Bobby Flay, 57, and girlfriend Christina Perez, 40, stroll hand-in-hand during afternoon out in NYC

Bobby Flay, 57, and girlfriend Christina Perez, 40, stroll hand-in-hand during afternoon out in NYC

Bobby Flay often has his hands full with his many business endeavors as a celebrity chef, television personality and restaurateur.

But over the course of the last year or so, the New York City native has been able to share his life with his girlfriend, Christina Pérez.

And on Friday the pair looked to still be going strong as a couple when they were spotted out on a romantic stroll together in Manhattan, where they packed on the PDA.

Going strong: Bobby Flay, 57, and girlfriend Christina Pérez packed on the PDA while out on a romantic stroll in New York City on Friday

The duo were seen holding hands as they stood at a crosswalk waiting to make their way across the street.

At times, they would take a brief break from their walk and look lovingly into each other’s eyes.

Flay, 57, kept it casual in the fashion department in blue jeans, olive green long-sleeve shirt and white running sneakers.

With the sun glaring down and the temperature topping out in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, the Bobby And Giada In Italy star slipped on a pair of light lens sunglasses during their after walk.

Romantic: The couple , who both dressed casually, held hands during much of their walk

Romantic: The couple , who both dressed casually, held hands during much of their walk 

Pérez, 40, looked summer ready in a white button-down top that she tucked into stylish brown shorts with a built-in belt.

She also donned a pair of white running sneakers and sunglasses, and had her dark brown tresses styled long and flowing well past her shoulders.

Pérez is a journalist who has written for Glamour, Vogue and Lucky, and has had aher work published by various outlets such as Condé Nast Traveler, GQ and Harper’s Bazaar, according to People.

The couple met through mutual friends and went public with their relationship at the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championship in November. 

New love: Flay, who gushed over his lady in this Instagram post from July, has been dating Perez for just over a year after meeting through mutual friends

New love: Flay, who gushed over his lady in this Instagram post from July, has been dating Perez for just over a year after meeting through mutual friends

While the thrice-married chef has gushed over Pérez in interviews and on social media, he isn’t planning on taking the plunge of marriage in the near future.

‘I’ve done it a lot. I’ve practiced that a lot,’ Flay joked to Entertainment Tonight last month, while referencing his three marriages that ended in divorce. ‘For now, I like it exactly the way it is. I think Christina does too.’

Flay has hosted 16 cooking shows and specials on the Food Network and Cooking Channel and authored 14 cookbooks over the years.

He’s set to drop his 15th cookbook – Sundays With Sophie: Flay Family Recipes For Any Day Of The Week: A Bobby Flay Cookbook – on October 11.

In the book, Flay and his daughter Sophie, a reporter in Los Angeles and co-host of The Flay List on the Food Network, share favorite recipes from their family kitchen.

Keeping things simple: While the thrice-married chef has gushed over Pérez in interviews and on social media, he isn't planning on taking the plunge of marriage in the near future

Keeping things simple: While the thrice-married chef has gushed over Pérez in interviews and on social media, he isn’t planning on taking the plunge of marriage in the near future

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