Curtis Stone is a celebrity chef, author, entrepreneur, and television personality from Australia. He is well-known for his appearances on television programs such as “America’s Next Great Restaurant” and “Around the World in 80 Plates.” Born in Melbourne, Australia, he began learning how to cook at the age of four from his grandmother. He became a chef and subsequently worked in some of the finest restaurants in Australia and London. “Surfing the Menu” was his first cooking program with chef Ben O’Donoghue. The show followed the duo as they travel throughout Australia, meet new people, and cook. In the United States, he launched the cooking program ‘Take Home Chef,’ which boosted his popularity. The show’s tremendous success led to an exclusive agreement with NBC. He has written several publications thus far in his career. Among them are “Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood” and “Surfing the Menu: Two Chefs.” People magazine has also recognized him as one of the Sexiest Men Alive.
Curtis Stone’s Career
Curtis Stone began his tenure at the five-star restaurant of the Savoy Hotel. Later, he began working at the Café Royal and Mirabelle in London. Due to his extraordinary culinary abilities, he quickly became the head chef at White’s Quo Vadis. He briefly returned to Australia and launched the program “Surfing the Menu.” Along with colleague chef Ben O’Donoghue, he traveled the Australian coastline and prepares locally grown food for the television program.
Additionally, he hosted the first season of the Australian television program “My Restaurant Rules.” Later, he began to appear on television programs in the United Kingdom. Among these were “Good Food Live,” “Dinner in a Box,” and “Saturday Kitchen.”
After hosting ‘Take Home Chef,’ he became renowned in the United States. It depicted him asking a stranger, typically a young woman, in a grocery store if she is preparing dinner that evening. Then, they would travel to the participant’s residence, prepare the meal, and surprise the participant’s guests or family. After the show’s great success, he signed an exclusive contract with NBC. He also began appearing on the NBC morning program ‘Today’.
In 2011, he began appearing as a juror on the NBC television program America’s Next Great Restaurant.
He appeared on the American reality show Top Chef Masters in the same year. In addition, he became co-host of the program “Around the World in Eighty Plates.” He has also appeared on episodes of the American reality television series The Biggest Loser and Iron Chef America.
His most recent work is the January-to-March 2017 cooking program “My Kitchen Rules.” Throughout his career, he has written numerous books, such as “Surfing the Menu: Two Chefs,” “One Journey: A Fresh Food Adventure,” “Every Day and Adventurous Recipes for the Home Cook,” and “Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood.” He published the cookbook “What’s for Dinner?” in 2013. 2015 marked the publication of his most recent book, “Good Food, Good Life.”
As a philanthropist, he works with organizations such as Feeding America, a hunger-relief charity, and Second-Bite, an organization that redistributes nutritious food to the destitute. In 2010, Stone became the Australian ambassador for Coles Supermarket.
Curtis’s Personal Life
Curtis Stone was born in Melbourne, Australia on November 4, 1975. His father is a certified public accountant. About his upbringing, only the fact that he learned to cook from his grandmother at age four is known.
He attended Victoria University prior to beginning his career. After dating for several years, he married American actress Lindsay Price in 2013. They have two children.
Estimated Net Worth
Curtis Stone is an Australian television personality and celebrity chef with a net worth of $25 million. Curtis Stone is well-known for his appearances on “Iron Chef America,” “Top Chef Masters,” “The Biggest Loser,” and other Food Network shows.