Nilou Motamed Net Worth, Wife, Height, Age, Salary, Wiki, Bio
Jessica Burns
Updated on January 02, 2026
Nilou Motamed is an award-winning television celebrity best known for appearing on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’. Currently serving as the judge on season 16 of ‘Top Chef’, she has risen in celebrity status largely with over two decades of experience in food and travel. Also an Editor-in-Chief of ‘Food & Wine’, she is a frequent appearance on television shows, including ‘CBS This Morning’ and ‘Today’ on NBC.
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- Birthday: 1971 (age 47)
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Nilou Motamed Net Worth and Salary
Nilou Motamed Net Worth: Nilou Motamed is a television personality and chef who hasn’t disclosed the actual figure of her net worth and salary to the media or public.
With co-owning business named ‘Story Collective’ and a television career that spanned more than twenty years as a food/travel critic, she undoubtedly collected a whopping fortune while making a name for herself in the industry.
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Nilou Motamed Age – Height and Body Measurements
Nilou Motamed is a middle-aged woman with seemingly average height and balanced body weight. Iranian beauty Nilou, with her snow-white complexion and seductive eyes, has gotten only better with age.
With perfect body structure, porcelain skin and timeless elegance, it is easy to see why she is highly regarded as one of the most beautiful celebrity chefs. Not only is she stunning, but she is also a talented personality, which numerous title and awards under her belt.
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Her dark hair and captivating brown add extra charm to her beauty! She married the equally as gorgeous Peter Jon Lindberg in 2003. Despite being a food critic, this stunning 47-year-old keeps her figure fabulous by following regular workouts filled with cardio, heavy lifting, and core tightening.
Always on the go, Nilou has the travel and food-inspired Instagram feeds to follow and swoon over. Usually accompanied by her husband, Peter, Nilou often fly and rides in business class & is a keen observer of food. Whether snapping a photograph of a 5-star restaurant or a local dish from the street, she tends to capture on the authentic cuisine and beauty of nature from the entire destination she visits.
Nilou Motamed Husband – Peter Jon Lindberg and Kids
Nilou Motamed married the love of her life, Peter Jon Lindberg long back in 2003. Though they have been married for an amazing fourteen years, she and her husband, Peter doesn’t have any children to date.
Celebrity couple: Nilou and Peter first met in 2000 while serving at the ‘Travel & Leisure’ magazine and beyond smitten with each other, they started dating shortly after. And, three years later, they were married in a lavish ceremony.
These two are known as the power couple because of her star status, career triumph and millions in the bank. Nilou who is a leading name in the food and travel industry, meanwhile her husband, is a well-known travel authority and award-winning journalist. Along with her husband, Peter, she is the co-founder of ‘Story Collective’.
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- Husband: Peter Jon Lindberg (2003-present)
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Born in Iran, and then raised in New York and Paris and now a resident of Brooklyn, television chef Nilou is a multilingual personality with fluency in four languages. While in Paris, she attended Sorbonne University and later graduated from the Binghamton University in NYC.