Bobby Flay Will Never Do This One Thing When Dining At A Restaurant

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Bobby Flay Will Never Do This One Thing When Dining At A Restaurant By Dylan Murray Oct. 12, 2025 7:20 pm EST

While Bobby Flay has arguably become better known for his work in the celebrity cooking world than for being a restaurateur — which Flay is also successful at – his experience working in kitchens and running food establishments has nonetheless informed his lifestyle and etiquette. Among these etiquette choices is a refusal to do one common thing that others do without a second thought — sending food back to the kitchen for absolutely any reason.

Flay revealed that he will never return food to the kitchen at a restaurant in an interview with Popsugar in 2017. "I won't send food back to the chef. Never," Flay told the website bluntly. Despite Flay not gi