Celebrity chefs travel the world to open new restaurants and promote cookbooks, have TV shows and product lines named after them, and earn significantly more than regular chefs. They can range in skill and style, and some have never attended culinary school. Television has played a major role in their rise, and they can also judge new aspiring chefs in cooking competition shows. The top 10 highest earning chefs took home between $3 and $18 million dollars in 2008.
A famous chef is not a regular chef. While a regular chef spends his time planning menus for a restaurant and preparing meals there, he travels the world to open new restaurants and promote cookbooks. Such a chef is likely to have at least one TV show and product line named after him. These chefs also bring in a much higher salary than a regular chef.
Celebrity chefs range in skill and style. Some chefs have earned their fame and stardom by showing people how to make simple meals quickly, usually ingredients that a normal person would have in her pantry. Other chefs have earned their stardom by being virtuosic and preparing meals that can’t easily be recreated at home. Some other chefs have become celebrities because of their loud and cheeky ways and opinions.
While many aspiring cooks and chefs are encouraged to attend culinary school to learn their skills and navigate the business, a number of celebrity chefs either never attended school or dropped out midway through their studies to pursue their dream. In some cases, the chef’s lack of training is what makes him attractive to the populace.
Television has played a major role in the rise of celebrity chefs. Many host at least one instructional cooking show, where they demonstrate how to make recipes that match their signature food styles. Other chefs have spin-off shows where they travel the world, sampling cuisine from various cultures. Some chefs host talk shows that have little to do with actual cooking.
A celebrity chef can also use his or her talents to judge new aspiring chefs. The popularity of chefs, cooking, and eating has led to several cooking competition television shows where aspiring chefs compete to host their own television show or run their own restaurant. While competitions can make it easy to become a celebrity chef, the competition to enter shows is fierce and even a chef who wins the show may not be successful.
Celebrity chefs earn significantly more annually than a standard chef, from TV appearances, book deals, or their restaurants. While a head or executive chef in the United States can expect to make between $40,000 and $70,000 US Dollars (USD) annually, a celebrity chef can take home millions of dollars annually. In 2008, the top 10 highest earning chefs took home between $3 and $18 million dollars.
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