Table of Biography
Rick Bayless is a very popular American chef and restaurateur. Rick Bayless has been recognized for his amazing traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. While many people around the globe also know him for his appearance in the PBS series Mexico: One Plate at a Time.
Early life
Rick Bayless was born on 23 November 1953, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America. This makes him 70 years old as of now. There is not much information regarding the name and profession of his parents. He has an elder brother named Skip Bayless. Skip is a sports journalist and television personality. He holds an American nationality and practices Christianity. Further, he belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. According to astrology, he has Sagittarius as his zodiac sign.
Talking about their formal educational status, he completed his schooling at a local school in his hometown. And, he also accomplished his higher studies at Oklahoma University. He did his master’s degree in linguistics at the University of Michigan. Further, he even accomplished a Ph. D in anthropological linguistics at Michigan.
Rick Bayless – Professional life
Rick Bayless has been one of the fine chefs with international recognition and is also a restaurateur. His career commenced after completing his education when he joined Lopez y Gonzalez as the executive chef in 1980. After getting some experience there, he opened Frontera Grill in Chicago with his wife in 1987. There, he mainly focused on contemporary regional Mexican cuisine especially priming on the cuisines of the Oaxaca region.
Caption: Rick Bayless lifestyle (Source: Zinc Agency)
Following its popularity, he went on to open Topolobampo. The restaurant has 1 Michelin star. Furthermore, he also founded the Frontera Farmer Foundation in 2003 with the motive of supporting Chicago-area farmers by offering capital improvement grants. He has opened many branches of Frontero Freso restaurant to date. Moreover, he also featured and worked in the television series Cooking Mexican in 1978. He has also devoted most of his time to culinary research in Mexico.
With the experience of working and studying Mexican food, he even has written a book named Authentic Mexica: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico. He has also written more books, especially cookbooks which are famous all around the globe. He has also been awarded different awards by different organizations over time and also nominated on various occasions.
Rick Bayless – Net worth 2024
Rick Bayless is living a comfortable life with his family. Thanks to the fame and fortune he has earned from his work as of today. Moreover, his total net worth is about $30 million US dollars as of 2022.
Rick Bayless – Personal life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of Rick Bayless, he is married. He has tied the knot with Deann Bayless in 1979. She has been a great support for Rick since then They are leading a comfortable life with a daughter named Lane Ann Bayless. Apart from that, he has no affairs with any other person. While he is straight regarding gender choices. And, he does not have any kind of controversial events till today.
Caption: Rick and Deann Bayless (Source: W.W. Norton)
Body measurement
He is very good-looking and has an amazing personality. The celebrity chef stands about 6 feet tall. While he weighs 70kg. Moreover, talking about the overall body measurement, the number is yet to be revealed. The color of his eyes is black, and he has brown colored hair.
Social media
He is also present on social media. He has a Facebook account under the name Chef Rick Bayless with around 498k followers. He also has an Instagram account under the name @rick_bayless with 143k followers. Moreover, his Twitter account @Rick_Bayless has 968.5k followers.