Ben Ford (chef)

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Ben Ford
Born
Benjamin Ford

(1966-09-22) September 22, 1966 (age 58) [1]
United States
SpouseEmily Ford (2009-2024)
Children2, Waylon and Ethan [1]
Parents
RelativesWillard Ford (brother)
Malcolm Ford (brother)
Georgia Ford (sister)
Liam Flockhart Ford (brother) [1]
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)

Ben Ford is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and the oldest son of actor Harrison Ford. [1] [4] [5]

Ben Ford's mother, illustrator Mary Marquardt, was Harrison Ford's first wife. [4]

In the 1980s, Ford attended culinary school and later opened a number of restaurants such as the gastropub Ford's Filling Station [6] and Doorstep Market. [4]

Ford's Filling Station closed its original Culver City location in 2014 after 8 years of business [7] and reopened in Los Angeles inside the J.W. Marriott Hotel in the fall of 2014. [8] It was later reported that the Los Angeles location had closed. [9]

One Ford's Filling Station remains at the Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal 5. [10]

In 2014, he published the cookbook, Taming the Feast. [4]

Ford and his wife Emily Ford were wed in 2009 and were married for 14 years. [4] The two divorced in 2024. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beck, Lia (September 23, 2024). "Harrison Ford's 5 Children: All About Benjamin, Willard, Malcolm, Georgia and Liam". People .
  2. "Asia Society Thanksgiving Gala". After Hours with Daniel . Season 2. Asia Society. November 2013.
  3. "Flay vs. Ford". Food Network. 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 DeBianchi, Antonia (November 8, 2023). "Harrison Ford's Son Chef Ben Ford and His Wife Emily to Divorce After 14 Years of Marriage". People.
  5. 1 2 DeBianchi, Antonia (March 4, 2024). "Harrison Ford's Son Chef Ben Ford and His Wife Emily Settle Divorce After Nearly 15 Years Together". People.
  6. Virbila, S. Irene (March 2, 2006). "Ford has a better idea". Los Angeles Times .
  7. Harris, Jenn (June 30, 2014). "Gastropub pioneer Ford's Filling Station in Culver City closes". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Kang, Matthew (June 30, 2014). "Ford's Filling Station Closes Up Shop in Culver City". Eater .
  9. Hixon, Michael (September 20, 2023). "Chef Ben Ford brings elevated barbeque to VIP food experience at BeachLife Ranch". Daily Breeze .
  10. "Ford's Filling Station". flylax.com. Los Angeles International Airport.