Graham Elliot Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2004, he was named as one of the "Best New Chefs" in Food & Wine magazine
• At the age of 27, he became the youngest person to be named as a four-star chef in a major U․S․ city
• Has been inducted into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame
• Trained in the culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University
• Started out in the culinary industry as a dishwasher after deciding to drop out of high school at the age of 18
• Serves as a judge on U․S․ culinary competition television shows "MasterChef" and "MasterChef Junior․"
• Competed against Bobby Flay on "Iron Chef America․"
• Has hosted President Obama's birthday dinner at his two Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant Graham Elliot
• Has served as the culinary director of the music festival Lollapalooza