Forbes’ Top Earning Chefs

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By Nads | Monday, July 23, 2012 | 4:27 am | 7 Comments
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Forbes released their list for top earning chefs, and there aren’t any surprises on the list. I’m shocked that Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri only make $9 million and $8 million…that doesn’t seem right, does it? Guy’s face is on TV every time I turn the channel. I wonder how accurate the earnings are on this list? And not all of them on the list are “officially” chefs, they should clarify…Either way, here’s the list to the golden spatulas:

1: Gordon Ramsay, $38 million

2: Rachael Ray, $25 million

3: Wolfgang Puck, $20 million

4: Paula Deen, $17 million

5: Mario Batali, $13 million

6: Alain Ducasse, $12 million

7: Todd English, $11 million

8: Nobu Matsuhisa, $10 million

9: Bobby Flay, $9 million

10: Guy Fieri, $8 million

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7 Comments

  1. 1
    Chef Pants
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 9:57 am

    I am so happy that Tom Colicchio isn’t on that list. For all his puffery during Top Chef, he apparently isn’t in the top of his field, lol!

  2. 2
    crankyguy crankyguy
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 11:31 am

    Well, I am not happy to see that douche bag Guy Ferry Fieri on the list, but better him than the biggest doosh bag chef of them all, Rocco Dispirito

  3. 3
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    Thomas Keller, Hubert Keller, Dan Barber, Eric Ripert and Lidia Bastianich aren’t on the list, either. The people at the top are clearly merchandisers as well as chefs/cooks and Gordon Ramsay (at this point) Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri are TV personalities.

    I’ve never eaten at one of Tom’s restaurants so I can’t unequivocally say if he’s a good or great chef, but I’d bet $10 that he’s a better cook than Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri. And I doubt either of them would argue that, either.

  4. 4
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Hasn’t Rachel Ray said she doesn’t consider herself a chef?

  5. 5
    Pawesl
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Neither Rachel Ray nor Paula Deen are Chefs. But the top 4 are all over the television along with a ton of merchandising kitchenware and cookbooks. And Batali is a thief so I don’t know about his numbers. Ramsay at 1 is no surprise. He has like 5 different tv shows. No idea how he has time for them and to run his 10 restaurants.

  6. 6
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted July 24, 2012 at 2:01 am

    I hate Guy Fieri and Bobby Flay.

    I’m kind of surprised that Curtis Stone isn’t on the list. I feel like I see him around alot too.

  7. 7
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted July 24, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    Where’s my lovah Anthony Bourdain? (Right here. *taps temple* Right here…)

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