Heston Blumenthal is a globally recognized British chef who is popular for his uncanny skills of cooking. Moreover, his recipes and cooking techniques are widely imitated because of the aesthetic beauty and authentic taste of foods that take form by using his techniques. Read this to know Heston Blumenthal’s net worth in 2021, his wife, and kids.
This individual was able to catch the whole world’s attention by constructing unique and appealingly unusual food combinations. He called this multi-sensory cooking. However, his style of pairing food items is not arbitrary. In fact, he always scientifically approached every food that he prepared.
Besides this, Heston is also a media personality known for his notable contribution to numerous channels and propriety work for one of the best restaurants in the world, The Fat Duck.
Having said that, let us now dig deep into the personal and professional life of this amazing personality in as much detail as possible.
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Wiki.
Heston Blumenthal was born on the 27th of May, 1966, in Southern Rhodesia. His Jewish parents raised him in Paddington. As for his education, he attended multiple schools; Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, St John’s Church of England School in Lacey Green, Buckinghamshire, and John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe.
Net Worth.
Although Heston has not revealed the number of his exact wealth details publicly, according to multiple sources, it is expected that this 54-year-old has a net worth of roughly $10 million as of 2021.
Heston has numerous sources of income. His first and primary income is by being a chef for restaurants. Later, he opened his own high-rated restaurants in different parts of the country and has made a good amount of profit.
Finally, he charges a hefty amount of money from television shows and channels for every episode he partakes in.
Love for Cuisines.
Heston’s love for cooking developed in his late teens when he and his family went to a restaurant in France. The variety of food and its quality became a multi-sensory experience for Heston.
Inspired by European cuisines, he started working on making French dishes himself. He took numerous French cooking classes and read hundreds of books. It took a very long time, but eventually, he mastered the art of cooking.
Some of his notable hand-made dishes are caviar, Triple Cooked Chips, snail porridge, bacon and egg ice cream, mock turtle soup, etc.
Restaurants and their locations.
Heston opened his first restaurant in 1995, The Fat Duck, in Bray, Berkshire, which quickly grabbed the media’s attention. Some critics even praised the restaurant’s dishes. In 2015, The Fat Duck was temporarily located in Melbourne, Australia, and later permanently established as Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
Later in 2004, Heston bought Bray’s own The Hinds Head, a pub that serves drinks, seasonal cuisines, and traditional British meals. This pub was even named Pub of the Year by Michelin Pub Guide in 2011.
The first restaurant that Heston opened outside of Bray was Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, located at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. This restaurant received its first Michelin star in 2012 and got another star in 2014. Moreover, it was also named the 7th best restaurant in the world in 2013.
His next restaurant was named The Perfectionists’ Café, located in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2.
Television Appearances.
The 54-year-old chef is a very busy man. Not only is he a chef and a businessman, but he is also a television presenter. In 2002, Heston made his debut in television with a series called Kitchen Chemistry that broadcasted on Discovery Science.
After two years, he presented two series, Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection and Heston Blumenthal: Further Adventures In Search of Perfection, in the BBC channel. In 2008, Heston joined the group with other celebrity chefs, including Jamie liver and Gordon Ramsay.
In subsequent years, Heston has presented and hosted numerous cooking series for Channel 4. His recent appearance was as a judge in Crazy Delicious on Channel 4.
Awards.
Heston Blumenthal has been awarded honorary degrees from various UK universities, like Reading and Bristol University, for making safely consumable food items. Likewise, he is also an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Married Life: Heston was first married to Zanna Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal’s professional life has had a successful career. However, the same could not be said for his married life. Heston has married twice so far. His first wife was Zanna Blumenthal, with whom he tied the knot in 1989.
Although there is no detailed information regarding Zanna, she and Heston were married for 28 long years until Heston dumped her in 2011.
Second Wife.
He then started dating an American cookery writer and actress, Suzanne Pirret, in 2011. However, this relationship could not last more than four years and the duo split in 2015.
Third Wife.
Heston then went on to marry a young property developer Stephanie Gouveia. It is reported that the couple tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony in the Maldives. Sadly, the couple broke up in 2017, just months after their child was born.
Heston Blumenthal’s Children.
As of 2021, Heston has four children; Jack, Jessie, Joy, and a child from Stephanie, whose name has not been disclosed yet. The eldest among them is Jack, who is 24 years old. Jessie is 21 years old, and Joy is still a 19 years old teenager.
