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'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.

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Bobby Flay
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 10
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I dropped out of high school. I really had no interest in doing any school work whatsoever.
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