324 Facts About Chefs

1. Anthony Bourdain was born June 25, 1956, in New York City.

2. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

3. At that time, Masaharu Morimoto had lost two straight battles and no Iron Chef had ever lost three in a row.

4. Mr Jamie Oliver has previously been a thorn in the company's side.

5. In 2014, Food Network flatly denied Iron Chef America was being canceled, but there weren't any new episodes airing either.

6. Richard Blais founded Trail Blais, a creative culinary company that has consulted on, designed and operates some of Atlanta's most popular eateries.

7. Geoffrey Zakarian competed as well as a challenger on Iron Chef America in May 2010 where he faced Masaharu Morimoto and lost with a score of 57 to 43.

8. Anthony Bourdain was the older of two sons born to Pierre and Gladys Bourdain.

9. Gordon Ramsay will open an "authentic Asian" restaurant in London this summer.

10. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

11. In September 2011 Vatika closed and Atul Kochhar is currently looking at locations to reopen Vatika in London.

12. Anthony Bourdain helped with developing the character of Janette Desautel, a New Orleans chef trying to resume her career after her restaurant was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

13. Geoffrey Zakarian was born to immigrant parents, an Armenian father, and a Polish mother.

14. Geoffrey Zakarian is not the only child of his beautiful parents.

15. Aaron Sanchez is the author of two cookbooks, including Simple Food, Big Flavor.

16. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

17. In January 2013, Gordon Ramsay was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.

18. Carla Hall was part of the cast of Top Chef: All-Stars, the eighth season of the show, which consisted of participants from past seasons.

19. Geoffrey Zakarian completed his graduation from the Culinary Institute of American located in Hyde Park, New York city and contracted under the administration of the chef named as Daniel Boulud.

20. Anthony Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of a number of professional kitchens in his long career, which included many years spent as executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan.

21. Bobby Flay had a small role as himself in the 2006 film East Broadway, in which his wife, Stephanie March, had a larger role.

22. Geoffrey Zakarian was born on July 25, 1959 and is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality and author.

23. Anthony Bourdain began dating actress and director Asia Argento in early 2017.

24. Jamie Oliver began a formal campaign to ban unhealthy food in British schools and to get children eating nutritious food instead.

25. Anthony Bourdain was one of the main judges on Top Chef All-Stars.

26. Bobby Flay had a cameo appearance in the Disney Channel original movie Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off as the host of the cook-off.

27. On 27 December 2007, Gordon Ramsay appeared in the Extras Christmas special.

28. Richard Blais has appeared many times on the Rachael Ray show, plus he appeared several times as a sous chef on Iron Chef America.

29. Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his room in Le Chambard luxury hotel in Kaysersberg today.

30. Aaron Sanchez was married to singer Ife Mora from 2009 until 2012.

31. Gordon Ramsay contributes a food-and-drink column to The Times' Saturday magazine.

32. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

33. Jamie Oliver heads a global food empire worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

34. In 2000, Duff Goldman opened his own business called Charm City Cakes.

35. Aaron Sanchez is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sanchez with a location in New Orleans.

36. Bobby Flay serves on the Breeders' Cup board of directors.

37. Jamie Oliver conceived and established the Fifteen charity restaurant, where he trained disadvantaged young people to work in the hospitality industry.

38. Carla Hall came into attention after she made a big break as a contestant on the fifth season of "Top Chef" in 2008, where she became a runner-up in the Competition of the fifth season of the reality show.

39. Anthony Bourdain stopped cigarette smoking in mid-2007 for the sake of his daughter.

40. Geoffrey Zakarian hosts Sirius XM Radio's Food Talk, which premiered at the 2013 South Beach Wine and Food Festival and is broadcasted annually from the various food festivals in America.

41. Jamie Oliver left school at the age of sixteen with two GCSE qualifications in Art and Geology and went on to attend Westminster Technical College now Westminster Kingsway College.

42. Bobby Flay 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.

43. Richard Blais is an American top chef, television personality, restaurateur and author.

44. In June 2003, Jamie Oliver was awarded an MBE for his services to the hospitality industry.

45. On June 8, 2018, Anthony Bourdain took his own life in a hotel room in the French town of Kaysersberg.

46. In 1988, Carla Hall shifted focus and spent several years working as a model on the runways of Paris, Milan and London.

47. In 2011, Bobby Flay had recurring appearances in the final season of Entourage as the boyfriend of Ari Gold's wife.

48. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

49. Jamie Oliver moved to The River Cafe, Fulham, as a sous-chef.

50. Duff Goldman failed a cooking competition held on Iron Chef America season 8, episode 7 against Michael Symon.

51. In 2017, Anthony Bourdain began dating the Italian actress Asia Argento, whom he met when she appeared on the Rome episode of Parts Unknown.

52. Richard Blais has since run four other New York City marathons.

53. Geoffrey Zakarian earned a degree in economics from Worcester State University, and then went to France, where he decided to be a chef.

54. Duff Goldman officially entered the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cupcake on March 30, 2008.

55. Jamie Oliver says he might not get a say in having another baby.

56. Jamie Oliver revealed on The Marilyn Denis Show that he invented a healthy mac and cheese recipe.

57. In October 2012, Gordon Ramsay opened The Fat Cow in Los Angeles, US at The Grove, a shopping area that is popular with tourists.

58. Geoffrey Zakarian is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Atlantic City and Miami.

59. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

60. Aaron Sanchez is part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Mestizo in Kansas City, Kansas.

61. In that show, Gordon Ramsay would spend a week with a restaurant while attempting to fix its shortcomings.

62. Gordon Ramsay appeared on series three of Faking It in 2001 helping the prospective chef, a burger flipper named Ed Devlin, learn the trade.

63. Gordon Ramsay will open an "authentic Asian" restaurant in London this summer.

64. Jamie Oliver is the second British celebrity chef to appear as a challenger on Iron Chef America, taking on Iron Chef Mario Batali in 2008 in a losing battle with cobia as the theme ingredient.

65. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

66. Gordon Ramsay and Aaron Sanchez will put the young contestants through three unique battles to win a $25,000 cheque for charity.

67. In 1994, Aaron Sanchez graduated from The Dwight School, and began to work full-time for Prudhomme in New Orleans.

68. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

69. Geoffrey Zakarian was born on 25th July 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

70. Gordon Ramsay was born when the sun, Venus and Neptune were in.

71. Richard Blais is a regular on the Food Network, with recurring appearances on Guy's Grocery Games as a judge, and has hosted Food Network's Hungry Games, and Halloween Baking Championship.

72. Carla Hall is an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times, where this first appeared.

73. On 29 October 2015, Jamie Oliver was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 2 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs.

74. In February 2017 Jamie Oliver criticised the Red Tractor scheme, saying that he would not feed food so marked to his children.

75. Geoffrey Zakarian married Margaret Anne Williams, a marketing executive, in 2005.

76. Aaron Sanchez is an American award-winning celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist.

77. Jamie Oliver performed a new song written by Leigh Haggerwood called Fish Stew which Oliver cooked to and drummed along to at the end of the show.

78. Bobby Flay married Debra Ponzek, another New York chef, in 1991.

79. Duff Goldman is an innovative Ace of Cakes baker on the Food Network and owner of Charm City Cakes.

80. In 2005, Jamie Oliver initiated a campaign originally called Feed Me Better to move British schoolchildren towards eating healthy foods and cutting out junk food.

81. Anthony Bourdain announced plans to publish a book by Marilyn Hagerty.

82. Anthony Bourdain has appeared as a guest judge on various seasons of the popular cooking competition series Top Chef.

83. In 2015, Aaron Sanchez was ranked by MLB as the number 3 prospect in the Blue Jays' organization, and the 44th best prospect in baseball.

84. Duff Goldman got his professional training there and then joined a French Laundry and worked under many popular chefs.

85. In 2005 Jamie Oliver was widely criticised by animal rights groups for slaughtering a fully conscious lamb on his TV show, with PETA stating that it showed to the public problems with the methods used within slaughterhouses.

86. Gordon Ramsay is venturing into the world of Asian cuisine.

87. Gordon Ramsay married Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson, a Montessori-trained schoolteacher, in 1996.

88. In 2012, Bobby Flay appeared on Portlandia, in a director's cut of the episode Brunch Village.

89. Carla Hall remains in charge of the company, which she renamed Alchemy by Carla Hall.

90. Carla Hall holds an American citizen and belongs to African-American ethnicity.

91. Bobby Flay challenged Morimoto to a rematch in Morimoto's native Japan.

92. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

93. Bobby Flay dropped out of high school to pursue a restaurant career.

94. In July 2010, Jamie Oliver regained the top spot and was named as the most powerful and influential person in the UK hospitality industry .

95. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

96. Duff Goldman played ice hockey for McLean High School in 1992 and graduated from Sandwich High School in 1993.

97. On July 12th 2015 Cat Cora was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs® Hall of Fame by The American Culinary Federation, becoming the first female chef ever to receive this recognition.

98. Geoffrey Zakarian shows how to DIY vacuum seal meat to prevent freezer burn, as seen on Food Network's The Kitchen.

99. Anthony Bourdain made his television debut on the Food Network with A Cook's Tour.

100. Richard Blais was adopted by his stepfather in the second grade.

101. In 2011, Cat Cora launched her first line of cookware with Starfrit, Canada's leading purveyor of kitchen preparation products.

102. In February 2017, Gordon Ramsay made a guest appearance on New Girl episode "Operation: Bobcat".

103. Mr Jamie Oliver was heavily critical of the company's Olympics sponsorship and launched a campaign to ensure the event's sponsors met nutritional and ethical standards.

104. Jamie Oliver is a patron of environmental charity Trees for Cities.

105. Anthony Bourdain appeared in an episode of TLC's reality show Miami Ink, aired on August 28, 2006, in which artist Chris Garver tattooed a skull on his right shoulder.

106. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

107. Carla Hall studied at  Howard University's Business School with a degree in accounting in 1986.

108. Bobby Flay was at Saratoga covering the Whitney Stakes where he developed a passion for the sport.

109. Carla Hall has become an author and a media personality as well, having starred as a contestant on two different seasons of Top Chef and serving as co-host on the hit ABC daytime show The Chew.

110. Gordon Ramsay introduces the chefs to a worldwide celebrity—Mr Potato Head—and challenges them to create dishes using potato as the key ingredient.

111. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

112. In 2008 Atul Kochhar opened his first restaurant in Ireland, called Ananda—meaning eternal joy—in the Dundrum Town Centre on the outskirts of Dublin.

113. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

114. In 2008, Gordon Ramsay was in Iceland's Westman Islands filming a puffin hunting segment when he lost his footing and fell during a descent off an 85 feet cliff, landing in the icy water below.

115. Aaron Sanchez met his future business partner, Alex Garcia while working there.

116. Anthony Bourdain showed solidarity with the Palestinian people for years.

117. Gordon Ramsay has opened restaurants outside the UK, beginning with Verre in Dubai.

118. Carla Hall filled several years of her career in the modeling sector starting from 1988.

119. Geoffrey Zakarian is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality and author.

120. Anthony Bourdain explores places he used to buy heroin in final episode of Parts Unknown.

121. Aaron Sanchez opened the taqueria Johnny Sanchez in Baltimore with fellow chef John Besh in August 2014.

122. Anthony Bourdain back in the kitchen during a 2005 visit to Sydney.

123. Anthony Bourdain was a consultant and writer for the television series Treme.

124. Gordon Ramsay is known for his blunt criticism and no-holds-barred attitude.

125. Bobby Flay holds another title that has nothing to do with his abundance successful restaurants.

126. Duff Goldman has deserved his name as a pastry chef, entrepreneur, and television personality.

127. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

128. Gordon Ramsay acts as a consultant to numerous catering organisations, and was recruited by Singapore Airlines as one of its "International Culinary Panel" consultants.

129. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

130. Jamie Oliver learns the secrets of Italian Nonnas in Channel 10's new series.

131. In 2016 Jason Atherton was a guest judge for an episode in series 8 of Masterchef Australia with 3 contestants having to re-create one of Jason's award-winning dishes in an elimination challenge.

132. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

133. Carla Hall earns an attractive sum of salary from her different profession.

134. Gordon Ramsay has a public profile and international visibility that is unrivaled in the industry.

135. Aaron Sanchez began cooking at an early age, helping his mother prepare traditional Mexican foods for her catering business.

136. In September 2018 Jamie Oliver created a series of recipes and tips for Tesco and participated in the promotion of the company's food products.

137. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

138. Duff Goldman was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a Jewish family.

139. Jamie Oliver heads to Italy to learn cooking secrets from nonnas.

140. Duff Goldman is recognized as a popular Food Network personality.

141. Richard Blais gets to the bottom of why comfort foods are actually so comforting, and why Mom's cooking always tastes the best.

142. Aaron Sanchez had surgery on his left shoulder, so his throwing should be fine.

143. In 1994, Amanda Freitag began working with Chef Diane Forley at Verbena, where she rose quickly through the ranks to become the restaurant's chef de cuisine.

144. In June 2003, Jamie Oliver became a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

145. On October 20, 2008 Anthony Bourdain hosted a special, At the Table with Anthony Bourdain, on the Travel Channel.

146. Anthony Bourdain was a member of the writing staff for the HBO series Treme.

147. Jamie Oliver moved to The River Cafe, Fulham, as a sous chef.

148. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

149. From June 2000, Jamie Oliver became the public face of the Sainsbury's supermarket chain in the UK, appearing on television and radio advertisements and in-store promotional material.

150. Richard Blais appeared as a contestant on the fourth season of Bravo's Top Chef.

151. Bobby Flay is the owner of more than one graded stakes race winner, including More Than Real, who won the prestigious 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and part owner of Creator, who won the third jewel of the triple crown the Belmont stakes.

152. Anthony Bourdain said he considered vegetarianism, except in the case of religious strictures as in India, a "First World luxury".

153. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

154. Anthony Bourdain had made positive posts about Argento on Instagram recently, though.

155. In July 2006, Gordon Ramsay won the Catey award for "Independent Restaurateur of the Year", becoming only the third person to have won three Catey awards.

156. In 2007, Anthony Bourdain married his second wife, Italian mixed martial artist Ottavia Busia.

157. In 2011, Michael Chiarello appeared in the Visit California promotional film aimed at boosting tourism from the UK.

158. Anthony Bourdain wrote weekly blog commentaries for many of the Season 3 episodes, filling in as a guest blogger while Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio was busy opening a new restaurant.

159. In 2010, Gordon Ramsay served as a producer and judge on the US version of MasterChef.

160. Gordon Ramsay is a Scottish TV chef known for his fiery nature in the kitchen.

161. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

162. Bobby Flay opened his first restaurant, Mesa Grill, in 1991, winning immediate acclaim.

163. Richard Blais is an American chef, reality show contestant, restaurateur and James Beard-nominated author.

164. Gordon Ramsay is an avid football fan and supports Chelsea and Rangers.

165. Bobby Flay showed director Jonathan Krisel how to make the perfect marionberry pancakes.

166. In 2012, it was reported that Gordon Ramsay was to be the producer of a drama called The Inferno, set in a New York restaurant.

167. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

168. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

169. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

170. At the age of 50, Paul Bocuse has gone to the barricades in two culinary conflicts—and prevailed in each.

171. In 2008, Carla Hall was chosen to be one of the contenders for Top Chef's fifth season.

172. Gordon Ramsay made an appearance on the 11 December 2017 broadcast of Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, a South Korean reality television show on JTBC.

173. Duff Goldman is a pastry chef whose net worth is $5 million.

174. Jamie Oliver is back with—no prizes for guessing—another cooking show! The celebrity chef is taking on the delicious and varied cuisines of Italy with the help of the nation's greatest cooks: Italian Nonnas.

175. In 2005, Anthony Bourdain's bestselling book Kitchen Confidential was adapted into a sitcom for Fox.

176. Gordon Ramsay spoke directly to the Big Brother House via the house plasma screens, regularly checking on the progress of the contestants.

177. Carla Hall became known on Top Chef for her philosophy of "cooking with love", which she defined as putting one's own care and warmth into food.

178. Duff Goldman lost a cooking competition on Iron Chef America season 8, episode 7 against Michael Symon.

179. Gordon Ramsay has signed a 10-year lease for the Lucky Cat site, which is home to sister restaurant Maze Grill.

180. In 2001, Geoffrey Zakarian opened his first restaurant, Town, to which he brought his culinary and decorative vision to life.

181. Gordon Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College, sponsored by the Rotarians, to study hotel management.

182. Aaron Sanchez went on to become chef of Mexican New York eatery Centrico, which closed in 2012.

183. Anthony Bourdain praised the quality of freshly prepared street food in other countries—especially developing countries—compared to fast-food chains in the US.

184. Richard Blais is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur and author.

185. Anthony Bourdain was quoted in a conversation with Bon Appetit, saying that he never eats while up in the air.

186. Mr Paul Bocuse, considered one of the finest chefs alive today, spreads his arms in wonder and is reduced to a childlike rapture.

187. Bobby 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.

188. Aaron Sanchez missed a game-winning home run at Yankee Stadium in the ninth inning of Game 4 by a few feet to left field.

189. Jamie Oliver was seen spending more than an hour at the Panda Pita pop-up stall in the Carmel Market, where he sampled vegetable-filled pitta street food.

190. Duff Goldman is active on social media and he keeps posting about his cake inventions.

191. Bobby Flay opened the tenth and largest Bobby's Burger Palace site at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Maryland, on June 7, 2012.

192. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

193. At this point in his career, chef Aaron Sanchez needs little introduction.

194. Anthony Bourdain declared fond appreciation for their music, as well that of other early punk bands such as Dead Boys, and The Voidoids.

195. Richard Blais has a recurring role as judge in the Masterchef and Masterchef Junior franchise.

196. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

197. At the age of 16, Gordon Ramsay moved out of the family home and into a flat in Banbury.

198. In 2006, Jamie Oliver dropped to second on the list behind fellow celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

199. Geoffrey Zakarian began his culinary career with an associate degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

200. Richard Blais was a contestant on the 4th season of the show and was runner-up to Stephanie Izard.

201. Jamie Oliver has paid a heartfelt tribute to his friend and colleague Mary Holbrook, who has sadly passed away.

202. Anthony Bourdain was determined to bring that experience closer to home.

203. Geoffrey Zakarian lets me put my dishes on the new menu, which is great.

204. In July 2011, Richard Blais signed a cookbook deal with Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House.

205. In 2007, Geoffrey Zakarian signed on to conceptualize and oversee the entire food and beverage program at The Water Club at Borgata, in Atlantic City.

206. Geoffrey Zakarian was named the winner of The Next Iron Chef in December 2011, defeating Elizabeth Falkner in the season finale.

207. Bobby Flay is mentioned in the movie Step Brothers in the "derek comes for dinner" scene.

208. Anthony Bourdain made the switch to CNN in 2013 to head up Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, which is still filming new episodes.

209. Anthony Bourdain attended The Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 1978.

210. In 2000 Richard Blais relocated to Atlanta to oversee a local seafood concept.

211. Anthony Bourdain lived his life valuing these things more than anything else.

212. Geoffrey Zakarian has appeared on Cutthroat Kitchen as a judge and contestant ("Judging Judges").

213. Aaron Sanchez was born in El Paso, Texas in February 1976.

214. In May 2012, Anthony Bourdain announced that he would be leaving the Travel Channel.

215. Jamie Oliver took to the road once more in 2006 on an Australian tour where he performed in Sydney and Melbourne.

216. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

217. In June 1993 Atul Kochhar graduated to the five star deluxe Oberoi hotel in New Delhi.

218. Jamie Oliver is a chef born on May 27, 1975, in Clavering, United Kingdom.

219. Carla Hall started her chef career as a lunch delivery service the Lunch Bunch where she served there around four years.

220. Gordon Ramsay finishes and puts together his salmon salad nicoise.

221. In 2013, Jamie Oliver was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of General Practitioners for his work in tackling childhood obesity by improving the nutritional value of school dinners.

222. Gordon Ramsay will open an "authentic Asian" restaurant in London this summer.

223. Jamie Oliver criticised Sainsbury's CEO Justin King when Oliver slammed the "junk" sold by supermarkets that ends up in the lunchboxes of millions of children.

224. In 1993, Gordon Ramsay struck out on his own as head chef of the newly opened Aubergine in London where, over the course of three years, he earned the restaurant a two-star rating from Michelin.

225. Gordon Ramsay trained with us for a few months after that but then got injured.

226. Richard Blais was nominated for a James Beard award for his first cookbook.

227. Anthony Bourdain worked in seafood restaurants in Provincetown, Massachusetts, while attending Vassar, which inspired his decision to pursue cooking as a career.

228. In 2008 Atul Kochhar opened his first restaurant in Ireland, called Ananda—meaning eternal joy—in the Dundrum Town Centre on the outskirts of Dublin.

229. Bobby Flay is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools.

230. Anthony Bourdain has travelled extensively throughout his long career as television travel host.

231. Gordon Ramsay has never made a secret of his disdain for vegetarianism.

232. In 2015, Anthony Bourdain attained a blue belt in the discipline, and in 2016 he won a BJJ tournament in New York in a 56 and older age division.

233. Gordon Ramsay was born on 8 November 1966 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

234. In 1987, Geoffrey Zakarian took his first turn as Executive Chef at the legendary 21Club.

235. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.

236. Aaron Sanchez has 100-plus MPH fastball and three good off-speed pitches.

237. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

238. Gordon Ramsay will open an "authentic Asian" restaurant in London this summer.

239. Duff Goldman has penned the book named, Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes which he wrote with his brother in 2009.

240. Duff Goldman is actively involved in Tzedakah, the Jewish practice of performing charity and philanthropic acts to enhance one's spirituality.

241. Anthony Bourdain began hosting Parts Unknown in 2013 after leaving Travel Channel, but he wasn't just the star of the show.

242. From a young age, Bobby Flay showed a talent for cooking.

243. Anthony Bourdain is one of the most familiar faces in the food world these days, both on television on CNN's Parts Unknown, and in print and online as someone who's never afraid to voice his opinion on any range of topics.

244. Aaron Sanchez is a Mexican-American award-winning celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist.

245. Carla Hall was born on May 12, 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee.

246. Gordon Ramsay has 15 UK restaurants and 23 around the world.

247. Bobby Flay is one of the most well-known names in food around the world.

248. Carla Hall finished fifth overall in the competition, but was awarded "Fan Favorite" for the season by viewers of the show, which included beating out Fabio Viviani, who was voted Fan Favorite over Hall when they both appeared in Season 5.

249. Bobby Flay quit when he realized he was not ready to run a kitchen.

250. Bobby Flay caught the attention of restaurateur Jerome Kretchmer, who was looking for a southwestern-style chef.

251. Duff Goldman graduated from the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in California.

252. Duff Goldman opened his cake business in his Baltimore apartment after leaving a personal chef job.

253. Carla Hall is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

254. Aaron Sanchez has appeared on Iron Chef America, and is one of the few chefs whose battles have ended in a draw, tying with Masaharu Morimoto in "Battle Black Bass" in Season 2.

255. Anthony Bourdain made a guest appearance on the August 6, 2007 New York City episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and Zimmern himself appeared as a guest on the New York City episode of Bourdain's No Reservations airing the same day.

256. Anthony Bourdain spent most of his childhood in Leonia, New Jersey.

257. Bobby Flay married Debra Ponzek, a chef, on May 11, 1991.

258. Jamie Oliver takes over a bar to host what he promises to be the ultimate Christmas party.

259. Gordon Ramsay was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 honours list for services to the hospitality industry, but almost missed the award when his plane was delayed.

260. Bobby Flay has hosted several Food Network television programs, appeared as a guest and hosted a number of specials on the network.

261. In 2011 Jamie Oliver set up Barbecoa, a BBQ meat-based restaurant with his friend, American barbecue expert Adam Perry Lang.

262. In spring 2013, Michael Chiarello opened Coqueta, a tapas restaurant on San Francisco's waterfront.

263. Duff Goldman has graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with degrees in history and philosophy.

264. Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality.

265. Aaron Sanchez was already married to his longtime girlfriend, Ife Mora.

266. Geoffrey Zakarian is a consultant at the Water Club in Atlantic City and executive chef at the Lamb's Club in New York City.

267. Duff Goldman has made a wedding cake for Clutch's lead singer, Neil Fallon.

268. Carla Hall was born on May 12, 1964 and is an American chef, television personality and former model.

269. In 2009 Jason Atherton opened Maze in Cape Town at the One and Only Hotel and maze restaurants in Melbourne and Qatar.

270. In 1998, Anthony Bourdain became executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles.

271. In 2013, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown received a prestigious Peabody Award, which honors the most enlightening and evocative forms of storytelling in electronic media.

272. Geoffrey Zakarian currently consults for a restaurant in Atlantic City, Water Club and is an executive chef at the Lamb's Club in New York.

273. Bobby Flay was a candidate for chairman in 2014, but was not elected.

274. Anthony Bourdain considered them talented chefs and invaluable cooks, underpaid and unrecognized even though they have become the backbone of the US restaurant industry.

275. On February 20, 2005, Bobby Flay married his third wife, actress Stephanie March.

276. In 1992, Duff Goldman attended McLean High School in McLean, Virginia where he played on the Highlanders ice hockey team.

277. Bobby Flay took a position as a chef working for restaurateur Jonathan Waxman at Bud and Jams.

278. Carla Hall wed photographer and lawyer Matthew Lyons in 2006, and she has a stepson, Noah.

279. Jamie Oliver was born and raised in the village of Clavering.

280. Jamie Oliver took the audiences by surprise by singing and drumming to a song called Lamb Curry written by his longtime friend Leigh Haggerwood.

281. Anthony Bourdain was traveling with his friend Eric Ripert, who became worried when Bourdain missed dinner and breakfast.

282. Geoffrey Zakarian earns a huge amount as a Chef which is determined to be the main source of his net worth.

283. Anthony Bourdain spoke very highly of Julia Child's influence on him.

284. Gordon Ramsay will open an "authentic Asian" restaurant in London this summer.

285. In 2010, Bobby Flay was impersonated in the South Park cartoon episode Creme Fraiche.

286. At the age of 15, the talented Gordon Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers, a pro club.

287. Mr Jamie Oliver is no stranger to working with big companies.

288. Anthony Bourdain describes this life-changing experience in vivid detail in Kitchen Confidential.

289. Richard Blais was a recurring judge in seasons 12 and 13.

290. In 2013, Cat Cora partnered with MOZO Shoes to create her first signature shoe line, comprised of two different styles for women.

291. Carla Hall is an American chef residing in Washington, DC She was a finalist in the fifth and eighth seasons of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show.

292. Jamie Oliver hosted Jamie's 15 Minute Meals on Channel 4, which aired for 40 episodes in 2012.

293. In 2005 Jamie Oliver embarked upon his school dinners campaign to improve the quality of food fed to pupils in schools.

294. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

295. Anthony Bourdain found beauty and bicultural heritage in West Texas, if not peace for himself.

296. On October 16, 2009, Amanda Freitag appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and demonstrated recipes for yogurt panna cotta and celery root and ginger gold apple soup.

297. Carla Hall was born on 12th May 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee.

298. Aaron Sanchez sold his interest in the Paladar restaurant in 2010.

299. Carla Hall is an American chef, television personality and former model.

300. Duff Goldman was born on 17 December 1974 to a Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan.

301. Aaron Sanchez is an award-winning American chef and television personality.

302. Aaron Sanchez is a chef and television personality.

303. Carla Hall is happily married to her boyfriend, Matthew Lyons, a lawyer, and photographer in 2006.

304. Anthony Bourdain graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School—an independent coeducational college-preparatory day school in Englewood, New Jersey—in 1973, then enrolled at Vassar College, but dropped out after two years.

305. Gordon Ramsay took the helm of the local restaurant Wednesday and Thursday for an episode of his show.

306. Gordon Ramsay played football and was first chosen to play under-14 football at age 12.

307. Jamie Oliver was one of the judges in the Oprah's Big Give hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the United States in 2008.

308. In February 2018, Gordon Ramsay starred in an episode of the Houzz series "My Houzz", in which he surprised chef Christina Wilson with a kitchen, living room and dining room renovation.

309. Anthony Bourdain declared that the unwashed warthog rectum he ate in Namibia was "the worst meal of [his] life", along with the fermented shark he ate in Iceland.

310. Anthony Bourdain made an appearance in the Oscar-nominated film The Big Short.

311. In January 1994 Atul Kochhar moved to the fine dining restaurant of renowned chef Bernard Kunig.

312. Anthony Bourdain was a lifelong fan of comic books and graphic novels.

313. At the young age of 17, Bobby Flay dropped out of high school.

314. Gordon Ramsay has made a sport—a career, really—of lambasting other people's cooking, particularly on Twitter.

315. Mr Jamie Oliver is currently the face of Tesco—after 11 years with rival Sainsbury's—and has recently teamed up with the retailer to establish a cookery school to reduce food waste.

316. Anthony Bourdain was quoted as saying that a Chicken McNugget was the most disgusting thing he ever ate, despite his fondness for Popeyes chicken.

317. Jamie Oliver markets a line of non-stick pans and cookware for Tefal and has appeared in Australian television commercials for Yalumba wines, using Del Boy's catchphrase of "Lovely Jubbly".

318. Richard Blais appeared on the reality show cooking show Top Chef, and is known for his take on classic American cuisine.

319. Gordon Ramsay is a fan of microwaves only to lightly fry herbs without having to deep fat fry, but he shared that he puts tinfoil in the microwave, which is a BIG no-no.

320. Anthony Bourdain practiced the martial art Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning a blue belt in August 2015.

321. Gordon Ramsay has created his very own Mrs Doubtfire after dressing as a granny for his new show.

322. Anthony Bourdain appeared in a 2013 episode of the animated series Archer, voicing chef Lance Casteau, a parody of himself.

323. Bobby Flay was raised on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.

324. Gordon Ramsay is to launch his first major new restaurant in the West End for more than a decade with an Asian "eating house" inspired by Japanese drinking dens.