Flay quit when he realized he was not ready to run a kitchen. At the Brighton Grill on Third Avenue, Flay was handed the executive chef's position after a week when the executive chef was fired. After culinary school, he started working as a sous-chef, quickly learning the culinary arts. įlay received a degree in culinary arts and was a member of the first graduating class of the French Culinary Institute in 1984. The proprietor, Joe Allen, was impressed by Flay's natural ability and agreed to pay his partner's son's tuition at the French Culinary Institute. He then took a position making salads at Joe Allen Restaurant in Manhattan's Theater District, where his father was a partner. He has said his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a pizza parlor and Baskin-Robbins. Career įlay dropped out of high school at age 17. Despite his father's objections, he received them both.
Īt age 8, Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. He is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools. He was raised on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Early life įlay was born on December 10, 1964, in New York City to Bill and Dorothy Barbara (McGuirk) Flay. He has worked with Food Network since 1995, which won him four Daytime Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers, and Amalfi. MGE is owner and operator of Connecticut Sun, a professional basketball team in the WNBA.Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. MGE is owner, developer, and/or manager of integrated entertainment resorts throughout the United States, including Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, as well as Northern Asia and Niagara Falls, Canada, and coming soon, Las Vegas, Nevada. Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) is a master developer and operator of premier global integrated entertainment resorts, including Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Inspire in Incheon, South Korea and Niagara, Casinos in Niagara, Canada.
He has held various leadership roles with Mohegan Sun including Senior Vice President and President & CEO spanning 2001 to 2012. Soper served as CEO of MGE from 2015 to 2017. Since 2017, Soper has held the position of President & CEO of Sun Gaming & Hospitality. "Having served the Mohegan Tribe and MGE for many years, we are confident in Bobby's experience and capabilities to guide our efforts on the ground in Asia," said James Gessner, Jr., Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe. "Bobby's leadership and presence representing MGE will serve as a catalyst and result in significant progress with both of these important international project commitments."
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