Elizabeth Falkner

Falkner received her BFA in fine arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1989. She began her culinary career in 1990 as the chef at a French Bistro Cafe Claude. She moved into French fine dining at Masa’s with Chef Julian Serrano after working there for a while. In 1993, Falkner was hired as the pastry chef at Elka in the Miyako Hotel.

One of the culinary arts’ forefathers. Throughout her long career, she has received numerous awards and recognition on a global scale. In 2021, she relocated from San Francisco to New York and opened Krescendo, a pizzeria, as well as the Italian Bistro Corvo Bianco. The same year, she won first place in the World Pizza Championship in Naples, Italy.

Elizabeth Falkner Net Worth

The net worth of Elizabeth Falkner is $300 thousand 

Is the Celebrity Chef Married? Lesbian?

The media contains far less information about her personal life. There is no information on whether she is married or has a partner, which has fueled rumors that she is a lesbian. Falkner has no history with any man, raising the possibility that she is a lesbian. She has also not revealed any information about her family.

Elizabeth and fellow chef Karen Shu, as seen at a dinner.

(Image courtesy of Karen’s Instagram)

Education & Bio

Elizabeth Falkner was born in San Francisco on February 12, 1966. She has been a consulting chef in New York since 1990. She now resides in New York. She also appears as a competitor and sometimes a judge on many cooking competition shows on television, including “The Next Iron Chef, Redemption,” 2012, as well as “Chopped All-Stars,” (Food Network), and “Top Chef Masters.” She has also appeared on other shows such as “The Next Iron Chef, Super Chefs,” 2011, and “Top Chef,” “Top Chef: Just Desserts,” (Bravo), “Top Chef, Canada,” and “Food Network Challenge,” (Food Network).

Falkner received her BFA in fine arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1989. She began her cooking career in 1990 as the chef at Claude, a French Bistro Cafe. She moved on to fine French dining at Masa and Chef Julian Serrano after working there for a while. In 1993, Falkner was hired as the pastry chef at Elka in the Miyako Hotel. Falkner began working as a pastry chef under Chef Traci Des Jardins at Drew Nieporent’s Rubicon in 1994.

Professional Life and Career of Elizabeth Falkner

During her career, Falkner founded Citizen Cake in 1997 in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. It remained there until 2000 when she relocated the restaurant to 399 Grove Street in Hayes Valley. Falkner demonstrated proficient cake courses in Japan from 2001 to 2002, and from 2002 to 2003, she was the cook on a group doing research for American/European baked goods for Barilla in Parma, Italy.

Falkner appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef, a reality show on the Bravo network, in 2006. Falkner competed on Iron Chef America, Tyler’s Ultimate, $40 a Day, Sugar Rush, Best Of, Bay Cafe, Top Chef-Pastry, and other reality shows in 2005. She has also worked as a chef at the James Beard House in New York City, the Masters of Food and Wine in Carmel, California, and the Chef’s Holiday at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Falkner relocated Citizen Cake to 2125 Fillmore Street in 2010.

Quick Information

  • Date of Birth=Feb 12, 1966
  • Age=55 Years, 5 Months
  • Nationality=American
  • Profession=Chef
  • Marital Status=Single
  • Divorced/Engaged=Not Yet
  • Gay/Lesbain=Lesbian
  • Ethnicity=White
  • Social Media=Twitter, Instagram
  • Children/Kids=Not Yet
  • Height=5 Feet 6 Inches
  • Education=San Francisco Art Institute
  • Siblings=Jason Falkner, Ryan Falkner (Brothers

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