Liz Shanahan Wiki: Age, Family, Net Worth, Married Life, Wife of Michael Symon

When two individuals who share a common passion come together, the blend between them is a treat to watch. Liz Shanahan, who is better known as the wife of American chef icon Michael Symon, shares a common love for food with her husband. Liz, who met Michale while working at one of his restaurants, now collaborates with him in any restaurants chains and even co-owns some of them.

Liz Shanahan Wiki: Age, Family, Net Worth, Married Life, Wife of Michael Symon

Quick Information

  • Date of Birth March 30
  • Nationality American
  • Profession Family Member
  • Marital Status Married
  • Husband/Spouse Michael Symon (m. 1994)
  • Divorced Yes (Once)
  • Gay/Lesbian No
  • Ethnicity White
  • Children/Kids Kyle Symon (Son)

When two individuals who share a common passion come together, the blend between them is a treat to watch. Liz Shanahan, who is better known as the wife of American chef icon Michael Symon, shares a common love for food with her husband. Liz, who met Michale while working at one of his restaurants, now collaborates with him in any restaurant chains and even co-owns some of them. 

Career And Progression

Liz is known by the name of her celebrity chef husband, Michael Symon. Having the same interest as her husband, Liz had previously worked at some other restaurants. Her passion for food and the art of cooking was always in the first place.

The couple started their journey together by opening a restaurant in February 1997 named "Lola" in Cleveland. Gourmet Magazine featured Lola to be one of the most excellent restaurants in America.

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After a successful food journey, they renamed Lola as Lolita and reopened Lola in downtown Cleveland. Since then, they have continued their incredible innings of food as well as Life together. During the Fabulous Food Show, her husband, Michael revealed that they were making their BBQ restaurant dream come true. 

In August 2018, Liz alongside her husband launched their new line on the Online shopping store, HSN. In their line company, they are selling their utensils product, including Enameled Cast Iron Cookware Set, new enameled cast pans, knives, and few more kitchen products.

How Much Is Liz’s Salary And Net Worth?

Liz earns enough salary to support her lavish and glamorous lifestyle. She is also co-founder of some famous restaurants that her husband owns and that makes it easier to predict that her earnings are massive every year. She hasn’t disclosed her net worth so far, but it must cross at least a million-dollar mark.

Liz’s Relationship With Her Ex-Husband

Before her relationship with Michael, she was a married woman. Although the name of her ex-husband and married details are yet to come out in public, she had a son named Kyle from her marriage.


Liz with her son Kyle in a throwback picture posted on 9th May 2016 (Photo: Instagram)

Liz, who claims her son Kyle to be the best gift ever, often shares her pictures on her Instagram account. Reports also claim that Kyle was two years when Liz and Michael met for the first time.

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Married Life With Husband Michael!

The couple first met when Liz worked as the collaborator at Michael's restaurant. Although Michael did reveal that he used to love the company of Liz, it took him five years to ask her on a date. The two finally went on a date and fell in love with each other.


Liz and her husband Michael 29th October 2017 (Photo: Instagram)

After dating for quite a while, Liz married her dream man back in 1994. Their married life yielded no children as of now, and in the meantime, Michael and Kyle share a lovely father-son relationship and have been supportive of each other. The couple led a happy life and have been together for more than two decades. She and her husband savor the family moment traveling around different places in the leisure time. At the end of the year 2016, the pair went on to visit Paris despite their hectic schedule. They even enjoyed their new year eve roaming around the streets of Paris. Not only that, but Liz and her spouse also love to have a delicious cuisine surrounded by the dearest people especially their family.

On 20 August 2018, Liz's celebrity chef husband served a dinner party to their family member and friends with delicious cuisine, including the grilled chicken with limes, chopped chicken liver, mixed vegetable salad, and grilled corn with lime jalapeño butter.

As of now, Liz is maintaining a warm relationship with her husband alongside their child. Her son, Kyle Symon works as a musician. Michael supported and assisted him in opening his own Donut Shop. Adding more to their family is their two dogs named Ozzy, an Old English dog, and Ruby, a bullmastiff. 

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Husband Dating Model, Chrissy Teigen?

As her husband Michael is a celebrity, there is no doubt that he might have fallen into controversies.

Previously, Michael was rumored to be dating swimsuit model Chrissy Reigen. The rumors started to swirl around the internet a picture of him and the model sitting on the lap went viral. However, Michael confronted that he loves his wife, Liz and she also trusts him. Even though they went through all these controversies, they are still together for more than twenty-five years.   

Short Bio Of Liz Shanahan

Liz celebrates her birthday on March 30, but her birth year is yet to make the way on her wiki. There is no such news about her education status and family background. Liz belongs to white ethnicity and is American. She has an appropriate height and body structure, which suits her personality. Although her age is not revealed, some reports claim that Michael is younger than Liz.