Gabriele Bertaccini
Gabriele Bertaccini | |
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| Born | 16 December 1985 Florence, Italy |
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| Occupation(s) | chef, television personality |
Gabriele Bertaccini (born 18 December 1985) is an Italian chef, television personality, and writer. He is known for his roles on the Netflix series Say I Do (2020) and the Food Network series Ciao House (2023–).
Life and career
[edit]Bertaccini was born and raised in Florence to a Mormon Italian family.[1] He learned to cook at the age of 13, training at the Bernardo Buontalenti Institute of Culinary Arts and Management in regional Italian cuisine with a speciality in Tuscan cuisine as well as in food and beverage management.[2][3] He then worked at several restaurants and hotels such as Ristorante Sabatini, Grand Hotel Baglioni, and Hotel Astoria and was named head chef at boutique restaurant Conquinarius.[4]
He moved to the United States to study journalism and PR at Arizona State University.[5] Bertaccini founded his first catering company, il TOCCO FOOD, in 2008. His second catering company, Culinary Mischief, is dedicated to invitation-only experiences,[6] and his third, the [UN]OFFICIAL, was founded in 2015. He was a food and wine columnist for the local Green Living Magazine.[4]
In 2019, he became one of the hosts and the food expert on the Netflix reality series Say I Do.[7]
In April 2023, a new culinary competition Ciao House premiered on the Food Network, with Bertaccini as one of the co-hosts and celebrity guest judges alongside Alex Guarnaschelli.
Personal life
[edit]Bertaccini is based in Venice, Los Angeles with his four Australian Shepards.[7][6][8] He is openly gay. In the first episode of Say I Do, he revealed he is HIV-positive.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Say I Do | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com.
- ^ Donkersley, Tishin (2 June 2011). "Mischief in the Kitchen: An Interview with Gabriele Bertaccini". Green Living Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Ramani, Sandra (4 November 2020). "Chef Gabriele Bertaccini's Perfect Holiday Involves Pizza and Spritz". La Cucina Italiana.
- ^ a b "Gabe Bertaccini". Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Say I Do Expert Gabriele Bertaccini: Everything We Know". The Cinemaholic. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Netflix's 'Say I Do': Meet The Three Wedding Experts Jeremiah, Thai, and Gabriele". Women's Health Mag. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b Nicolaou, Elena (30 June 2020). "For the Hosts of Netflix's Say I Do, It Was "Love at First Sight"". The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Guerrero, Desirée (26 October 2020). "Netflix Chef Gabriele Bertaccini on Living Your Best Life With HIV". Plus. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "GLAAD chats with "Say I Do's" Gabriele Bertaccini about Netflix series and his decision to publicly share his HIV status". GLAAD. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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