Robert William Flay, famously known as Bobby Flay was born on December 10, 1964 in New York City, NY. His parents Bill and Dorothy Flay were Irish-Americans who raised Bobby on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Bobby Flay knew at a young age how much he loved cooking, cooking became a distraction for Flay and he soon dropped out of high school at age seventeen. After dropping out of school, Flay wound up in a job as a busboy and later kitchen helper at Joe Allen’s in New York as demanded by the manager, his father Bill. Restaurant owner Joe Allen quickly realized the skills Bobby possessed in the kitchen. So, he paid full tuition to the French Culinary Institute for Bobby to receive a degree in culinary arts. In 1993, his talents spoke for
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Gael Greene of New York Magazine awarded Mesa Grill for being the best restaurant in 1992. The James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year award was given to Bobby Flay in 1993. Bolo Bar and Restaurant was opened in New York that same year marking Flay’s second successful restaurant. After a couple of thriving restaurants opened, Bobby Flay began to open many more restaurants across the United States. Those include: His second Mesa Grill in Caesar’s Palace, the Bistro Bar Americain, Bobby Flay Steak in Atlantic City, Mesa Grill Bahamas, and another Bar Americain in Mohegan Sun Casino. Flay also launched a series of Bobby’s Burger Palace restaurants across the east coast in 2008. In 1994, Bobby Flay began appearing on Food Network alongside Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse, and Rachael Ray. Flay’s television shows Grill It: With Bobby Flay, and Throwdown with Bobby Flay became very popular by American viewers. His book Bobby Flay’s Bold American Food won the International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for design in 1995. Within a matter of three years since opening his first restaurant, Bobby Flay became one of America’s best known chefs. In 2003, the Bobby Flay Scholarship was created to be awarded to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program for a course in the French Culinary
Gael Greene of New York Magazine awarded Mesa Grill for being the best restaurant in 1992. The James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year award was given to Bobby Flay in 1993. Bolo Bar and Restaurant was opened in New York that same year marking Flay’s second successful restaurant. After a couple of thriving restaurants opened, Bobby Flay began to open many more restaurants across the United States. Those include: His second Mesa Grill in Caesar’s Palace, the Bistro Bar Americain, Bobby Flay Steak in Atlantic City, Mesa Grill Bahamas, and another Bar Americain in Mohegan Sun Casino. Flay also launched a series of Bobby’s Burger Palace restaurants across the east coast in 2008. In 1994, Bobby Flay began appearing on Food Network alongside Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse, and Rachael Ray. Flay’s television shows Grill It: With Bobby Flay, and Throwdown with Bobby Flay became very popular by American viewers. His book Bobby Flay’s Bold American Food won the International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for design in 1995. Within a matter of three years since opening his first restaurant, Bobby Flay became one of America’s best known chefs. In 2003, the Bobby Flay Scholarship was created to be awarded to a student in the Long Island City Culinary Arts Program for a course in the French Culinary