-6063-9
  • Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook: Celebrate America's Great Flavors (Clarkson Potter, September 20, 2011) – ISBN 978-0-307-46138-4
  • Bobby Flay's Throwdown (Clarkson Potter, October 12, 2012) – ISBN 978-0-3077-1916-4
  • Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (Clarkson Potter, April 23, 2013) – ISBN 978-0-3074-6139-1
  • Bobby Flay Fit: 200 Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle (Co-authors: Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson; Publisher – Clarkson Potter, December 5, 2017)  - ISBN 978-0-3853-4593-4
  • Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors from My Kitchen (Clarkson Potter, September 24, 2019)  – ISBN 978-0-3853-4591-0

Personal life

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Flay married Debra Ponzek, also a chef, on May 11, 1991.[73] Flay and Ponzek divorced in 1993, and Flay married his second wife, Kate Connelly, in 1995.[5] They have a daughter named Sophie.[5] Flay and Connelly separated in 1998[74] and later divorced. Flay married actress Stephanie March on February 20, 2005.[19] According to media reports, March and Flay separated in March 2015[75] and their divorce was finalized on July 17, 2015.[76] Flay dated Heléne Yorke from February 2016 to early 2019.[77][78]

Flay is a self-proclaimed 'cat person' and has lived with cats most of his life.[71] He has had three Maine Coons: Nacho, an orange tabby Maine Coon; Stella, a brown tabby Maine Coon five years younger than Nacho;[79][80] and Canelo.[81] In October 2023, Flay announced that Nacho had died.[82]

Flay has a personal interest in thoroughbred horse racing, and is the owner of multiple graded stakes race winners:

Flay served on the Breeders' Cup board of directors from 2014 to 2018.[84][85][86]

Awards and accolades

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bobby Flay Restaurants Las Vegas". Vegas Food & Fun. August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Halic, Dana (January 4, 2017). "Bobby Flay's Burlington Burger Restaurant Closes". boston.eater.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Wells, Pete (June 10, 2014). "A Glimpse (and a Taste) of Celebrity". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Daniels, Karu F. (April 19, 2021). "Bobby Flay's steakhouse to shutter at Atlantic City's Borgata casino on June 30". Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Bobby Flay Biography: Chef (1964–)". Biography.com (FYI/A&E Networks). Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Bobby Flay profile". Chefography. Episode CHSP08. April 11, 2008. Food Network. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  7. ^ "Locations". Bobby's Burger Palace. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Locations". Bobby's Burgers. January 11, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Amalfi By Bobby Flay". Amalfi. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Great Chef Bobby Flay". GreatChefs.com. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Miller, Samantha; Lisa Kay Greissinger (July 13, 1998). "Hot Hands". People. Time, Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
  12. ^ "Dorothy B. Flay". Asbury Park Press. April 25, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
  13. ^ Profile, biography.com; accessed June 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Matt Lee; Ted Lee (February 26, 2003). "THE CHEF: BOBBY FLAY; Salmon Hot From the Oven, and No Slaving at the Sink". The New York Times. Both his mother's and father's families, he explained, were Irish-American going back several generations.
  15. ^ Colón, Suzan. "Bobby Flay's Party Plan". Hearst Publications. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  16. ^ Puente, Maria (May 28, 2003). "Easy-Bake Oven Gets Its Own Cookbook". The Spokesman-Review. p. D10. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  17. ^ "Flay Does it His Way – Interview with Chef Bobby Flay". Wannabe TV Chef. January 22, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  18. ^ Freeman, Danyelle (October 10, 2008). "Bobby Flay will be grillin' & chillin' at Chelsea food fest". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
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  22. ^ "Bobby Flay Opens BAR AMERICAIN, an American Brasserie, Today at Mohegan Sun". MoheganSun.com. Mohegan Sun Newsroom. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  23. ^ Fabricant, Florence (December 26, 2006). "Off the Menu". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
  24. ^ "The French Culinary Institute Culinary Arts Programs: News & Press". The French Culinary Institute, Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  25. ^ "Flay's Role besides being a Chef". PioneerChef.com. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  26. ^ Flay, Bobby. "Ask Bobby". BobbyFlay.com. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  27. ^ "Bobby Flay". Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  28. ^ Marcus, Erica (July 15, 2008). "Bobby Flay opens Burger Palace". NewsDay.com. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  29. ^ Flay, Bobby (December 5, 2008). "Bobby Flay News". BobbyFlay.com. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
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