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Top 10 Celebrity Chefs Who Built Empires Worth More Than Their TV Shows
These chefs started behind a stove and ended behind a boardroom table. Their restaurant groups, product lines, and media companies generate hundreds of millions — sometimes billions — making their cooking shows look like unpaid internships. The kitchen was just the audition. The empire was always the plan.
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