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Hugh Acheson was born on 5 November, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian-born chef and restaurateur. Discover Hugh Acheson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 5 November 1971
Birthday 5 November
Birthplace Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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His wife is Mary Koon (div. 2017)

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Hugh Acheson Net Worth

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1971

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 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.

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.

1990

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.

On the basis of his experience in French and Italian cuisine, Acheson became the head chef and manager at the Last Resort Grill upon moving to Athens.

Following his wife's graduation, the couple moved to San Francisco, California, where Acheson took a job at restaurant Mecca.

He subsequently worked as a sous chef for San Francisco chef Gary Danko, helping him to open his eponymous restaurant.

After approximately two years in San Francisco, Acheson and his wife returned to Athens at the request of Melissa Clegg, the owner of Last Resort, who wanted Acheson to help her open a restaurant.

1994

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.

2000

In turn, Acheson opened his first restaurant, Five & Ten, in Athens in 2000.

2002

He was named one of the best new chefs in the United States by Food & Wine magazine in 2002.

2007

Acheson opened his second Athens restaurant, The National, in 2007.

2010

His third eatery, Empire State South, opened in Atlanta in 2010.

Empire State South closed its doors in February, 2023.

2011

In 2011, Acheson competed on season 3 of Top Chef Masters, a reality competition show in which experienced celebrity chefs compete against each other in various challenges.

He was eliminated in the first round, but subsequently returned in the second episode after another chef withdrew.

He ultimately finished in fifth place out of twelve competitors.

He was then invited to become a judge on season 9 of Top Chef, of which Top Chef Masters is a spin-off.

Top Chef is a cooking competition show in which lesser-known chefs compete and are judged by more experienced chefs.

Season 9 aired from November 2011 to February 2012.

Acheson published his first cookbook, A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen, in 2011.

2012

Acheson also served as a judge on season 10 of Top Chef, which ran November 2012 to February 2013.

The book was awarded the 2012 James Beard Foundation award for "Best Cookbook in American Cooking."

He was also co-winner of the 2012 James Beard Award for best chef, Southeast.

2013

In 2013, he returned as a judge on Top Chef season 11 and as host and judge of "Battle of the Sous Chefs", a component of season 5 of Top Chef Masters.

2014

Cinco y Diez, a modern Mexican restaurant in Athens, was only open from January to October 2014.

Hugh published his second cookbook, entitled Pick a Pickle: 50 recipes for Pickles, Relishes and Fermented Snacks, in the spring of 2014.

2015

In 2015 Acheson opened Spiller Park, a coffee shop in Ponce City Market.

On February 2, 2021, Acheson's latest culinary business Ovide is slated to open its doors as Hotel Effie’s signature restaurant.

His third cookbook was released in the spring of 2015 under the title The Broad Fork.

2017

In the fall of 2017, his fourth cookbook was published, The Chef and the Slow Cooker.

2019

In his fifth cookbook, Sous Vide: Better Home Cooking, published in October 2019, Acheson introduces many home cooks to the sous vide method of food preparation with 90 recipes to choose from.

2020

In 2020 he appeared as a judge on the Food Network Canada competition series Wall of Chefs.