Scott Conant

Short Biography

Scott Conant is known as an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and, author. He is most famous for his appearances on Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay.

Scott Conant was born on February 19, 1971, in Waterbury, Connecticut. As an alum of The Culinary Institute of America, Scott broke out onto the café scene in his 20s, running the kitchens of celebrated Italian spots like il Toscanaccio, Chianti and City Eatery, which earned sparkling audits under his leadership.

Career as an American chef

Scott Conant's career traverses almost 30 years and includes various restaurants, a devoted group of fans and a regularly growing brand. He has set up himself as one of the nation's top gourmet specialists and restaurateurs. Scott authoritatively set his name up for life when he opened the darling L'Impero in 2002. It collected a three-star rating from The New York Times, the title of Best New Restaurant from the James Beard Foundation, and recognition from top productions like Gourmet and Food and Wine, which named Scott one of America's Best New Chefs in 2004.

Following the accomplishment of L'Impero, Scott opened Alto, a rich Italian café in midtown Manhattan. Continually hoping to increase expectations, Scott eventually proceeded onward to bring his very own vision of refined, flavorful Italian cooking to existence with Scarpetta, which he currently operates in Las Vegas and Miami. In March 2016 Scott opened Impero Caffè, a casual Italian spot for throughout the day feasting at the INNSIDE New York Hotel that serves an assortment of antipasti and housemade pasta, the signs of his cooking. In the same year, he opened Mora Italian, a cutting edge, friendly osteria in Phoenix.

Scott also opened D.O.C.G. Enoteca, an easygoing wine bar at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, and divulged his SC Culinary Suite, excellent private space in SoHo where he can collaborate with guests and present to them his extraordinary image of neighborliness through private meals, mixed drink parties, and cooking demos.

Scott has appeared on the Today Show, The Chew, CBS' The Talk, Live with Kelly and Michael, and Good Morning America. He has been a cooking judge on Chopped, reliably one of Food Network's highest-evaluated programs. He has likewise distributed three cookbooks called New Italian Cooking, Bold Italian and The Scarpetta Cookbook.

Marriage with Meltem Conant

Scott Conant is married to his long-term sweetheart named Meltem Conant. Following quite a while of love in their relationship, the couple got married in the year 2007 in Bodrum, Turkey. They got married in a private wedding within the sight of just family and dear companions. They have two cute little girls.