Hugh Acheson
- January 4, 2024
- Chef
Quick Facts
Hugh Acheson Biography
| Name | Hugh Acheson |
| Birthday | Nov 5 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Ottawa |
| Home Town | Ontario |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Spouse | Mary Koon |
| Children(s) | Beatrice Acheson, Clementine Acheson |
Hugh Acheson is one of the most popular and richest Chef who was born on November 5, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Chef and restaurateur, best known for his appearances as a Top Chef Masters contestant and later as a Top Chef judge. He owned many restaurants in Georgia, including Five & Ten and The National.
He was a judge on Top Chef with He has appeared alongside Tom Colicchio as a judge on Top Chef..
Hugh Acheson (born November 5, 1971) is a Canadian-born chef and restaurateur. He owns four restaurants in Georgia, and serves as a judge on the reality cooking competition show Top Chef, and as an Iron Chef on Iron Chef Canada.
Acheson took his first kitchen job when he was fifteen years old, as a dishwasher at Ottawa’s Bank Street Café. He subsequently worked at other well- known Ottawa restaurants, before moving to Montreal, Quebec to attend Concordia University. There he studied political philosophy, but he soon dropped out to work in Italian restaurants in Montreal. In 1994, Acheson moved back to Ottawa with his future wife, Mary Koon, and began working at Café Henry Burger, an iconic restaurant that closed in the 2000s after over 80 years of operation. At Henry Burger, Acheson learned about French cuisine, wine and etiquette under chef Rob McDonald. Later in the 1990s, Acheson moved with his wife from Ottawa to her hometown of Athens, Georgia so she could attend graduate school at the University of Georgia.
Mary Koon was his wife, and together they had two daughters, Beatrice (and Clementine).
Hugh Acheson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chef |
| House | Living in own house. |
Hugh Acheson is one of the richest Chef from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hugh Acheson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born in Ottawa’s Centretown and Manor Park neighbourhoods. At the age of 15, he became a dishwasher at Bank Street Cafe.
His first cookbook, A New Turn in the South – Southern Flavors Reinvented For Your Kitchen (2011), won the James Beard Foundation Award.
Acheson was born on November 5, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The youngest of four children, Acheson has three older sisters. His father was a professor of economics at Ottawa’s Carleton University, while his mother was a reading tutor. Acheson’s parents divorced when he was young, and he was raised primarily by his father in the Manor Park and Centretown neighbourhoods of Ottawa, with the exception of two years that he spent living with his mother and stepfather in the American cities of Clemson, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Hugh Acheson Dating?
According to our records, Hugh Acheson married to Mary Koon. As of December 1, 2023, Hugh Acheson’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2020 he appeared as a judge on the Food Network Canada competition series Wall of Chefs.
Facts & Trivia
Hugh Ranked on the list of most popular Chef. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Hugh Acheson celebrates birthday on November 5 of every year.
How old is Hugh Acheson?
50 years (November 5, 1971)
What year did Top Chef start?
Top Chef is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges.
Where does Hugh Acheson live?
Acheson and Koon divorced quietly in 2017 and both still live in Athens, Georgia. They have two daughters, Beatrice and Clementine.
What is Hugh Acheson known for?
In 2010 Hugh competed on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters: Season 3. He returned to the hit show as a judge on Top Chef: Seasons 9 – 13 as well as Top Chef: Duels. He also hosted Bravo’s online complement to Top Chef Masters Season 5, called Battle of the Sous Chefs. But all of that is to everyone outside of Athens.
Who is the most successful Top Chef winner?
Melissa King (Seasons 12 & 17) Taking home the $250,000 grand prize against Bryan Voltaggio and Stephanie Cmar, Melissa set a record with three Quickfire and six elimination challenge wins. Since her second Bravo appearance, Melissa has been successful in not just cooking, but modeling and activism.