Celebrity chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay is set to leave the Discovery-owned cable channel after talks on a new contract broke down, sources confirmed to Deadline.According to Variety, which first reported the news, Flay’s contract expires at the end of the year, at which time Flay will exit.
Talks had been ongoing but both sides were far apart on financial terms.Deadline has reached out to both Food Network and Flay’s representative for comment.Flay has been with Food Network since 1994, the cable channel’s first year on-air.Since then he has hosted numerous series and specials including the original Grillin’ and Chillin’ and more recently Beat Bobby Flay and Brunch at Bobby’s.
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