Michael Bonacini

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Michael Bonacini
Born (1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 66)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales[1]
SpouseValerie Bonacini
ChildrenChef Oscar Bonacini
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Television shows
Award won
  • Ontario Hostelry Institution GOLD Award

Michael Bonacini (born March 1, 1960) is a Welsh-Canadian chef of Italian family origins who owns eleven restaurants (including Jump, Canoe, Luma, and Bannock) in Toronto, Ontario, and is a co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants.[1] Bonacini trained in London and immigrated to Canada in 1985.[1] He founded his first restaurant, Jump, with business partner Peter Oliver in 1993.[1]

Bonacini is a judge on the television cooking competition MasterChef Canada[1][2] and the host of Bonacini's Italy, a cooking program featuring cuisines from different regions of Italy cooked by Bonacini.[3] He was also featured on Cook Like A Chef and was the resident chef for The Marilyn Denis Show.[1][4]

References

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  3. ^ Bonacini's Italy on Gusto TV
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