Not every person would be your life partner having the partnership in your professional life. Liz Shanahan is the wife of popular Michael Symon who is known for being a chef, restaurateur, television personality and an author. The couple owns a business together running a restaurant in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The restaurant has been named as “Mabel’s BBQ” and is in successful operation. Being the wife of a renowned television personality, Shanahan is unable to hide from appearing into the limelight and therefore questions regarding her first husband and other issues are often the matter of curiosity. Get your curiosity being solved below where we have provided Liz Shanahan’s biography in detail:
Early Life and Education
Liz Shanahan was born in the late 1960’s which makes her age of around late 40’s. She celebrates her birthday every March 30. Being born to the parents belonging to the white ethnicity background, Liz is American by nationality. Some wiki sites have reported that Liz might be elder than her partner Michael who was born on September 10, 1969. Regarding her early life, parents, siblings and academic achievements, Liz has maintained a tight lip which makes her profile incomplete.
Career and Professional Life
Cooking and creating magic in food items was the passion for Shanahan from her early age. She always tried to include amazing ingredients which would give an extra-ordinary innovative taste. She found her partner of having the same passion and therefore the duo initiated their own business line in the restaurant field.
In February 1997, Liz and her partner launched a restaurant which was named “Lola” based in Cleveland. The restaurant proved to be successful as the effort of the couple was very impressive. The restaurant was appreciated in one of the posts of Gourmet Magazine as one of the best restaurants in the United States. Later, the couple renamed the restaurant to Lolita from Lola and re-launched it in Cleveland.
Liz is limited to her food line but her spouse is showing his talents as a host and author who is known as the winner of the James Beard Foundation Award. Likewise, most of the people know the chef for appearing in “The Chew and Iron Chef America” a popular television cooking show.
Personal Life
Michael Symon isn’t the first husband of Liz Shanahan as she was earlier married to another man. The details of her ex-husband haven’t been revealed but Liz has a child from him who is named Kyle. Liz shares her pictures with her son from her first husband and regards Kyle as the best gift ever as she has been blessed by God.
Some online source has reported that Kyle was 2 years old when Liz and Michael met for the first time. The duo met at Michael’s restaurant where Liz was working there. Michael fell in love with Liz but was unable to express his love and affection towards her. Surprisingly, it took about five years to express what he really feels about Liz. When Michael asked Liz for a date, she was unable to deny it and finally, the couple started dating each other. They were together accompanying each other in their working life and were having a successful professional journey with common passion and interests.
After remaining in the relationship for a long time, Shanahan and Symon got married in 1994. Liz is found keeping her personal life far from the tabloids and never tries to reveal her personal matters as far as possible. The couple hasn’t given birth to any child. Michael is having a wonderful father-son relationship with Kyle despite not being the biological father. It’s already more than two decades that the duo has tied their knot.
Body Measurements
Liz Shanahan has a perfect matching height with her spouse who stands at the height of 6 feet tall. She has a well-maintained body structure and has a good knowledge of diet, nutrition and their consumption benefits.
Is Liz Shanahan Vegan?
Yes, Liz Shanahan is a vegetarian and avoids meat products. However, she has no problem with her partner who is not a vegan. While being at The South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Michael revealed that “he could never be vegan.”
Salary and Net worth
Talking about Liz Shanahan’s net worth and salary, she is the co-founder of some popular restaurants with Michael. Her net worth is mainly based on the return from her ventures, less determined by the salary. Together, the couple has a net worth of 5 million USD which have been mostly contributed by their restaurants and Michael efforts towards publishing bestselling cookbooks and his remuneration for appearing in the television cook shows.
Wiki and Facts
Liz isn’t as popular as her partner is and therefore her bio is still missing from Wikipedia. However, you can find Liz’s wiki on various celebrity websites. In addition, she is also active on various social networking sites where her Instagram profile is reachable @llizsymon where she has amassed over 6k followers. Liz loves sharing her old pictures which carry some unforgettable beautiful old memories. An interesting fact about her is that Michael calls her by the name “Lizzie” which might be her real name.