Biography for
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Date of Birth

10 December 1964, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Robert Flay

Nickname

Bo

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse

Stephanie March	(20 December 2005 - present)
Kate Connelly	(1 October 1995 - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Debra Ponzek	(11 May 1991 - 1993) (divorced)

Trade Mark

New York Accent

Trivia

Has a degree in Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute, 1983.

Father, with Kate Connelly, of a daughter, Sophie.

He proposed to Stephanie March on December 19, 2003 while ice skating at Rockefeller Center. They were married in February 20, 2005.

Is of Irish ethnicity (fourth-generation Irish-American).

Was a high school dropout.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $2 million.

Chef/owner, "Mesa Grills" restaurants in New York, Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

His wife, Stephanie March, her sister, Charlotte March, and their mother Laura, were guests on the "Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay" (2002) episode called "Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay: Big Texas Family Grilling (#7.13)" (2007), which originally aired in 2007.

Iron Chef.

Established the Bobby Flay Scholarship at the French Culinary Institute, where he graduated from.

First Bobby Flay Steakhouse was opened in Las Vegas in 2006.

Restaurant "Bar American" was opened in New York City in 2005.

Introduced to wife, Stephanie March, by acquaintance Mariska Hargitay.

Fan of the New York Yankees.

Plays golf.

Favorite sugary sweet: frozen custard.

Favorite childhood food was the cheese pizza at "Mimi's Pizza" in New York City. Started working there when he was in the sixth grade - grinded the cheese and delivered the pizza.

Personal Quotes

Thanksgiving has my three favorite F's: food, football and family. I think we should do it four times a year!