It's hard to believe that the world's richest chef is over four times wealthier than Gordon Ramsay.
And he's twice as rich as Ramsay and Jamie Oliver combined, according to the Daily Mail.
The outlet reports that the Hell's Kitchen chef, 58, has a net worth of £180 million, meanwhile Oliver, 49, is reportedly worth £164 million.
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Don't think any of them will worry about keeping the heating on this winter, that's for sure.
So, who's the richest chef in the world?
Well, it's Japanese-American chef Alan Wong who is considered to be the wealthiest cook in the world.
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His net worth reportedly comes in at an eye-watering £880 million.
He is famed for his unique take on Hawaiian cuisine and once had the honour of cooking for former US president Barack Obama in 2009.
"A number of the staff, both in the kitchen and the front of house, had never served the president before," he said at the time.
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"I thought it was cool they’d now have a story to tell their grandkids."
Incase you're wondering, this is what he served up:
- A trio of appetizers: Wong’s seafood cake, a tomato with li hing mui dressing and Wong’s famous 'soup and sandwich,' a two-colour Big Island tomato soup and foie gras grilled cheese sandwich.
- Lobster lasagna
- Ginger-crusted onaga
- The President’s favorite entree, soy-braised shortribs.
- And his favourite dessert, 'The Coconut,' coconut ice cream covered with dark chocolate, in a shape that looks exactly like half a coconut, served with a colorful array of tropical fruits.
Alan Wong's impressive career
This comes after Wong was awarded Chef of the Year by Santé Magazine in 2007.
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But before in 2001, one of his restaurants was ranked as number six in a listing of America's Best Fifty Restaurants.
And in 1996, he was awarded the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Pacific Northwest.
Two years prior, the up-and-coming chef was recognised by Robert Mondavi Winery as one of 13 Rising Star Chefs in America.
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Wong is also known as one of the co-founders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, a movement that encourages the use of locally sourced ingredients to create a distinctive fusion of diverse culinary traditions.
Throughout his career, he has kept received numerous accolades, including the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef: Pacific Northwest.
However, in recent years, various sources have wrongly reported that Wong's net worth to be approximately $1.1 billion (£903 million),
But this is probably a mistaken comparison with Allan Wong, the billionaire co-founder of VTech Holdings.
Topics: Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, Food And Drink, Money
Anish Vij