Bobby Flay leaves the Food Network after 27 years

Bobby Flay says “ciao” to the Food Network.

After 27 years, the famous chef would have cut the ties of the culinary network.

Flay, 56, recently reached a three-year deal with the Discovery-owned company, but those negotiations are now over, according to Variety.

A source close to Food Network revealed to the publication that “the decision was made to move on as the parties were very far apart financially.”

The Post has reached out to both the network and the chef, restaurateur and cookbook author for comment.

Flay, who dropped out of high school at 17 to pursue a career in the kitchen, has been with the popular cable cooking channel since its debut in 1994 – and has become a household name while starring in a series of his own eponymous shows. .

The fourth-generation Irish-American New Yorker and native – his slogan is “the city is my kitchen” – has starred in shows such as “Bobby and Giada in Italy”, “Beat Bobby Flay”, “Brunch at Bobby’s” , “Chopped,” “Iron Chef America,” “America’s Worst Cooks,” “The Next Star In The Food Web Is…” and “The Best Thing I’ve Ever Eat.” Flay also directed the series. The Flay List ”with his daughter Sophie.

In addition to hosting numerous cooking shows over the decades, the 1983 NYC French Culinary Institute graduate was named the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year at the age of 27 for his work. at the now-closed Mesa Grill in New York – and was inducted as a member of the “Who’s Who of Cooking in America” ​​by the foundation in 2007.

In 2015, the famous ladies’ man won the pop culture accolade by being the very first chef to have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In addition to his former Gato restaurant in New York – which closed when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold on March 15, 2020, the Daytime Emmy Award winner still owns several restaurants across America in regions. such as Long Island, Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

Flay has also written numerous bestselling cookbooks including “Bobby Flay’s Bold American Food”, “Bobby Flay’s Grilling For Life”, “Bobby Flay’s Throwdown!” and “Home Bobby: The Intrepid Flavors of My Kitchen”.