Michael D. Symon is a well-known American chef, restaurateur, and author who has won numerous awards. He is also a well-known television personality. He has continued to feature on TV shows such as Iron Chef America, Food Feuds, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, The Chew, and others since earning the prestigious James Beard Foundation award. Michael Symon has also written about his culinary skills in publications such as Bon Appetit, Food Arts, Gourmet Saveur, and Esquire, to name a few. He owns and operates a number of eateries in the Cleveland area.

Michael Symon’s childhood, biography, and education

Michael Symon was born on September 19, 1969, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a White-American citizen of the United States. He grew up in the Ohio town of North Olmsted.

Symon attended North Olmsted’s St. Richard School and Lakewood’s St. Edward High School. He received his diploma in 1987. Symon is of Greek, Italian, and Eastern European descent. He learned how to cook at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where he graduated in 1990. He also had part-time work as a cook.

Michael Symon’s Wiki And Professional Career

Michael Symon was a waiter at a Lakewood restaurant near Cleveland. He has worked as a chef at Piccolo Mondo and Caxton Café. Symon purchased Café Lola from a couple and renamed it Lolita, which he opened in Downtown Cleveland. He opened yet another restaurant, Parea in New York. It became well-known for its Greek cuisine.

In 2007, Food Wine magazine named the restaurant one of the “100 Tastes to Try.” The restaurant closed in 2007 and was purchased by someone else.

Michael also competed in Iron Chef America but lost in Battle Asparagus to Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. He presented various shows, including the ten-episode Dinner: Impossible. Aside from that, he has been on Cooking Channel, Food Feuds, The Chew, and other shows.

Michael Symon’s Salary, Earnings, and Net Worth

Michael Symon’s net worth is estimated to be at $4 million. From his multiple vocations, the restaurateur earns a staggering amount of money. In 2008, he opened the “Roast” restaurant at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. He sold his home for $549000 in June 2017.

Symon has a home in New York City as well. He paid $5.1 million for the mansion in the year 2002.

In 2009, the Detroit Free Press named the roast Restaurant of the Year. In Avon Lake, Ohio, he opened another restaurant called Bar Symon. On the Food Network, he has made multiple appearances.

Wife, Married, Affair, And Relationship Of Michael Symon

Liz Shanahan, Michael Symon’s wife, got married. They have collaborated to identify restaurants. When Symon met Shanahan, he had a two-year-old stepson named Kyle.
He traveled a lot for food feuds, comparing local cuisines. He was extremely passionate in writing. Clarkson Potter launched his debut cookbook on November 3, 2009, and it was written by him. He’s also the author of several more well-received works.

Following his success as a restaurant, he became involved in a variety of endorsements. In 2008, he recommended cookware firms. He starred opposite Eva Longoria in a commercial for Pepsico’s Lay’s potato chip.

Achievements and awards

In 1995, Michael Symon was awarded Cleveland’s hottest chef. Food and Wine magazine named Michael Symon a National Rising Star in 1997 and one of the Ten Best New Chefs in America in 1998.

Symon has also won the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival Best Burger Award three times (2010, 2011, 2012). He also received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host (shared with his co-hosts on The Chew).

Age, Height, and Weight of Michael Symon

Michael Symon’s stature is as follows: Symon is 1.82 meters tall (5ft 9 inches)
Age: Symon is 49 years old.
He stands at a height of 208 pounds (94.3 kg).