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Photos Of Famous Chefs When They Were Young
Posted on December 30th 2009 by Jillian Madison

[The internet doesn't offer a lot of background info on the Food Network chefs, so compiling the photos for this post was a painstaking process! The photos are from Chefography episodes, and other random shows I happened to catch over the last 12 months. Some of 'em were really cute back in the day... and some of 'em, well, weren't. I'll let you decide which is which.]

GUY FIERI

young guy fieri


TONY BOURDAIN

young anthony bourdain


SANDRA LEE

young sandra lee


MARIO BATALI

young mario batali


DUFF GOLDMAN

young duff goldman


PAULA DEEN

young paula deen


BOBBY FLAY

young bobby flay


NIGELLA LAWSON

young nigella lawson


GIADA

young giada child


RACHAEL RAY

young rachael ray yearbook photo



Other posts on Food Network Humor:

---Famous Foodies By The Smell
---Famous Foodies By The Smell (Part 2)
---Photo: A Young Duff Goldman
---Halloween Costume Suggestions For The Food Network Chefs: Part 2
---Yahoo Thinks Guy Fieri Is Mario Batali

    124 Responses

  1. ursulamajor says:

    Looks like Duff was already sporting a combover in ’92! No wonder he’s now gone the way of the cueball.

  2. [...] Back When All They Had Was an Easy Bake Oven and a Dream… check out some of your favorite food network chefs when they were young. [...]

  3. Emily says:

    The color picture of RR when she was young looks a tad bit (i.e. a whole hell of a lot) like the crack whores that you see get arrested and then splashed all over the drug resistance programs. I can hear the teacher now.

    “Kids, I want to show you something. It won’t be pretty, but you need to see what drugs do to you.”
    (teacher holds up pic of young RR and the kids scream)
    “I know this is scary, but this woman is why you don’t do drugs. Boys, this is specifically for you. Imagine if you were high and took this home. Is that what you really want? Do you know what would happen? Your peen would fall off.”

    That will scare anyone from doing drugs.

  4. Billyboy says:

    That younger photo of Duff makes him look like the principal in Motley Crue’s “Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room” video (Michael Berryman from “The Hills Have Eyes”).

    “Howdy y’all” looks like she’s ’bout ready to sell me some Amway in that old pic!

    Looking at that current picture of Giada is a testament to my sheer will power. The fact that I can remember any of her recipes when that dreamy cleavage is staring me right in the eyes is truly a gift!

  5. Andrea says:

    Guy was Pretty cute when he was little, but dear God what went wrong in the last pic. Anthony freaking scary in those pics he looks human now. Sandra Lee, Eh’ Mario no comment. Duff what the hell crawled up his head and died? Paula very pretty in the first pic, lion king hair in the other. Bobby super ugly! growing up was the best thing he ever did, not that it helped much but you know, Nigella vision of beauty how anyone can talk her down I’ll never know, she was one of the best thing’s besides Alton that were on the FN. Giada cute when she was little now? please invest in FULL cover apparel. Rachael Ray? I really don’t know what to say except homely,

  6. Skat says:

    Hmmm…I don’t think photography was around when Ina was a kid. Perhaps her parents had an early sketch from Picasso done when he was in the Hamptons?…

  7. Nicole says:

    Tony Bourdain = Robert Plant with darker hair.

  8. OIi says:

    Ugh bobby’s pictures scarred me i’m now wrecked for life

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