Celebrity Chefs And Their Families
Hugh Acheson
The chef and TV show judge initially met his wife, Mary Koon, in middle school. They reconnected while attending a Canadian university and married two years later.
Lidia Bastianich
When the Italian cuisine chef isn't fighting legal battles, Bastianich can be found passing down family recipes to her sous chef grandchildren, Olivia, Lorenzo, Miles, Ethan and Julia.
John Besh
Healthy, simple suppers using weekend leftovers are what the James Beard award-winning chef and his wife, Jennifer, prepare with kids Brendan, Jack, Luke and Andrew.
Daniel Boulud
The French chef typically takes Father's Day off and spends it dining out for breakfast and caviar with his only daughter.
Derry Clarke
New Year's Eve of 2012 will always be a painful memory for the Dublin chef and his family, following the tragic death of his 16-year old son, Andrew.
Melissa d'Arabian
This reality TV competition winner, TV host and mother of four makes a green breakfast for her kids Valentine, Charlotte, Margaux and Oceane to start their day.
Paula Deen
Although Deen was recently involved in quite the legal dispute, she always has her family for support. Her brother, Bubba, and her two sons are also known for their Southern cooking skills.
Pete Evans
Fame is reportedly to blame for the rift between this Australian chef and his former business partner and older brother, Dave, But when he's not working, you can catch him with his two daughters and his girlfriend.
Guy Fieri
Following the death of his sister, Morgan, the "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" host found himself backing his parents in a custody dispute with Morgan's husband, Dain Pape, over his nephew, Jules However, Guy also has a family of his own.
Bobby Flay
When the thrice-married grill master isn't dodging scandalous rumors involving a "Mad Men" actress, Flay is cozying up with his TV actress wife in their new Hamptons home
Emeril Lagasse
Cooking has always been a learning experience for Lagasse's offspring, E.J. and Meril. Emeril's top tip: Use fresh local ingredients to make simple tasty dishes.
Padma Lakshmi
A brief relationship with the brother of a personal computer innovator led to the birth of her daughter, called the "miracle baby" because of a medical condition known to contribute to infertility.
Nigella Lawson
This well-known chef met her last husband Charles Saatchi less than a year after the death of her first husband. Unfortunately, the second time around has not been a piece of cake for them
Patrick and Gina Neely
When the duo aren't joining forces in marriage and parenthood, they are serving down-home goodness in restaurants and cookbooks and on their Food Network TV programs.
Wolfgang Puck
Although the Austrian chef's sons, Cameron, Byron, Oliver and Alexander, vary in ages and interests, there is one food favorite all of them can't get enough of.
John Burton-Race
In 2007, the British chef left his second wife and their six children to take up residence with his current wife and former mistress, Susan, and love child, Pip.
Gordon Ramsay
In 2008, the Michelin-starred chef and married father of four was outed as a cheater by his alleged mistress of seven years, Sarah Symonds. Ramsay denied the claim and publically affirmed his love for wife Tana.
Rachael Ray
Rumors of extramarital trysts and an affinity for swapping more than recipes have plagued the chef and her lawyer-by-day-rocker-by-night husband, John Cusimano, for years.
Martha Stewart
According to daughter Alexis Stewart, growing up as the daughter of this domestic diva was anything but a bed of roses.
Ming Tsai
Cook-offs with sons David and Henry, with wife Polly as the judge, are one way this fusion chef shares his joy of cooking with his family.
Andrew Zimmern
The "Bizarre Foods" chef's son, Noah, was introduced to his future favorite food during a family meal tradition as part of an ethno-religious holiday.