Margaret Anna Williams aka Margaret Zakarian was an American businesswoman and marketing executive, who was better recognized as the wife of Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who was a restauranteur, television personality, and author as well.
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Margaret Anna Williams was born and grew up in a charming and prestigious neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, in the United States of America. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the Caucasian White ethnicity. Her zodiac sign was Gemini and she believes in the Christian religion. Discussing her parents, Margaret’s father’s name was Francis M. Williams, who was a businessman.
Her mother’s name was Marie Williams, who was a homemaker. Her father was the chairman and chief executive of Kimmins Contracting Corporation, which has founded in 1923. It was a construction and demolition company, that aims to create innovative projects always. He also demolished and constructed many buildings in the Tampa area which has been included in his business entails. Margaret always followed in her father’s footsteps and build an empire in the business industry for herself. Apart from this, she hasn’t revealed anything regarding her childhood days as well as her siblings.
Now talking about Margaret’s educational qualification, she has attended the New York University, from where she completed her Business degree and later she also majored in Marketing. There was no further information available about her academic qualifications.
Margaret Anne profile
- Full name: Margaret Anne Williams
- Date of birth: 12th June 1979
- Place of birth: In Tampa, Florida, in the United States of America.
- Nationality: American
- Instagram: margaretanneflorence
- Marital status: Married
- Children: 3 ( Daughter Madeline, Anna, and Son George Harris )
- Occupation: Businesswoman and marketing executive
- Famous for: wife famous American restauranteur, television personality, and author Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
Margaret Anne Williams Professional Career
Talking about Margaret Anna Williams’s professional career, from her childhood hood she was keen to make a career in the business world as she was born and brought up in a business family. She was so much aware of what she wanted. She always follows in her father’s footsteps (Francis M. Williams, Margaret’s father was the chairman and chief executive of a construction and demolition company named, Kimmins Contracting Corporation) and wants to build an empire in the business industry. After her father, she was also the CEO of Kimmins Contracting Corporation.
So as a daughter of a businessman, it has become the ‘playground’ of Margaret, and it proved to be so much effective because years later Margaret Anna Williams became a world-renowned businesswoman. At the age of just 26, she was appointed the Marketing Executive of 3Sixty Hospitality, which focuses on catering services to its’ customers. It also provides undeniably mouth-watering dishes and also offers excellent customer service. Currently, she was working as the President of Zakarian Hospitality.
Besides 3Sixty Hospitality was partnered with two companies. The companies were Lotus and Double Seven. Among those Lotas has three branches in the USA, Germany, and France. It provides a fine-dining experience, especially for the elite class. On the other hand, Double seven is the heart of New York City. It offers a luxurious lounge for small to large gatherings.
Furthermore, she is also a producer, who produced many television shows in her career. some of her television shows which she has made are, ‘The 86th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’ in 2012, ‘The Kitchen’ in 2014, and recently released ‘The Great New York Foodathon: A Star-Studded Special to Benefit City Harvest’ of 2020.
Margaret Anne Williams Relationship Status
Talking about Margaret Anna Williams’s relationship status she was married to Geoffrey Zakarian. Geoffrey, the Iron Chef was met with Margaret for the first time with the help of a mutual friend. Their date agenda were preferred to be hiking and traveling. Gradually a strong bonding formed between them. They realized that there was something between them greater than friendship. So they both have started dating each other with a massive age difference of 20 years. People amused them by having a fake relationship but they proved that the massive age difference doesn’t bother their relationship. So, after dating for a few years and knowing each other very well, they finally completed their marriage on 31st July 2005.
The beautiful couple has completed their wedding ceremony and shared their wedding vows at Our Lady of Lebanon Roman Catholic Church in Niagara Falls, New York State. The wedding ceremony has kept private and in that marriage, only the family members from both sides and the close friends were invited.
Along together they happily welcomed three children, two daughters, and a son. Margaret has given birth to her first daughter named Madeline Zakarian in 2007. Two years later in 2009, she has given birth to her second daughter name, Anna Zakarian. The couple’s aspiration for a boy was fulfilled when Margaret has given birth to her third child, this time a baby boy named George Harris Zakarian in 2014. They both enjoyed their life happily along with their children in New York City.
Though Margaret was not Geoffrey’s first wife, he was previously married to a woman named, Heather Karaman. Along with her, he has no children. It looks like they were not so happy with each other. That’s why couldn’t stretch their married life long and were filed for divorce from each other. Soon their divorce has finalized. The reason behind their divorce was still unknown as they both would not share the information.
Geoffrey Zakarian Professional Career
Now, talking about Margaret’s husband Geoffrey Zakarian’s professional career, he started his career under chef Daniel Boulud at Le Cirque. There he was named ‘Chef de Cuisine from the year 1982 to 1992. In the year 1990, he has become the executive chef at Restaurant 44 which is located at Royalton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
In 1996 he was hired by Oversee Old Navy coffee bar and Later in the year 1998, he also became the executive chef at Patroon in Manhattan. In 2000 he also worked with famous French chef Alain Passard at the three-star restaurant Arpege in Paris.
He released his first book Geoffrey Zakarian’s Town Country in 2006. The book contains 150 recipes for friends and family by Geoffrey. He also becomes the chairman of the City Harvest Food Council. it’s a food rescue organization that fights against hunger in New York City.
He also appeared as a judge in the Food Networks reality cooking show Chooped and also appeared as a judge in Hell’s Kitchen. He also become the winner of The Next Iron Chef in 2011. In 2014 he also co-host the famous cooking talk show The Kitchen.
He also appeared as a judge on the famous American cooking show Cutthroat Kitchen and in 2016 he also hosted the Food Network cooking series Cooks vs. Cons.
He was also known as an American Iron Chef, restauranteur, television personality, and author as well. He also an executive chef in several restaurants in New York, Atlantic City, Miami. He also featured on various television programs based on the Food Networking Programs such as ‘Chopped’, ‘The Next Iron Chef’, and ‘Iron Chef America’
Margaret Anne Williams Net Worth And Salary
When it comes to celebrity people also want to know how much Margaret Anna Williams’s net worth was and what was her salary? Though Margaret was the queen in the business world, hence, there was no such information available regarding her net worth. According to some authorized sources, she has an estimated net worth of between $2 million to $6 million but it has not been confirmed yet, as her net worth is still under review as of now. She also owns a luxurious house in New York.
On the other hand, Margaret’s husband Geoffrey has an estimated net worth of around $8 million. He also earns a lucrative salary per year in between $800 thousand to $1 million. He also receives an extra sum of money from his various works which include, advertisement, business deals, etc. Besides this, he also owns a house in New York City which has an estimated worth above $283,000.
Margaret Anne Williams Age
When it comes to celebrities and their personal affairs, no doubt, the fans are always curious to know about all the small things. In this case, people are want to know how old was Margaret Anna Williams? Margaret was born on 12 June 1979, in Tampa, Florida, in the United States of America. As per wiki, she is now 41 years old.
Margaret Anne Williams Height and Weight
As all we know, fans are always curious to know about all the small things and knock them every moment like how tall was Margaret Anna Williams and what was her weight? She has been able to attain a height of 5 feet 7 inches which is also equivalent to 168 cm. She has also a decent body weight that mirrors her character and reflects on her personality. Her bodyweight around 58 kg which is equivalent to 128 lbs. She was slim in the figure. Despite being the mother of three children she maintains herself very well. She also looks attractive and gorgeous too.
5 Facts On Margaret Anne Williams That Might Surprised You!
- Margaret was married to Geoffrey with a massive age difference of almost 20 years.
- Being the wife of Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, Margaret has appeared on national television’s show “The Kitchen King” from 2017 to 2018.
- She has joined Twitter in March 2011, Her official Twitter Id was @000mz.
- They togetherly formed a restaurant named ‘Town’ in San Carlos, CA, and later
- Later they also built a restaurant named ‘Country’, which get Michelin Star Award.
