The richest chefs in the world

Delighting people with delicious food and getting millions of dollars for it is a pipe dream for most people. But some have successfully turned it into reality. Introducing the top 10 richest chefs in the world.

10. Paula Dean

Condition - about $ 14 million

Imagine: you just got divorced, left with two children in your arms and meager alimony. What to do? “Of course, become rich!” - Paula Dean decided. This woman had no culinary education and began her journey to gold pots and diamond plates from a catering service. And Paula's sons, Jamie and Bobby, were involved in the delivery of dishes.

She became famous for her simple southern cooking style and has participated in several cooking shows that have become the backbone of her career. A small family business called The Bag Lady gradually grew into The Lady & Sons restaurant, and now Dean already owns 4 restaurants.

Over the course of her career, she has also written several books and created a number of culinary products, mainly related to tableware.

9. Mario Batali

Net Worth - $ 25 Million

Our rating is continued by the shocking Italian of the American bottling Mario Batali, who took the ninth place among the richest chefs. Batali is known worldwide for its authentic Italian cooking style. He earned his wealth primarily by working in a myriad of restaurants, of which he owns more than 15. The flagship restaurant in Batali's fleet is BaBBO, located in New York.

In addition to working as a chef, Batali gives master classes and actively starred in culinary programs. The most famous of his shows was called Chew, short and clear, and aired for 6 years starting in 2011.

8. Julia Child

Owned a fortune of $ 38 million

One of the most famous chefs of the black and white era of television and much of the 20th century.

Her main culinary style is French cuisine, and one of her greatest achievements was to bring this style to the United States, which, even after World War II, lived in gastronomic isolation from the world. The American media put Child on a par with such popular and beloved women as Eleanor Roosevelt and Emily Post.

Child's long and triumphant culinary career has earned her a fortune of $ 38 million, which, despite her death in 2004, has kept her ranked among the top 10 richest chefs in history.

7. Aina Garten

Wealth - about $ 44 million

This self-taught chef is well known for one thing that single-handedly made her a multimillionaire: the Barefoot Countess brand. It started as a gourmet grocery store back in 1978. Since then, the brand has steadily expanded to include cookbooks and food items such as cake mixes and sauces that are sold around the world.

The success of these products and the store has also led to the eponymous TV show, which Garten has hosted since 2002.

Curiously, Aina developed her love for cooking after visiting France, as she did with Julia Child.Still, there is something magical in French cuisine, with its cult of delicious and high-quality food, that can make an ordinary economist (and this is exactly what Garten received) a super-successful chef. There would be potential.

6. Emeril Lagassi

Total capital - $ 50 million

The famous American restaurateur has many accomplishments that have earned him one of the richest chefs of 2020.

In 1979, he became head chef at Dunphy's Hyannis Resort. Since then, Lagassi's reputation and accomplishments have expanded significantly to include a total of 9 different restaurants and 7 TV programs, as well as numerous cookbooks and merchandise.

Emeril's culinary style is primarily based on Cajun cuisine, but is unique enough to be given its own name - Norse style.

5. Rachel Ray

Wealth - roughly $ 75 million

Rae's culinary career began in the 2000s, making her the youngest multimillionaire on the list of richest chefs. However, in this short time, she managed to build a brilliant career. And this is not surprising, because Rachel grew up in a family that was closely associated with the restaurant business. Her mother ran restaurants in the New York metropolitan area, while Ray herself worked at Macy’s Marketplace and was at one time a pub manager.

Rachel Rae is best known for her 6 TV shows. She prefers the “quick and easy” style of cooking and offers many simple recipes that she says can be cooked in 30 minutes or less, although critics say this the concept does not include cooking time.

Aside from TV shows, she has also released her own line of cookware, wrote several cookbooks, and has featured in many popular commercials.

Interestingly, in 2007, the American College Oxford Dictionary announced the addition of the term EVOO, short for Extra Virgin Olive Oil, extra virgin olive oil. It was Ray who coined the term and helped popularize it on her TV shows.

4. Wolfgang Puck

Capital - $ 75 million

This Austrian businessman and restaurateur started his culinary journey with the opening of his first restaurant Spago in 1982. After receiving several awards, he began to expand his restaurant holding, which now includes more than 20 restaurants and catering services located around the world.

Pak is also the author of many cookbooks, and has appeared several times in TV shows and movies (for example, in the series Fraser, Tales from the Crypt, and Las Vegas). Together, these achievements earned Wolfgang Puck an estimated $ 75 million, making him the fourth richest chef in the world.

Fun fact: Pak is the official chef of the Governor's Ball at the Oscar ceremony.

3. Gordon Ramsay

Earned about $ 175 million

This personality is as rich as he is ambiguous. A native of Scotland, Ramsay actually started out as a talented young footballer, and didn't think of culinary exploits until he was 19, when a leg injury ended his athletic career.

In Britain and then the United States, Ramsay became one of the most famous chefs, and his restaurants were awarded 16 Michelin stars. This chef is also known for his numerous television appearances (one of his most famous shows is Hell's Kitchen). Despite his many culinary achievements, Ramsay is known for being extremely rude, harsh, and overly vulgar.

2. Paul Bocuse

Earned over $ 185 million in his career

The second place among the richest chefs in the world was taken by the late French chef Paul Bocuse.

His greatest achievement is the invention and popularization of the "new cuisine". This revolutionary culinary style for its time emphasized the quality and maximum naturalness of the appearance, color and consistency of dishes, and their reduced calorie content.

In 1987, Bocuse initiated the international culinary competition Golden Bocuse, which became the most prestigious international gourmet cuisine competition in the world.And in 1989 he was awarded the title of Chef of the Century by the authoritative French restaurant guide Gault Millau.

1. Jamie Oliver

The richest chef - about $ 300 million

None of the richest chefs on this list managed to come close in terms of the size of their fortune to the undisputed leader - Briton Jamie Oliver.

Oliver uses a blend of British and Italian cooking styles, promotes healthy eating and is known for using only the freshest and highest quality ingredients. His company, the Jamie Oliver Group, operates 25 English restaurants as well as several overseas restaurants (including in Russia).

In addition to this, Oliver has also published an extensive collection of cookbooks and hosts many TV shows.