Gabriele Bertaccini (born 18 December 1985) is an Italian chef, television personality, and writer. He is known for his roles on the

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series '' Say I Do'' (2020) and the

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series ''Ciao House'' (2023–).

Life and career

Bertaccini was born and raised in

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to a Mormon Italian family. He learned to cook at the age of 13, training at the Bernardo Buontalenti Institute of Culinary Arts and Management in regional

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with a speciality in Tuscan cuisine as well as in food and beverage management. 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. He moved to the United States to study journalism and PR at

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. Bertaccini founded his first catering company, il TOCCO FOOD, in 2008. His second catering company, Culinary Mischief, is dedicated to invitation-only experiences, and his third, the NFFICIAL, was founded in 2015. He was a food and wine columnist for the local ''Green Living Magazine''. In 2019, he became one of the hosts and the food expert on the

reality series '' Say I Do''. In April 2023, a new culinary competition ''Ciao House'' premiered on the

, with Bertaccini as one of the co-hosts and celebrity guest judges alongside Alex Guarnaschelli.

Personal life

Bertaccini is based in Venice, Los Angeles with his four Australian Shepherds. He is openly gay. In the first episode of ''Say I Do'', he revealed he is HIV-positive.

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* Living people 1985 births Arizona State University alumni LGBTQ chefs Italian male chefs Italian emigrants to the United States Italian food writers Italian television chefs Italian LGBTQ broadcasters Italian gay writers Mass media people from Florence People with HIV/AIDS {{Italy-bio-stub