American Chef Scott Conant - Top 5 Facts

Learn all the top facts you need to know about the American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Scott Conant.

Scott Conant is a well-known celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is mainly recognized as the judge of the famous reality cooking competition series like 'Top Chef' and 'Chopped.' Also, a cookbook writer, the renowned chef, owns some of the top-class restaurants like Scarpetta New York, L'Impero, Scarpetta Miami, and Alto.

Scott Conant's successful restaurant business and reality television appearances are not the only things that define his accomplishments. There's much more things on his life that many people do not know about. Therefore we compiled some important facts on his life so you get to know her better.

Scott Conant Owns Some Top-Class Restaurants

As a renowned restaurateur, Scott Conant owns some top-class restaurants. Some of them include Scarpetta New York, L'Impero, Scarpetta Miami, and Alto.

Scott Conant owns some top-class restaurants.
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Scott Conant's restaurants also maintain an excellent reputation as L'Impero and Scarpetta New York owned got Three Stars from The New York Times. Also, his restaurant in Miami, Scarpetta Miami, earned Four Stars from Miami Herald. The restaurant L'Impero was even named Best New Restaurant of 2003 from the James Beard Foundation.

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Scott Conant is Married to His Wife, Meltem Conant

Scott Conant - who also underwent weight loss - is currently married to his wife, Meltem Bozkurt Conant, a pet-accessory mogul. The couple was married in Turkey in 2007.

Scott Conant is currently married to his wife, Meltem Bozkurt Conant.
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Scott and Meltem share two daughters, Ayla Sophia Reina and Karya Eva Maria. The elder daughter Ayla was born on 8 February 2010, and the younger one, Karya, was born on 19 September 2012.

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Scott Conant's Early Life

Scott Conant was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. His father's name is Charles Conant, and his mother's name is Anne Varrone. Scott is of Italian descent on his mother's side.

Scott Conant was born in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Scott Conant developed a passion for cooking at an early age and even took cooking classes at the local community college at age 11. At the age of 15, he enrolled in W.F. Kaynor Technical High School for culinary arts and then attended the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

Scott Conant Named One of His Restaurants After His Grandmother

Scott Conant named his new restaurant, Fusco, after his grandmother (whose maiden name was Fusco). As a child, his grandmother was the primary inspiration for him to get into cooking.

Scott Conant named his new restaurant, Fusco, after his grandmother.
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Scott Conant was heavily influenced by his grandmother's cooking in his young years. 'She had a big wooden board in the house that she would use to make cavatelli or orecchiette,' he told Food & Wine. 'I always remember those pastas, especially her cavatelli with broccoli rabe. It wasn't necessarily the flavor profiles, but it was really the spirit of the food that has always resonated strongly with me.'

Scott Conant Thought of an Alternate Career as a Baseball Player, But He Did Not Succeed

While Scott was madly passionate about cooking, he did know that he needed a alternate career in mind just to be safe for his future. Because one never knows if the things will actually turn out in favor of them. He thought of being a baseball player if he could not make it as a chef.

Scott Conant thought of an alternate career as a baseball player, but he did not succeed.
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But he learned that he would never become a professional baseball player, so he chose to become a chef. Anyways, it was good for him as he is one of the reputed chefs in the country.

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