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Home Sweet Home: What the Star Chefs Eat Off the Clock

Find out how celebrity chefs chow down when they leave their TV kitchens.
By Kara Rodemer
<p><b>Day job:</b> Host of <a 
href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/guy-fieri-bio/bio/index.html"target="_new"><b>three Food Network shows</b></a> and owner of <a 
href="http://www.texwasabis.com/"target="_new"><b>Tex Wasabi's</b></a> and <a 
href="http://www.johnnygarlics.com/shopping.html"target="_new"><b>Johnny Garlic's</b></a></p><br />
<p><b>What's cooking at home:</b> With a full house, Guy needs something easy to
feed his wife and two boys. Of course, it has to pack a punch! Try his <a href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/celebrity-chefs/chorizo-spinach-chickpea-recipe
"target="_new"><b>Chorizo, Spinach, and Chickpea Sauté</b></a>. Easy cleanup, since it's all in one pan!</p><br /><p>Want more? Check out <a 
href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/celebrity-chefs/celebrity-chef-guy-fieri%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3EGuy's life at home</b></a>!</p>
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You watch them make amazing meals in their TV kitchens, but what do celebrity chefs like to eat when they're at home? We asked, and they shared.
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Guy Fieri

<p><b>Day job:</b> Host of <a 
href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/guy-fieri-bio/bio/index.html"target="_new"><b>three Food Network shows</b></a> and owner of <a 
href="http://www.texwasabis.com/"target="_new"><b>Tex Wasabi's</b></a> and <a 
href="http://www.johnnygarlics.com/shopping.html"target="_new"><b>Johnny Garlic's</b></a></p><br />
<p><b>What's cooking at home:</b> With a full house, Guy needs something easy to
feed his wife and two boys. Of course, it has to pack a punch! Try his <a href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/celebrity-chefs/chorizo-spinach-chickpea-recipe
"target="_new"><b>Chorizo, Spinach, and Chickpea Sauté</b></a>. Easy cleanup, since it's all in one pan!</p><br /><p>Want more? Check out <a 
href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/celebrity-chefs/celebrity-chef-guy-fieri%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3EGuy's life at home</b></a>!</p>
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Day job: Host of three Food Network shows and owner of Tex Wasabi's and Johnny Garlic's


What's cooking at home: With a full house, Guy needs something easy to feed his wife and two boys. Of course, it has to pack a punch! Try his Chorizo, Spinach, and Chickpea Sauté. Easy cleanup, since it's all in one pan!


Want more? Check out Guy's life at home!

2

Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito
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3

Bobby Flay

<p><b>Day job:</b> Chef, author, <a 
href="http://www.bobbyflay.com"target="_new"><b>restaurateur</b></a>, and Food Network <a 
href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/bobby-flay/index.html"target="_new"><b>grill master</b></a></p><br/> 
<p><b>What's cooking at home:</b> For something quick and delicious, Bobby goes for the classic bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich. "It's just crisp bacon, over-easy eggs, and cheddar cheese on toasted eight-grain bread." To wash it down? Try Bobby's <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/root-beer-floats%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3ERoot Beer Float</b></a> with (optional) bourbon for an adults-only treat.</p>
<br /><p>Want more? Find out what Bobby likes to do <a 
href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/celebrity-chefs/celeb-chef-bobby-flay%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3Eat home</b></a>!</p>
Ben Fink

Day job: Chef, author, restaurateur, and Food Network grill master


What's cooking at home: For something quick and delicious, Bobby goes for the classic bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich. "It's just crisp bacon, over-easy eggs, and cheddar cheese on toasted eight-grain bread." To wash it down? Try Bobby's Root Beer Float with (optional) bourbon for an adults-only treat.


Want more? Find out what Bobby likes to do at home!

4

Cat Cora

<p><b>Day job:</b> First (and only) female Iron Chef on Food Network's <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/iron-chef-america/index.html"target="_new"><b><i>Iron Chef America</i></b></a></p><br />
<p><b>What's cooking at home:</b> At home in sunny California, Cat loves the outdoors and favors family meals. "If I'm in a time crunch," she says, "I love to make my <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/cat-cora-salmon-scallop-skewers-romesco-sauce-recipe%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3ESalmon, Scallop, and Veggie Skewers with Romesco</b></a>."</p><br />

<p>Check out Cat's favorite <a 
href="http://gogonow.org/cooking-shows/cat-coras-hometown-eats%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3Ehometown eats</b></a> — for when she wants someone else to do the cooking!</p>
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Day job: First (and only) female Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America


What's cooking at home: At home in sunny California, Cat loves the outdoors and favors family meals. "If I'm in a time crunch," she says, "I love to make my Salmon, Scallop, and Veggie Skewers with Romesco."


Check out Cat's favorite hometown eats — for when she wants someone else to do the cooking!

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5

Sunny Anderson

<p><b>Day job:</b> Host of Food Network's <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/cooking-for-real/index.html"target="_new"><b><i>Cooking for Real</i></b></a> and <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/howd-that-get-on-my-plate/index.html"target="_new"><b><i>How'd That Get on My Plate?</i></b></a></p><br />
<p><b>What's cooking at home:</b> Sunny tries to keep it interesting at dinnertime. "I try to not do the same meals over and over again," she says, "but my go-to protein for a quick fix is chicken." She suggests her <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipes/cooking-recipes/sunny-anderson-grilled-chicken-mushroom-sauce-recipe%22target=%22_new%22%3E%3Cb%3EGrilled Chicken with White Wine Mushroom Sauce</b></a>, because "it'll taste like you put more time into it than you actually did!"</p>
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Day job: Host of Food Network's Cooking for Real and How'd That Get on My Plate?


What's cooking at home: Sunny tries to keep it interesting at dinnertime. "I try to not do the same meals over and over again," she says, "but my go-to protein for a quick fix is chicken." She suggests her Grilled Chicken with White Wine Mushroom Sauce, because "it'll taste like you put more time into it than you actually did!"

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Katie Lee Joel

Katie Lee Joel
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7

Anthony Bourdain

<p>Bourdain doesn't exactly have the cheery disposition of most&nbsp;<a href="http://gogonow.org/restaurants/g4114/where-are-these-food-network-stars-now/%22 target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link" data-unsp-sanitized="clean">Food Network stars</a>, but he did host a show called&nbsp;<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">A Cook's Tour</em> on the channel from 2002-2003. Travel Channel snatched him up next to host the extremely popular show,&nbsp;<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations</em>, and later,&nbsp;<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">The Layover</em>. Bourdain made the switch to CNN in 2013 to head up&nbsp;<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</em>, which is still filming new episodes.</p>
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Sara Moulton at Home

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Ingrid Hoffman at Home

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