The food industry expands far past your local grocery store and the chef world past your local restaurants.

Worth noting, too, is that a lot ofcelebrity chefs began as personal chefsbefore their careers blew up.

Some wonderhow celebrity chefs make their money, but their celebrity status says it all.

Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli

Sometimes, celebrity chefs still put their private chef skills to work and accept private hirings.

However, only other celebrities can typically afford them.

But just how much do celebrity chefs charge for a private meal?

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay

Is $10,000 the base line for celebrity chefs?

Private meals aren’t necessarily cheap to begin with.

Once you add celebrity status into the mix(ing bowl), these prices only increase.

An online database called theCelebrity Chef Networktracks how much money each celeb chef charges for a meal/appearance.

Some chefs don’t charge as much, though.

So, how much would you be willing to spend on a meal prepared by a celebrity chef?