Bobby Flay is developing a new Food Network series that he promises will be a “quintessential” moment for the channel.
Flay, who is one of the network’s OG stars, shared the news on his “Bobby on the Beat” YouTube channel. He sat with “White Lotus” actress Heather Graham and revealed all the details.
Bobby Flay Shares Exciting Details of His Latest Passion Project
The celebrity chef and owner of a trio of restaurants, including Amalfi, Brasserie B, and Bobby’s Burgers, knows a thing or two about the food business. He’s been working in kitchens since graduating from the French Culinary Institute in 1984, and has been a prominent and trusted Food Network chef since 1994.
During his chat with Heather Graham, the “Bobby on the Beat” host revealed his latest passion project. Here are all the details.
“I am starting a new series for Food Network,” Flay stated. “I can’t really tell you what it is, but it’s going to be, I think, the quintessential Food Network show.”
“It’s going to be obviously about cooking. It’s going to have some sort of professional cooking environment in it, for sure. I think it’s going to answer a lot of questions of, ‘How do you do your job, so to speak, when it comes to chefs and cooks in the restaurant business.’”
Flay concluded, “This is something I’ve been working on for, I don’t know, two and a half, three years. We’re going to pick up the cameras, and we’re going to shoot it. That’s basically going to take up my April, for sure.”
Bobby Flay Reveals His ‘Life Came Alive’ Once He Discovered Cooking
Before becoming a professional chef, Bobby Flay told Guideposts that he was “unfocused.” He left high school before graduating, but eventually got his GED.
He was just 17 when his father, Bill, called him to his office at Joe Allen restaurant in New York City’s theater district, where he was a partner. Flay told Guideposts his father said, “Go get a job. You can’t just hang out with your friends on a street corner.”
His father then said something that would change Flay’s life direction. “The busboy had to leave to take care of his grandmother. You’re going to fill in. And don’t forget: no special treatment. Because you’re my son, you better work harder than anyone else. Put your head down, do your job, and don’t aggravate anybody—including me.”
Months into his role, Flay’s dad and restaurateur Joe Allen asked the teen if he wanted to attend the French Culinary Institute. Although the idea of returning to school didn’t appeal to him, the food world did.
Flay revealed, “There were only nine students, but it was a mix of interesting people. I was the youngest by about six years. And since I was still working at the restaurant by night and going to school by day, food really took over my life, 24/7.”
Soon, got his first chef role, and since that time, Flay hasn’t looked back.
Bobby Flay currently hosts and competes on Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay,” “Bobby’s Triple Threat,” and “BBQ Brawl.”
