The richest celebrity chef in the world isn't Gordon Ramsay
Meet the top 3
Number 1: Kimball Musk - Net worth: $500 million
Entrepreneurship runs in the Musk family. Chef, restaurateur, and owner of The Kitchen Restaurant Group—and yes, brother to Elon—Kimbal Musk is a South African-based chef known for owning a set of "community" restaurants throughout the U.S. Kimbal is best known for opening The Kitchen, a community bistro in Colorado that has earned him a spot on lists by Food & Wine, Zagat, Gourmet, OpenTable, and the James Beard Foundation. He also sat on the board for the popular chain Chipotle from 2013 and 2019.
Number 2: Gordon Ramsay - Net worth: $220 million
Known for his impossibly high culinary standards and calling out culinary nightmares, Gordon Ramsay is considered one of the most influential chefs from the U.K. He founded Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in 1997 and has since been awarded 17 Michelin stars for his culinary wizardry. He is best known for the television series "MasterChef," "Hell's Kitchen," and "Kitchen Nightmares" and isn't afraid to be brutally honest when a chef's cooking isn't up to snuff. Ramsay was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame in 2013.
Number 3: Jamie Oliver (tie) - Net worth: $200 million
A British chef, cookbook author, and restaurateur, Jamie Oliver is known for his casual-cool approach to cooking, thanks to his popular show "The Naked Chef," which originally premiered in 1999. He focuses on English and Italian cuisine with organic ingredients, making cooking approachable for the masses with shows like "Jamie's 15-Minute Meals," a 40-episode event through Channel 4 in the U.K. His Feed Me Better campaign started in 2005 and introduced schoolchildren to healthier foods. He has also won various television and philanthropic awards, including a BAFTA for Best Features. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire at the Queen's Birthday Honors in 2003.
Number 3: Nobu Matsuhisa (tie) - Net worth: $200 million
Hailing from Saitama, Japan, this world-renowned celebrity chef is popular for serving Japanese Peruvian cuisine, such as black cod with miso, one of his signature dishes. His first foray into the American food world was at a restaurant in Anchorage, Alaska, but it was at his Beverly Hills restaurant where he formed a pivotal friendship with actor Robert De Niro. The actor would regularly dine at his shop and eventually suggested starting a restaurant in New York. A partnership would only materialize years later.
In a venture with De Niro, as well as Drew Nieporent and Meir Teper, Matsuhisa, he opened New York City's Nobu in 1994 and has since expanded with dozens of locations across the globe. He received a James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant in 1995 and has been nominated for many more since. Nobu has been featured in major films such as "Casino" and "Memoirs of a Geisha." His restaurant's simple style also inspired a small chain of hotels under his name.
Source: External / Edited from Story by Kiersten Hickman
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