Bobby Flay: Our Favorite Celebrity Chef

Television personality, cookbook author, and restaurateur -- Bobby Flay manages all these positions with aplomb. Flay is the proprietor of four restaurants: Bar Americain, Mesa Grill, and Bolo in New York City, and Mesa Grill Las Vegas, and has published five cookbooks, mainly focusing on grilling.

So, what’s so great about Bobby Flay? He has an infectious, boy-next-door charm that makes viewers of his four Food Network shows (“Boy Meets Grill,” “BBQ with Bobby Flay,” “Hot Off the Grill,” and “Food Nation”) more than happy to invite him into their homes. He also has a unique approach to food and flavor -- like most chefs he received classical French training at the French Culinary Institute, but then developed his own iterations of Southwestern and Spanish cuisine, incorporating his love of exotic chiles, avocados, and grilling. (Flay has a particular fascination with grilling.)

Bobby Flay also has an adventurous spirit - participating in and winning Iron Chef competitions both in the US and Japan. Flay has an affinity for color and design as well - the new Mesa Grill Las Vegas is a wild spectrum of colors that expertly compliments the cuisine. Bobby Flay clearly has a love of food and flavor -- he constantly experiments with ingredients (grilled lobster, red onion marmalade, papaya cocktails), and has a penchant for creating quick and easy meals - whether it’s a sophisticated picnic or grilled appetizer samplers, you can count on Bobby Flay for innovative, beautiful meals with maximum artistry and minimum fuss.

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