Graham Elliot
Birth Name:
Graham Elliot Bowles
Birth Place:
Seattle, Washington, United States
Profession
Actor
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