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Daley worked as Oprah's personal chef for five years before publishing her first book. She is also the co-author, with Andrew Weil, M.D., of The Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life, and Spirit. She lives in Encinitas, California.
Rosie Daley was born in New Jersey. She trained as a chef at the acclaimed Cal-a-Vie spa just north of San Diego, where she met Oprah Winfrey. Daley worked as Oprah's personal chef for five years before publishing her first book.
Oprah: I've had chefs over the years who have come to work for us, and what we've learned is it's much easier for me to just do it myself on the weekends. So when Stedman and I are alone, I basically do all the cooking.
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He has received the culinary profession's highest awards and has cooked for some of the world's most famous celebrities. In 1997, Smith became the personal, day-to-day chef to Oprah Winfrey, a position that lasted ten years.
In addition, his Emmy Award-winning TV show on the food network has made him a famous personality. Fieri is also the writer of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks. In November 2022, Guy Fieri's net worth was calculated to be around 20 million dollars, making him one of the richest chefs in the world.
Chances are Rachael Ray would have gone far on her tasty recipes and perky personality alone. But the Oprah bump sure didn't hurt. In 2005 Winfrey plucked the 30-minute-meal maven from the Food Network and signed her to host a daytime talk show.
True Food Kitchen, the Oprah-backed healthy restaurant chain founded by Dr. Andrew Weil in 2008, says it has raised more than $100 million to fuel its growth plans.
For her part, Beyoncé has confirmed that she's no Julia Child in the kitchen. “I don't cook much,” the Grammy winner told Cosmopolitan in 2006. “But I'm good at spaghetti and sandwiches.
Oprah Winfrey is probably one of the meat industry's least favorite people. In 1996 she invited former cattleman Howard Lyman onto her show. Despite the fact that she currently eats a non-vegetarian diet, Oprah Winfrey has done more than nearly anyone else in the media to publicize the benefits of veganism.
Khristianne Uy, aka Chef K
During her five years as the Kardashians' private chef—plus several more working for the Biebers and Diddy—Khristianne Uy says people were often surprised to see a tattooed, lesbian Filipina running the kitchen. Still, she believes her identity has been essential to her success.
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Darren McGrady, 55, was Princes Diana's personal chef from 1993 until she died in 1997. Before that, he was personal chef to Queen Elizabeth II.
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She is currently 'Good Chef' for Channel 10's popular Australian television show Good Chef Bad Chef.
In 2005, she was turned away in Paris at Hermes after showing up to the store 15 minutes after closing. Hermes also later apologized for the incident and "not having been able to accommodate Ms. Winfrey and her team."
On top of her many private engagements, Chef K still regularly cooks for all the Kardashians and can recite their dietary restrictions and preferences with the command of a high-ranking military officer.
A self-proclaimed foodie, Markle enjoys cooking, and likely does as she pleases within her own home. Stepping out into the public however, is a different matter. These are the foods Markle is prohibited from eating, now that she's a member of the royal family.
In 2020, a former royal chef revealed his recipe for Kate's favourite dessert, a sticky toffee pudding. Darren McGrady, 60, who worked as a personal chef to the Queen, as well as Princess Diana and Prince William and Harry, revealed Kate Middleton often cooks her own meals and even does her own grocery shopping.
Winfrey's culinary debut is a collaboration with Kraft Heinz, which owns brands like Oscar Mayer, Grey Poupon, and Jell-O. The new line is slated to be called “O, That's Good.” The concept behind the line, which offers soups and sides, is to offer healthy alternatives to comfort foods.
True Food Kitchen, a 43-unit, wellness-focused casual brand, appointed John Williams as its CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Williams replaces Christine Barone, who left in 2022 after six years to become the president of Dutch Bros.
Where did it come from? Integrative medicine doctor Andrew Weil opened the first True Food Kitchen with restaurateur Sam Fox in Phoenix, Arizona in 2008.
We may be a little bit biased here at Oprah Daily, but Oprah and Gayle are our absolute favorite celebrity best friends. The pair's close-knit relationship is legendary, with fans often dubbing their own besties the “Gayle to their Oprah” and vice versa.
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In a statement, the former Oprah protégé said that it's time to move on to the next chapter in her broadcast career, which she said will include developing new and upcoming epicurean talent on all platforms through her new production company. Rachael Ray can still be seen at 1 p.m. weekdays on WGN-TV.