Who Is Meltem Conant? Wife Of American Chef Scott Conant

Scott Conant is an American celebrity chef, cookbook author, and restaurateur.

He was born on February 19, 1971, in Waterbury, Connecticut. He is frequently seen in television shows, including 24-Hour Restaurant Battle, Chopped, Chopped Sweets, and Top Chefs. He attended the Culinary Institute of America.

He is of Italian descent on his mother’s side and started cooking at a young age. He took different cooking classes at the local community college at 11 and was admitted into W.F. Kaynor Technical High School for culinary arts at age 15.

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Quick Facts About Scott Conant

Name	Scott Conant
Birthdate	February 19, 1971
Birthplace	Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Age	51 years
Wife	Meltem Conant(m.2007)
Children	Two daughters
Profession	Chef
Cooking Style	Italian
Net Worth	$5 million

Meltem Conant is the wife of famous American Celebrity chef Scott Conant.

Conant has been married to his wife for more than 15 years, having tied the knot in 2007. He had kept his relationship details secret from the public, which is why there is no information regarding when the couple started dating.

According to Forbes, he went to Tahiti for his honeymoon, and they stayed in an overwater bungalow. He said it was boring, and he got anxious to return to work.

They went to a private island called Tahaa. He also said that a single salad cost him around $50 in Tahaa, and in a week, there was enough for the couple, depending on the price of the salad.

His wife also looks pretty private as she has not appeared in front of the camera more often. She has kept details of her early life, family, and profession secret from the world despite being the partner of a celebrity chef.

There is no information regarding her birthdate. However, she seems to be in her late 40s based on her images on her husband’s social media handles. It is challenging to know the exact age gap between the couple, but it might be around four to five years.

His wife is a tall, beautiful woman who has supported her husband for over a decade. She must be a faithful wife, giving all her time to her family and partner.

The couple is proud parents of two daughters. Their firstborn, Ayla, was born in 2010, and their second daughter in 2012. Conant’s Instagram profile is filled with pictures of his beloved daughters.

Scott Conant’s Net Worth In 2022

According to Celebrity Net Worth, American celebrity chef and restaurateur Scott Conant has a net worth of $5 million.

He earned this huge wealth thanks to his famous and well-established celebrity chef career. He is also a television personality, having appeared in multiple cooking-related television shows.

He interned at San Domenico, a famous New York City restaurant, while training at the Culinary Institute of America. This experience made a huge impact on him as a young chef. He eventually graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and went to Munich, Germany, to master the art of pastry at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.

After completing his training in Germany, he returned to America and joined San Domenico as a sous chef. After joining, he assisted the restaurant in achieving three stars from The New York Times. Similarly, he was selected to be chef de cuisine at an Upper East Side Tuscan-style restaurant called II Toscanaccio by Cesare Casella in 1995.

He changed the overall structure of Barolo in SoHo and Chianti on the Upper East Side in 1996. After that, he got the executive chef position at City Eatery in New York City.

His modern style of Italian cuisine immediately got the attention of the residents of New York. He got a loyal fan following and received a two-star review from The New York Times in 2000.

He opened his restaurant L’Impero in Tudor City on September 2002. The restaurant managed to receive three-star reviews from The New York Times just weeks after its opening.

The NYT stated that he is turning out dishes with splendid and highly refined flavors. He managed to make the simplest and the most complex dishes effortlessly.

His signature pasta dishes appeared on the cover of Food & Wine, and the magazine named him one of America’s ‘Best New Chefs’ in 2004. His restaurant received huge honors from the James Beard Foundation in 2003, including Best New Restaurant and Outstanding Restaurant Design.

After L’Impero, Conant opened a sophisticated Italian restaurant serving his version of Northern Italian food, Alto, in midtown Manhattan. In 2007, Conant quit L’Impero and Alto and, in 2008, founded Scarpetta, a new eatery in Chelsea, Manhattan. The New York Times and New York Magazine gave Scarpetta a favorable three-star rating in July 2008.

He went on to establish restaurants in New York City, Miami, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, bringing the Scarpetta brand to widespread popularity.

Mora Italian, a contemporary osteria in Phoenix, Arizona; The Americano, an Italian American eating establishment in Scottsdale, Arizona; and Cellaio Steak at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York are some of Conant’s current restaurants.

He opened a second The Americano restaurant in June 2022 at the beautifully restored InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta in Georgia. He must have earned a massive amount of money from all his successful restaurants and career as a chef.

Scott Conant’s Television Show Career

Scott Conant became the host and head judge of the reality food-competition television show ’24 Hour Restaurant Battle’ in July 2010, which premiered on the Food Network.

The television show brought two teams of people against each other as they opened up a restaurant with literally nothing in 24 hours. The show ran for two seasons and was one of the most-liked shows then.

He is known worldwide to his fans as the longest-running judge on a television series called Chopped for more than ten years. He then started hosting Chopped Sweets, a spinoff of Chopped, focusing more on desert-themed recipes. He was also the host of ‘Best Baker in America’ in seasons two and three.

He has also made appearances on Beat Bobby Flay, The Today Show, Rachael Ray Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Good Morning America, and many others. He is an allrounder when it comes to food and cooking and has made appearances in multiple tv shows related to culinary.

Scott Conant’s Books

American celebrity chef Scott Conant is the author of multiple cookbooks.

He has had a long and successful career that includes operating restaurants across the country, receiving great praise, and making numerous appearances on Food Network programs.

But he had something more to give to the cooking world. Thus, he wrote books such as The Scarpetta Cookbook, Bold Italian, and New Italian Cooking. His books include information and techniques needed to achieve a deeper understanding of cooking rather than just following a couple of steps.

Bold Italian has more than 125 recipes from different regions of Italy, which are upgraded, updated, and interpreted especially for the American Kitchen. New Italian Cooking presents recipes for dishes that are a fresh and bold approach to Italian cooking.

Peace, Love, and Pasta gather easy, delectable Italian recipes for the home cook to serve on their family’s table, focusing on the foods Conant grew up eating and the ones he makes for them.

These dishes are based on the love-inspired art of cooking, an obsession with tastes and ingredients, and the straightforward joys of good food and company.