Geoffrey Zakarian

Geoffrey Zakarian is a famous American Chef, Restaurateur, Television personality, and author who is most popular for his unique food recipes. He is also famous for his appearance in several television programs on the Food Network, including Chopped and The Next Iron Chef. He is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City and Miami. Zakarian started working as an apprentice chef under chef Daniel Boulud at LeCirque in the early 1980s. He has been married to marketing executive Margaret Anne Williams since 2005.

Early Life And Education Of Geoffrey Zakarian    

Geoffrey Zakarian was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the United States of America, on July 25, 1959. He was born as the son of Viola Zakarian and George Zakarian. He was raised in his native town Worcester, Massachusetts. Zakarian belongs to the White American ethnicity, and his nationality is American.

His zodiac sign is Leo. Talking about his siblings, he has one brother and a sister, George H. Zakarian Jr. and Cynthia Zakarian.  

In the spring of 2000, Zakarian worked with Alain Passard; Geoffrey Zakarian attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He also earned a degree from the same institute.

Geoffrey Zakarian's Professional Bio-Life-Changing Food Recipes

From 1982 to 1987, he worked at Le Cirque. In 1996, he was hired to oversee Old Navy's ill-fated coffee bar and coffee cart division.

Later, he went to the Blue Door of the Delano Hotel in South Beach, Miami. He became the executive chef at Patroon in Manhattan in 1998. In 2000, he worked as a renowned French chef at the three-Michelin-star restaurant Arpège in Paris.

He has appeared on Food Network's Chopped series as a judge and restaurateur, Aarón Sánchez, Scott Conant, Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos.

He also appeared as the judge on the Food Network's 24-Hour Restaurant Battle series. In 2011, Zakarian was named the winner of The Next Iron Chef. He also hosted the Food Network's series The Kitchen. He has also been featured on Cutthroat Kitchen as a judge.

As we have mentioned, Zakarian gained huge popularity from his unique food recipes. The kind which brings new flavor and approach to the food. In addition to that, he is Chairman of the City Harvest Food Council. The City Harvest Food Council is a food rescue organization dedicated to fighting hunger in New York City.

Legal Issues

Zakarian filed for personal bankruptcy in response to a lawsuit against him by his former employees in 2011. As per the employees, he was engaged in gross violation of labor laws. Even two of his co-partners of his restaurants support the workers' allegations; however, Zakarian's publicist denied the rumors.

Similarly, in 2015, he withdrew from the planned American-style concept restaurant, The National in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C, after the controversial comments made by now-president Donald Trump. In response to Trump's statements "do not in any way align with my core values, Zakarian said, "We are a nation built from immigrants, my family included."

He was expected to lose more than a $500,000 lease deposit. The report states, "Trump sued Zakarian in August 2015 for a sum above $10 million for lost rent and other damages."

Geoffrey Zakarian's Net Worth And Body Measurements

Geoffrey Zakarian has a net worth of $6 million, and his salary is around $500K. All of his fortunes came from his professional work as a chef. Apart from that, he has a perfectly maintained body for which he regularly visits a gym. He has brown hair and light brown eyes. He has a perfect height which measures about 178 cm.

He is at the peak of his career, and he seems even be improving at a higher level. He has a huge television fan following. His fans also follow him on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Geoffrey Zakarian's Personal Life

Zakarian is a married man. He married Margaret Anne Williams in 2005 at a private marriage function. His wife is a marketing executive, and she was previously married to Heather Karaman for nearly 10 years.

There is no second wife in the life of Zakarian. He has been sharing a long-standing married life with his wife, Anne Williams over a decade. They set an example of long-standing married life where couples separate shortly after several years.

The couple has been married since 2005. They have three children together, two daughters and a son. His first child is a daughter named Madeline Zakarian, his second is a daughter named Anna Zakarian, and George Harris Zakarian is his son.

He seems very happy with his spouse and child, and he has no plans to divorce. He lives with his family in the United States. 

Age, Body Measurements, and Other Facts

• Age: As of 2019, Geoffrey Zakarian is 59 years old. 
• Birth sign: Leo
• Height: He has a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80m).

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