Bobby flay biography birthdates

(1964-)

Who Is Bobby Flay?

Chef Bobby Flay opened his first restaurant, Mesa Grill, in 1991, winning immediate acclaim. He made his first appearance on the Food Network in 1994 and soon became a television fixture in the vein of fellow celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray.

Flay has hosted several Food Network shows, including Grill It! with Bobby Flay, Throwdown with Bobby Flay and Beat Bobby Flay.

Early Life

Bobby Flay was born Robert William Flay on December 10, 1964, in New York City, and raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side by divorced parents Bill and Dorothy Flay, Irish-Americans who bestowed red hair and freckles upon their son.

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

Bobby flay biography birthdates

He arranged his mother's grocery lists, whipped up complex after-school snacks and even requested an Easy-Bake Oven as a Christmas gift. He was, however, markedly less interested in school. Flay bounced around several parochial schools before droppin