Michael Symon: Biography in Details
Who is Michael Symon?
Michael Symon is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author.
Michael is best known for his appearance in the cooking television shows The Chew and Iron Chef America.
He is also known as the James Beard Foundation Award winner.
Michael Symon: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity
Talking about their early life he was born on 19 September 1969. Symon experienced his childhood in Cleveland and was raised in North Olmsted, Ohio.
His birth name is Michael D. Symon.
His parents were Angel Symon (mother) and Dennis Symon (father).
Michael Symon has an American nationality and has a mixed ethnicity of Greek, Italian, and Eastern European.
Education
As per his education, Michael Symon studied at St. Richard School in North Olmsted. He also went to St. Edward High School in Lakewood and graduated in 1987.
In 1999, Michael Symon graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
Michael Symon: Career, Salary, Net Worth 2024
Michael Symon gave a start to his career journey when he started working for Geppetto’s Pizza and Ribs as a cook as his part-time job.
He showed a great interest in the cooking field. He moved to Piccolo Mondo as a chef in 1993 and to Caxton Cafe later on.
This chef then decided to open his own restaurants called Lola, The B Spot, and Lolita.
In October 2000, his restaurant Lola was considered America’s Best Restaurants in Gourmet magazine.
Then he opened a restaurant Roast which is located in Washington, Detroit in the Washington B Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.
The roast was named the 2009 Restaurant of the Year by the Detroit Free Press. He has opened various restaurants that satisfy the customer.
By gaining popularity in the food sector, He has shown up in various TV arrangements including Food Feuds, Iron Chef America, Cook Like an Iron Chef, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
Symon is also an author. He has shared his cooking skills in distributions like Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Esquire, and The Oprah Magazine.
Michael Symon has also written cookbooks like The Chew: What’s for Dinner, Michael, Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen, Michael Symon’s Carnivore: 120 Recipes for Meat Lovers, and The Chew: Food. Life. Fun, and Symon’s Live to Cook: Recipes.
Michael Symon has also appeared in Food Networks. In July 2010, he has also been part of the cooking show called Cook Like an Iron Chef. He was also invited to the late-night talk show Conan on 2011february 14.
Then he co-hosted the show The Chew on ABC networks, a daily talk show which started in September 2011. The show was about food-related topics.
Michael Symon became the new host of Throwdown on Food Network which previously starred Bobby Flay on December 14, 2021.
Awards and Achievements
As a great Chef, he has received many rewards in his life. In 1995, he was named Cleveland’s Hottest Chef which was declared by The Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine.
Michael Symon was the Iron Chef winner in 2007. In the same year, he was declared as Best Local Chef which was decided by Cleveland Magazine.
In 2009, he has received the James Beard Foundation Award.
From 2010 to 2012, he was the winner of the best burger Award at the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival.
He has also received Daytime Emmy Award as a host of the show The Chew.
Michael Symon: Net Worth 2024, Salary
Through all the hard work he has a net worth of $4 million but he has not revealed his salary yet.
Michael Symon: Rumors, Controversy
Talking about the rumors and controversy, there was a rumor that he is hosting the new Food Network show he and his crew members are gearing up for a new series on the network.
Besides this, he has not been in any rumors or controversy.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Moving towards his body measurements, Michael Symon has a good height of 5 Feet 3 Inches, and his hair color is black but currently, he is bald. He has Brown eyes.
There is no information about his body weight and about his other body measurements.
Social Media
One of the popular chefs Michael active on various sorts of social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Michael Symon has more than 4k followers on Facebook, around 736k followers on Instagram, and more than 687.4k followers on Twitter.
FAQs
What disease does Michael Symon have?
He was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and discoid lupus.
Is Michael Symon still married?
He is currently with his wife Liz Symon.
Where is Michael Symon today?
At present, he lives in Cleveland, Ohio, the US.
Michael Symon’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | September | Tuesday |
| 2025 | September | Wednesday |
| 2026 | September | Thursday |
| 2027 | September | Friday |
| 2028 | September | Sunday |