Gabriele Bertaccini

Gabriele Bertaccini (born 18 December 1985) is an Italian chef, television personality, and writer. He is known for his role as the food expert on the Netflix series Say I Do.

Gabriele Bertaccini
Born (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985
Florence, Italy
Alma mater
Occupation(s)chef, television personality

Life and career

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 where he studied 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 tv show, Ciao House, premiered on Food Network, with Chef Gabe as one of the co-hosts and celebrity guest judges.

Personal life

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
  1. "Say I Do | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com.
  2. Donkersley, Tishin (2 June 2011). "Mischief in the Kitchen: An Interview with Gabriele Bertaccini". Green Living Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. Ramani, Sandra (4 November 2020). "Chef Gabriele Bertaccini's Perfect Holiday Involves Pizza and Spritz". La Cucina Italiana.
  4. "Gabe Bertaccini". Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "Say I Do Expert Gabriele Bertaccini: Everything We Know". The Cinemaholic. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Guerrero, Desirée (26 October 2020). "Netflix Chef Gabriele Bertaccini on Living Your Best Life With HIV". Plus. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. "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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