Scott Conant Has Wife & Family To Thank For Success; Divorce Rumors - Bad Recipe
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Quick Information
- Date of Birth Feb 19, 1971
- Age 53 Years, 6 Months
- Nationality American
- Profession Chef
- Career 1995- Present
- Relationship Status Married
- Wife/Spouse Meltem Bozkurt (m.2007)
- Ex-Wife Chris Cannon
- Divorce/Split Yes (Once)
- Wedding Date 2007
- Dating/Affair Meltem Bozkurt (m.2007)
- Gay No
- Net Worth $5 Million
- Awards Best New Chef (2003), Best New Restaurant of 2003
- Ethnicity/Race Mix
- Religion Christianity
- High School W.F. Kaynor Technical High School
- College Culinary Institute of America
- Height/ How Tall? 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m)
- Hair Color Black
- Official Site https://scottconant.com/
- Daughter/s Ayla Sophia Reina, Karya Eva Maria
Famous Chef, Scott Conant enjoyed the sweet taste of success for a long time. His recipe for success was simple, a happy family, full of love and affection.
The Connecticut native is the cooking master and champion when it comes to Italian food. He is the owner of numerous famed restaurants in the United States. His restaurant, Scarpetta was regarded as one of the Best New Restaurants in America in 2008.
Add Flavors: Scott discusses how to cook Pantry Pasta with some Italian flavors on the series of 'MY DOMAINE' (Published on 21 November 2017)
 He was the winner of American reality cooking series, Chopped in 2015 and named Best New Chef in 2004 by Food & Wine Magazine. Scott is also the owner of Cellaio located at the Resorts World Catskills, New York.
Scott Conant's Career: L'Impero, Scarpetta, Red Rock
Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook Scott started the first steps of his career as an intern in the famous New York City restaurant, San Domenico.
After that, he spent a year in Munich, Germany to master the art of Pastry at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof. He returned to San Domenico and started working as a sous chef.
He commenced his career in a restaurant as a chef in Manhattan's Il Toscanaccio restaurant in 1995. Later he also became the executive chef at City Eatery in New York City.
His passion and love for Italian cuisine drew the attention of New Yorkers and helped him get a two-star review from The New York Times in 2000. After two years, Scott opened his own restaurant in Tudor City titled L’Impero.
The prominent chef made a breakthrough in his career when he opened the Italian Restaurant in 2008 named Scarpetta located in Manhattan, New York. He also opened his television show 24 Hour Restaurant Battle in July 2010.
Other than this, he has made appearances in various shows and competitions like The Today Show, Good Morning America, Cooks Vs. Cons and many more.
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From the time span of 2010-2018, he has opened numerous restaurant in various locations like D.O.C.G Enoteca (2010), Impero Steak (2014) and also announced the opening of Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in 2018.
Reunites With Friend Aaron Sanchez; Four-Course Dinner
As in November 2018, following the opening of his restaurant Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, Scott Conant invited his old friend Aaron Sanchez, who does Masterchef, into the kitchen of his restaurant, Masso Osteria, to collaborate on a special four-course dinner.Â
Marking about the re-unition, Scott expressed his desire to spend time with him and cook with him. Sanchez also made sure he was looking forward to coming into Scott's kitchen.
And as expected, the duo eventually made one beautiful night together on 13 November with their exaggerating cooking skills.
The evening began with a signature cocktail and a selection of canapes by Conant, which was followed by Sanchez, who then provided the first and third courses. Conant handled the second course and dessert.
As everyone might have expected, Conant’s dishes showed off his Italian roots, and Sanchez added a lot of Mexican flavors onto it.
Scott Conant's Bio: Family, Siblings, And Education
Scott, born on 19 February 1971, was raised by his American father and Italian mother. As a kid, Scott felt like he had a perfect balance between different cooking styles.
He learned many of his skills from his family and started taking cooking classes from a very young age of 11. He also has two siblings, which he mentioned on Instagram on 11 April 2018.
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Later he joined the W.F. Kaynor Technical High School and then attended the Culinary Institute of America.
Scott's Divorce From Wife/ Business Partner Ended Uglily
Scott was previously married to entrepreneur Chris Cannon. The couple were not merely husband and wife but also business partners and had two restaurants in their name.
However, their marriage ended in divorce after their relationship took an ugly turn. Not only did Scott divorced from his wife, but he also had to do away with his partnership at Alto and L’Impero in 2007.
The stress between them reached the peak point, with both the former partners were suing each other for a hefty sum of money during the year 2007.
Scott Conant Married Turkish Pet Mogul In 2007
Scott got married to a pet-accessory mogul, Meltem Bozkurt in Turkey in 2007 soon after his divorce with the professional partner, Chris. The couple shares two daughters, Ayla Sophia Reina, born on 8 February 2010, and Karya Eva Maria, born on 19 September 2012.
Scott has adequate support not only from his family but also from his wife, Meltem Bozkurt’s family. Back in 2015, he visited the family of Meltem in Turkey. Scott learned the Turkish style of fish grilling from her mother.
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Every year they gather together in the Aegean resort region of white villas and enjoy the grilled fish served by Scott. His strong bond with his family has proved his divorce rumors as a bad recipe, which sparked because of his previous split with his business partner.
Scott Conant's Wife And Children Makes Valentine Special
Whether it be Valentines day or mother's day, Scott never misses the chance to mention their family and shower his love upon them on social media.Â
On the occasion of Valentine's day 2017, Scott wished the love of his life; wife Meltem, and daughters Karya and Ayla via Instagram. Similarly, he Instagrammed a family picture marking the mother's day on 13 March 2018.
Happy Family: Scott Conant posts a snap with his current wife Meltem and children Karya and Ayla during the special occasion of Mothers Day 2018. (Photo: Scott Conant's Instagram)
As of present, with the immense support from his family, Scott has a well-established business and a happy life.
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Thus, it is safe to say that, he is living the best days of his life.