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Date of Birth: 1961 , July-4
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch

Quick Timeline of Andrew Zimmerns

1961 Born in New York City, New York
1992 Joined Hazelden Treatment Center
1996 Worked at Minneapolis's Foshay Tower
1997 Worked as a reporter at Everyday Living
2006 Hosted the show, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
2002 Married to Rishia Haas
2005 First child, Noah Zimmerns
2010 Won James Beard Award
2010 Won Effie Award
2009 Published a book, The Bizarre Trut

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July 4 , 1961

Born in New York City, New York

Andrew Zimmerns was born in the early 1960s in New York City, New York, United States of America to American parents. He was born and raised in Jewish family. He is also an American and is of white ethnicity.

1992

Joined Hazelden Treatment Center

During his early days, he was an addict and he was homeless for several months. In 1992, he joined Hazelden Treatment Center for drug and alcohol addiction treatment and got rid of addiction. These days he is serving them as its volunteers.

1996

Worked at Minneapolis's Foshay Tower

In the mid 1990s, he joined Minneapolis’s Foshay Tower and served them as an executive chef of Café Un Deux Trois. He worked there for about four years. He was honored by St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune and so on. 

1997

Worked as a reporter at Everyday Living

He is also the host of the radio shows like Chowhounds, The Andrew Zimmern Show, and Food Court With Andrew Zimmern. In 1997, he joined UPN network and began reporting its show Everyday Living. This show was mainly about food and lifestyle features. 

November 1 , 2006

Hosted the show, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern

He is also well known for being a TV personality. He is famous for being the creator, producer and host of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. He is also the host of the show Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.

2002

Married to Rishia Haas

In 2002, Andrew got married to love of his life Rishia Haas. Rishia Haas is a beautiful lady and a loving house wife. As a loving spouse, they have been parents once. There is no any information about her extra affairs and there is no any sign of them getting divorced.

2005

First child, Noah Zimmerns

He became father for the first time in his life in 2005. He and his loving wife, Rishia Haas welcomed their first child together three years later after they got married. That time, they welcomed a son and they named him Noah Zimmerns.

2010

Won James Beard Award

He has been honored with James Beard Award several times in his life. He won this award for the first time in his life in May 2010 and that was for Outstanding TV Food Personality. He also won this award in 2013. 

2010

Won Effie Award

He has won several prestigious awards and honors in his life. In 2010, he got his first nomination in Effie Award for running an online series, Toyota’s Appetite for Life. He was honored with this award that year. 

2009

Published a book, The Bizarre Trut

Andrew Zimmerns is a popular chef, food writer and teacher from United States. As a writer, he published his first book The Bizarre Truth: How I Walked Out the Door Mouth First...and Came Back Shaking My Head in 2009. 

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In 2002, Andrew got married to the love of his life Rishia Haas. Rishia Haas is a beautiful lady and a loving housewife. As loving spouses, they have been parents once. There is no information about her extra affairs and there is no sign of them getting divorced.

When Andrew was just 14 years old, he took his formal culinary training. During that time, he was enrolled at Dalton School. He also attended Vassar College and finally graduated from there. During his early days, he was an addict and he was homeless for several months. In 1992, he joined Hazelden Treatment Center for drug and alcohol addiction treatment and got rid of addiction. In the mid-1990s, he joined Minneapolis’s Foshay Tower and served them as an executive chef of Café Un Deux Trois. He also worked for Mpls. St. Paul Magazine as a contributing editor for several years. He is also the host of radio shows like Chowhounds, The Andrew Zimmern Show, and Food Court With Andrew Zimmern. The actual figure about his annual salary is unknown but his net worth is said to be around $5 million.