Comments on: The Quick 10: The 10 Top-Earning Chefs

By: Noctrl23

Noctrl23 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:59:00 +0000

I know he hasn’t been big for awhile now, but no Emril? I’m kinda surprised

By: Karleigh

Karleigh — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:39:00 +0000

Rachel Ray says herself that she is not a chef but a cook, as she has no formal training. So, i mean, if she says it herself, then I guess she shouldn’t be on this list.

By: Amanda H.

Amanda H. — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:34:00 +0000

F*ck Rachel Ray and her dumpy ass.

By: m

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:00 +0000

even if he isn’t on this list, my favorite is still alton brown.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:29:00 +0000

Yay, Tony Bourdain!!!

Although this ‘rock god’ faded temporarily in my eyes when I saw a show when he visited LA and couldn’t stomach an ‘Okie Dog’…

This from the guy who eats practically ANYTHING! ;-)

By: airship

airship — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Okay, I’m a chef. I’m also a Southern Colonel, since that is a self-designated title, as well. What else can I claim to be? I’m pretty sure I’d land in jail if I claimed to be a ‘doctor’, or a ‘lawyer’, or a ‘sheriff’. But what can I get by with?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:31:00 +0000

As far as who can call themselves a chef. I have learned in life that it is much less important what you call yourself rather more important what others call you. Respect is the key here.

By: BKReporter1

BKReporter1 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:58:00 +0000

That figure for Bobby Flay did seem really low. It comes out to about $250,000 for each of the restaurants he runs. Nothing to sneer at for us working class folk. But when you consider that in addition to the restaurants he has all those shows on the Food Network, about half-a-dozen bestselling cookbooks and a line of barbecue sauces, it seems like he be making more. Maybe they’re only counting official salaries – what they get on their actual paychecks – and not all the profits they’re raking in from their enterprises each year.
Also the No Reservations Romania was wicked hilarious. I especially loved the part where he was forced into going to that costume party at Dracula’s castle and it was like a really bad Rocky Horror Picture Show convention.

By: Amy D

Amy D — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:32:00 +0000

My father has worked in kitchens almost his entire life, from McDonald’s right up to a 4-star restaurant. The title “Chef” is a sign of respect. It does not require a degree from a culinary school. You could just go around calling yourself a chef, but unless you have the respect of your peers and those who work under you in the kitchen, you are not truly a chef. I waitressed in a restaurant for a few years and the head cook never liked being referred to as “chef” because he felt he hadn’t earned it.

By: Marion

Marion — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:52:00 +0000

I just made a cookie recipe from this month’s Good Housekeeping from Paula Deen, and it is AWFUL. The dough didn’t stick together, they were roll cookies instead of drop, they are horribly sweet, no distinct flavour… I’m having to choke them down with hard cider for a bedtime snack!

B’sides, it’s really annoying that everytime I see her pic, I think of domestic violence. DH: “Who the h*ll is she?” “Dunno, but her husband used ta beat her”.