World's Richest Chef

Who is the richest chef in the world? well I'm sure that many people love to eat a delicious cuisine but they never ask who made that cuisine. Nowadays there's so many great chef who made a big money annually from their TV Show and their restaurant. One of them made about 18 million USD a year.

Here's the top 10 of the World's Richest Chef. We're gonna start with number 10.

10. Anthony Bourdain ($1.5 million)



The owner of No Reservation TV Show was raised his wealth after his exploration of extreme foods such as grilled Warthog anus. In addition, his income also increased from from books like his 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential is a best seller in a short time.

9. Bobby Flay ($1.5 million)



His Income reached $ 1.5 million per year by becoming a show host Trowdown!, Boy Meets Grill and The Next foof Network Star, but it also Flay restaurant chain owner who was from the Bahamas to Las Vegas.

8. Tom Colicchio ($2 million)



Earn 2 million dollars per year. He is a self taught chef where He learn to cook by reading books. Now Colicchio has 3 famous restaurant in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, plus three steak houses. He is also a judge on the show Bravo's cooking competition Top Chef.

7. Mario Batali ($3 million)



This man dropped out of culinary school. However batali not give up so easily, he is now known as the master of Italian food and has 13 restaurant in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vesgas. His Income per year reach 3 million USD.

6. Paula Deen, (4.5 million)



Queen of the South American food is handle 2 full cooking show with motherhood. Her Loyal audience continues to grow day after day, not only that, the recipe book, memoir and magazine from Paula Deen are also all included in the best-seller.

5. Alain Ducasse ($5 million)



This French chef is the owner of the restaurant empire, with 22 restaurants stretching from Tokyo to Paris. According to Forbes magazine notes, Ducasse has a revenue of 5 million dollars per year.

4. Nobuyuki Matsuhisa ($5 million)



His Earning was about 5 million dollar a year. Noboyuki Matsuhisa was famous for his Sushi, he started his career as a fish cutter in Tokyo, Peru, Argentina and Alaska. Nobuyuki now become a partner of the ownership of 17 Nobu restaurants around the world.

3. Gordon Ramsay ($7.5 million)



His Net Income was 7.5 million dollars per year. This British chef has his own restaurant in London, New York and Dubai.

2. Wolfgang Puck ($16 million)



This Austrian-born chef is entering the world of celebrity chefs from the Ritzy Restaurant Los Angeles in 1982.

1. Rachael Ray ($18 million)



The woman who has 4 cooking program on television has 18 million dollars a year. Unlike the chef. Rachel Ray doesn't own a restaurant. This clearly states that having countless exposure and numerous endeavors one can pile up huge amount of money