Michael Chiarello Net Worth: $3.5 Million
Michael Chiarello is an American celebrity chef born in Red Bluff, California in January 1962. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1982 and then graduated from Florida International University. In 1984, he opened The Grand Bay Hotel in Florida, as well as Toby’s Bar and Grill. Food & Wine Magazine named Chiarello Chef of the Year in 1985.
Chiarello moved back to California and became a chef at The Heritage Restaurant. The restaurant failed and went bankrupt, but he then opened the Tra Vigne restaurant. He has served as an executive chef in restaurants in San Francisco, Aspen, and Scottsdale.
In 2001, his show Season by Season debuted on PBS. He also hosted Michael Chiarello’s Napa and Michael Chiarello’s Napa: Casual Cooking on PBS. He moved to the Food Network in 2003 to host Easy Entertaining. His show NapaStyle debuted on the Fine Living Network in 2004. He was a contestant on Top Chef Masters and finished second.
In 2003, Chiarello married wife Eileen, and the couple has one son, in addition to his three daughters from a previous marriage. Chiarello has authored seven cookbooks.
