Gabriele Bertaccini
Gabriele Bertaccini | |
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| Born | 16 December 1985 Florence, Italy |
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| Occupations | Chef, television personality |
Gabriele Bertaccini (born 18 December 1985), also known as Gabe Bertaccini, 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–). He is currently a mentor on the twenty-ninth season of the Food Network series Worst Cooks in America (2025).
Life and career
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Bertaccini is based in Venice, Los Angeles with his four Australian Shepherds.[7][6][8] He is openly gay. In the first episode of Say I Do, he revealed he is HIV-positive.[9]
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