Molly Yeh is an American cookbook author and blogger best known for hosting Food Network’s cooking show Girl Meets Farm.
Net Worth of Molly Yeh
According to reports, Molly Yeh has a net worth of $9 million. Molly’s net worth is primarily derived from her cookbook, blog, and endorsements.
Molly on the Range, her first cookbook, was published by Rodale for around $250,000, which is top dollar for a cookbook and a fortune for a first-time author.
Her cooking career provides the majority of her income. According to reports, Molly earns an average of $57,000 per year from Food Network for hosting “Girl Meets Farm.” Yeh lives a simple and comfortable life on her earnings.
Age of Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh’s parents are John Bruce Yeh (father) and Jody Yeh (mother). Her father, John, is an American clarinetist who has been the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s assistant principal clarinetist since 1977.
Molly was born in Glenview, Illinois, USA on May 22, 1989. Molly is of mixed (Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish) ethnicity and holds an American nationality.
In addition, her parents divorced. Molly’s sisters are Jenna Yeh and Mia Reilly-Yeh. Jenna, her older sister, is also a chef. She attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois.
She graduated from Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Music in percussion in 2011. During her school years, she also worked as an editorial assistant and writer at The Juilliard Journal.
Married Life of Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh remains married to her high school sweethearts. Nick Hagen is Molly’s husband’s name. She met Nick at Julliard School and they have been together ever since. After a year of dating, the couple decided to move in together.
She actually relocated to her boyfriend’s family farm in North Dakota in 2013. Molly became interested in blogging about flood recipes and organic farm food after moving with her boyfriend.
After spending a year at the farm and raising sugar beets, they decided to marry. Molly Yeh and Nick Hagen married on December 30, 2014, and became spouses. As they exchanged vows, snowflakes fell from the sky.
Molly documented her wedding ceremony on her blog on December 30, 2014. She referred to Nick Hagen as an egg boy because of his obsession with eating eggs.
Molly and Nick became parents. The couple announced in November 2018 that they were expecting their first child. Bernadette Rosemary Yeh Hagen, their daughter, was born on March 30, 2019.
She and her daughter named their spouse after her great-great-grandfather. Molly Hagen and her husband Nick Hagen have been married for over 7 years and have had no divorce or separation issues.
Professional Career
Molly began her career as a part-time food blogger in New York in 2009. She started a lifestyle blog while on vacation, but she didn’t take it seriously until 2013 when she moved in with her husband.
After moving in with her husband, Molly realized that blogging could help her career, so she decided to devote more time to it. Her blog is now so popular that Saveur and Yahoo named it “Food Blog of the Year.”
Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine. Molly Yeh writes for Food52, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Saveur, and other publications.
Molly on the Range, a recipe book and memoir about an unlikely life on a farm, was published by her in 2016. Her book also received the IACP Cookbook Award for Judges’ Choice. Molly became the Food Network cooking show ‘Girl Meets Farm’ host.
Height of Molly Yeh
Yeh is a lovely lady with a slim and fit body. Molly stands 1.7 meters (5 feet 7 inches) tall. Her body weight is approximately 58 kg (128 lb). Molly has dark brown hair and brown eyes.