Rishia Haas is a beekeeper and licensed Peer Recovery Specialist. She’s best known as the ex-wife of American chef and TV personality Andrew Scott Zimmern, host and producer of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (2008 to 2018), The Zimmern List (2017 to 2019), and Life of Fire (2024 to 2025).
Haas met Zimmern in 1999 at a cooking school where Zimmern was teaching. They tied the knot in 2002 and had one son, Noah. They were together for 16 years until their divorce in 2018, mainly due to Zimmern’s demanding career. This is the story of Rishia Haas, including how she and Zimmern met and what she’s doing today.
Who Is Rishia Haas?
Rishia Haas was born on July 29, 1973, in Champlin, Minnesota, and was raised alongside her sister Jennifer and brother John Haas.
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She attended Anoka High School and pursued higher education at Augsburg University, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Management with a specialization in International Business.
After college, Haas held various positions, including administrative assistant at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Admissions Coordinator at The Retreat. She also worked as a beekeeper at the University of Minnesota Bee Lab before earning a certification as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist.
How Did Rishia Haas and Andrew Zimmern Meet?
Rishia Haas and Andrew Zimmern met in 1999 when Zimmern was teaching a cooking class at a school near Rishia’s workplace.
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Despite the 12-year age gap, they quickly took a liking to each other. They dated for several years before tying the knot in 2002. They welcomed a son named Noah on February 24, 2005. As of 2025, Noah is 20 years old.
Why Did Rishia Haas and Andrew Zimmern Divorce?
Rishia Haas and Andrew Zimmern divorced due to the pressures and demands of Zimmern’s career and the resulting strain on their family life.
Zimmern is a well-known TV personality, and he has been juggling multiple TV shows and appearing in various cameos and interviews since his growth in the early 2000s. His main show, Bizarre Foods, required him to travel across the world, leaving little time to spend with Rishia and Noah.
In an email to the New York Times, Zimmern admitted that Rishia gave him multiple chances to make things right but he was unable to balance his career with family responsibilities.
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“I wasn’t there for my wife, and I wasn’t there for my son,” he said. “My wife gave me a thousand chances to make it right.”
The duo decided to separate amicably in 2018, 16 years after their marriage. The divorce was finalized in 2020.
Did Rishia Haas and Andrew Zimmern Remarry?
As far as we know, neither Haas nor Zimmern remarried. They also haven’t been romantically linked with other people since their divorce. Currently, the duo is focused on co-parenting their son.
Rishia Haas is currently living in Minnesota with her son, Noah. As for Andrew Zimmern, he continues to work on his latest TV shows, Life of Fire and Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen.
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What Is Rishia Haas’s Net Worth?
Rishia Haas’s net worth isn’t available to the public. Some sources claim that she has a net worth of $5 million, though it’s merely speculation and isn’t backed up with a verifiable claim.
Meanwhile, Andrew Zimmern currently has a net worth of $14 million. Much of his net worth comes from his role as a chef and TV personality.
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