Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Top 5 Earning Celebrity Chefs

Have you ever wondered what kind of money those cooking show chefs can make? According to Forbes magazine, a celebrity chef doesn’t just earn their income from owning great restaurants. In fact, Rachel Ray is the second highest paid in 2012 and yet she has no restaurants at all. What she does have is television shows, 20 books, and merchandise….lots of merchandise. Profit margins can be slim in the restaurants so, the bulk of the high earnings come from TV, merchandise and cook books. Here’s the list of the top earning chef’s between June 2011 and June 2012:


1: Gordon Ramsay, $38 million

2: Rachael Ray, $25 million

3: Wolfgang Puck, $20 million

4: Paula Deen, $17 million

5: Mario Batali, $13 million


 

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