TOP 10 MOST PAID CHEFS FOR 2015A LIST OF THE TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID CHEFS FOR THIS YEAR

1. GORDON RAMSAY

• $38 million• A famous TV personality with

a bunch of his own show. Has a biographical drama based on his life

• Owns more than 23 restaurants and a lot more food places around the world

2. RACHEL RAY

• $25 million• Hosted shows on the Food

Network• Owns a magazine and does a

daytime talk show• Has a cookbook• Doesn’t own any restaurants

3. WOLFGANG PUCK

• $20 million• Owns a company that includes

more than 20 dining restaurants, bunch of catering locations and a chain of 80 Wolfgang Puck Express locations

• Most famous for his pizza which is selled across supermarkets around the world

• Owns an app with recipes, links to Puck's restaurants and offers help with party planning

4. PAULA DEEN

• $17 million• Known as the "Butter queen"• Has a bunch of TV shows, a

magazine and has done a lot of live appearances

• Owns a few restaurants and has a lot of partnerships with different food businesses

• Her book "Southern Cooking Bible" is a best-seller

5. MARIO BATALI

• $13 million• Quit the show Iron Chef for

his new show The Chef• Owns a bunch of restaurants• Gets most of his income

from his restaurants and a good deal from TV and personal appearances

6. ALAIN DUCASSE

• $12 million• Owns the famous restaurants Mix,

among others• Owns a network of European hotels• Has a Parisian cooking school

7. TODD ENGLISH

• $11 million• Owns several restaurants

(Olives, Kingfish)• Has a patent on a rotisserie

grill that moves skewered chickens in more directions

8. NOBU MATSUHISA

• $10 million• Owns a chain of 31 high-end restaurants

in New York, Dallas and Moscow• Has a newly-opened hotel in Caesar's

Palace in Vegas

9. BOBBY FLAY

• $9 million• Owns Burger Palace, a chain

of 10 burger restaurants• Has 6 restaurants, one of

them is the famous Mesa Grills in New York and Vegas

• A chef with popular TV shows on the Food Network and CBS

10. GUY FIERI

• $8 million• Most famous chef on the

Food Network• Has a bunch of TV shows• Does a lot of live

presentations

TOP 10 MOST PAID CHEFS FOR 2015

• Those were the top 10 highest paid chefs for 2015• Although everyone of them is famous, their income

comes mostly from their restaurants and other ventures in the food business• Everyone is a great chef and became popular for

their skills and/or personality