Christopher Kimball Bio (Wiki)

What is the relationship of Christopher Kimball?

Christopher Kimball is married to Melissa Lee Baldino.

His wife, Melissa is also a co-founder of a company called Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street.

The wedding took place on the 29th of June 2013 at Memorial Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The ceremony was performed by Robert M. Randolph.

The couple first met in 2002 during an interview for the post of his assistant. She was not selected at the time.

Two months later, Kimball appointed her for the same post when his first assistant left the job. As time passed, they became good friends.

As of now, the couple is blessed with a son, Oliver Kimball. He was born on the 4th of May 2017.

Previous Relationship

Before this, Kimball married Adrienne Kimball in 1987. Together they have three daughters, Caroline, Whitney, and Emily Kimball, and a son, Charles.

After more than two decades of marriage, they were separated in 2012 by divorce.

Prior to this, he was married too. However, this marriage has been a mystery until this date.

Relationship History With?

According to the relationship data of Married Biography, Christopher Kimball was previously married to Adrienne Kimball.

Relationship Timeline

Who is Adrienne Kimball married to?

From the relationship data of Married Biography, Adrienne Kimball is happily married to Melissa Lee Baldino.

Who is Christopher Kimball?

Christopher Kimball is an Emmy Nominated chef, TV personality, and publisher. He is renowned as the host of Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen.

He is also the author of the cookbook, Milk Street: Cookie: Throw It Together. 

Who are the parents of Christopher Kimball?

He was born on the 5th of June 1951 in Rye, New York, USA. He has a stepbrother.

His father was Edward Norris Kimballand and his mother was Mary Alice White. They were of English ethnicity.

Kimball’s Education

In 1973, Christopher Kimball graduated from Columbia University in New York City with Honors in Primitive Art. Before that, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy.

Christopher Kimball- Professional Life, Career

– After graduating from the University, Christopher Kimball started his career in a publishing company with his stepbrother. Following that, he joined the Center for Direct Marketing. At the time, he started taking cooking classes.

– Later, in 1980, he received an investment of $ 100k and started his own Cook’s Magazine in Weston, Connecticut. Nine years later, he the magazine to the Swedish media group, Bonnier Group. 

– After that, Christopher Kimball co-founded America’s Test Kitchen. At the time, he was also the editor and publisher of the company. Along with the company, he published cooking-based magazines like Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country. 

– In 2006, he started hosting the series, America’s Test Kitchen. Following the show, he hosted the other show, Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen. 

– In 2016, Christopher Kimball left the organization and founded his firm, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street on Milk Stree in Boston.

– Apart from that, he is also an author who has written 20 books to date. Some of his books include The Cook’s Bible, The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook, and The Succession Wars: The Further Adventures of Victor Wroth. 

Kimball’s Nomination

• 2011, 2016, 2010- Nominated for Daytime Emmy for America’s Test Kitchen.
• 2010- James Beard Foundation Award for A Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking.

Christopher Kimball’s Net Worth, Salary

With his career as a chef for more than four decades, Christopher Kimball has met an estimated net worth of $20 million as of 2023. His earnings as a chef are in the range of $20k to $45k.

Apart from that, his earnings as the author of the cooking book are in the range of $24k to $103k. Besides that, his earnings as a host of TV shows are $31k to $121k.

Apart from that, Christopher Kimball also earns from his publishing house, Milk Street.

Kimball’s Lawsuit

In 2016, Christopher Kimball created headlines in the media when he left America’s Test Kitchen. He left the company to establish his new food media publishing company, Milk Street. 

For that, ATK slammed him with the lawsuit stating that Kimball was developing Milk Street while he was an employee of the company. The lawsuit took around 3 years in 2019 to settle down.

For the settlements, Christopher Kimball sold the major stock of ATK. Also, both of them stated that they would co-exist in the market.

How tall is Christopher Kimball?

Christopher Kimball has black eyes with black hair. His height is 6 feet and 5 inches and weighs around 65 kg.

Social Media Presence

Christopher Kimball has around 211.7k followers on Twitter and over 8.5k on Instagram. However, he is not active on Facebook.

On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Cathy Erway, Jeffrey Yoskowitz, and Gabriella Gershenson.

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