Top 5 Richest Celebrity Chefs 
Dec 18 2016, 10:51 AM, updated 9y ago
Australian-born Wolfgang Puck moved from his native land to Los Angeles, California when he was 24. With his pastry chef mother being a big influence, Wolfgang was inspired to become a chef himself at a very young age. Shortly after relocating, Wolfgang opened his own joint, Ma Maison. After that, he wrote cookbooks, opened more restaurants, and eventually enjoyed huge success as a chef. He now heads the Wolfgang Puck Group of Companies, which is comprised of three companies. His empire stretches to twenty fine dining restaurants, numerous catering companies and more than 80 Wolfgang Puck express retail stores. He has appeared in several TV shows, including the hit cooking reality show Iron Chef.
#4 Gordon Ramsay – Net Worth: $118 Million
Just when you thought William Shakespeare is the only famous resident of Stratford-upon-Avon in England, Gordon Ramsay adds himself to that prestigious list. In his younger days cooking was initially the farthest thing from his mind as Ramsay planned to build a career in football. A career-ending injury in 1984 veered Ramsay to a different career path – cooking. His early training is something many chefs would die for – several sessions with celebrity chefs Marco Pierre White from London, Albert Roux also a Londoner and Guy Savoy from France. In 1998, Ramsay opened his first restaurant in London, named after himself. After his establishment received three stars from the Michelin Guide, his success snowballed from there. Now, Ramsay has over a dozen restaurants overseas, penned 21 cookbooks, and appeared in cooking shows such as Hell’s Kitchen (2004-present), Kitchen Nightmares (2004-present) and Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course (2012-present).
#3 Paul Bocuse – Net Worth: $185 Million
Coming from a family that is basically culinary royalty, French celebrity chef Paul Bocuse showed early promise in the kitchen. Born in 1911, Bocuse soon took over his father’s restaurant, L’Auberge du Pont de Collognes, which was at that time already a successful establishment. His father managed to nab three stars from the Michelin Guide and Bocuse maintained such prestigious rating until today. In fact, it is the only restaurant to have garnered and kept three stars for so long. In 1990, Bocuse founded the Paul Bocuse Institute in Lyon, France. However, many say that Bocuse’s legacy will be his contribution to the study of French culture through food and wine.
#2 Jamie Oliver – Net Worth: $235 Million
Jamie Oliver grew up knowing the ins and outs of the food service, as his parents operated a popular pub in England. The experience equipped him with the basics of food service and business management. By the time he was 16, he attended a culinary school to further hone his skills and learn new things. But his ticket to fame was the famous River Café in London. The restaurant was featured in a documentary in which Jamie appeared too. Shortly after, he was offered a cooking show by BBC. Things started going for Jamie and soon he reached celebrity status. Today, Jamie is an advocate of healthy eating in schools and has been participating in campaigns focused on eradicating junk food from school cafeterias.
#1 Alan Wong – Net Worth: $1.1 Billion
Alan Wong stamped himself as one of the founding leaders of island fusion cuisine, a movement that took the dine and wine industry by storm and earned him more than a billion bucks. The Tokyo native Wong co-founded the Hawaiian Regional Cuisine with the aim to fuse the distinctive flavors of the eight Hawaiian Islands using the freshest local ingredients. Once island fusion gained traction, everything went big for Wong, including many appearances, writing cookbooks, hosting cook shows, and even cooking for President Barack Obama.
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