Michael Chiarello
{{Short description|American chef (1962–2023)}}
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{{Infobox chef
|name=Michael Chiarello| image = Michael Chiarello 2015.jpg
| caption = Chiarello in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|1|26}}
| birth_place = Red Bluff, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|10|6|1962|1|26}}
| death_place = Napa, California, U.S.
| spouse = Ines Bartel (divorced),
Eileen Marie Gordon (m. 2003–2019; separated)
| children = 4
| style = Californian, Italian
| education = Florida International University,
Culinary Institute of America
|restaurants=|prevrests={{plainlist|
- Coqueta, San Francisco, California (2013–?)
- Coqueta, Yountville, California
- Bottega Restaurant, Yountville, California (2008–20??)
- Ottimo
- Tra Vigne, St. Helena, California (1987–2001)
}}
| television =
{{plainlist|
- NapaStyle (2004)
- Supermarket Superstar (2013) }}
|awards=Daytime Emmy Award (2003)|website=http://michaelchiarello.com/}}
Michael Dominic Chiarello (January 26, 1962 – October 6, 2023){{Cite news |last=Severson |first=Kim |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Michael Chiarello, Chef and Food Network Star, Dies at 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/dining/michael-chiarello-dead.html |work=The New York Times |pages=Section A, Page 25}} was an American celebrity chef, restauranteur, and businessperson, who was known for Italian-influenced California cuisine. He hosted the cooking TV shows Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello on Food Network and NapaStyle on Fine Living Network. He was the owner of a tapas restaurant named Coqueta and an Italian restaurant named Bottega and has locations in Napa Valley, California and San Francisco, California.{{Cite web |title=Welcome Home |url=https://www.botteganapavalley.com/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Bottega Napa Valley |language=en-US}} He was a competitor on the fourth season of The Next Iron Chef.
Early life and career
Michael Dominic Chiarello was born on January 26, 1962, in Red Bluff, California, to an Italian-American family. He began cooking with his family at a young age.
After graduating in 1982 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York,{{Cite web |last=Webmaster |date=May 23, 2011 |title=Chef Michael Chiarello '82, Napa Valley Tastemaker |url=https://blog.ciachef.edu/michael-chiarello-bio/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=CIA Culinary School |language=en-US}} he studied hospitality management at Florida International University, and received his bachelor's degree in 1984.
Career
The next year, he opened the Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove, Florida, and Toby's Bar and Grill. He was honored as 1985's Chef of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Michael Chiarello: Cause of death revealed for celebrity chef |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/michael-chiarello-cause-death-revealed-celebrity-chef/2N7DT4JUM5CUVMKRZHRIPVNSUI/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=KIRO 7 News Seattle |language=en}} Later in the 1980s, Chiarello moved back to his home state of California, making his home in the Napa Valley. One of his first endeavors was to be a chef at The Heritage Restaurant in Turlock, which failed and went bankrupt.
He opened the Tra Vigne restaurant in 1987, creating a menu influenced by the cuisine of his family's native Calabria and rife with local seasonal ingredients.{{Cite news |last=Fish |first=Tim |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello Dies at 61 |url=https://www.winespectator.com/articles/napa-celebrity-chef-michael-chiarello-of-bottega-dies-at-61 |work=Wine Spectator}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-11-02 |title=Goodbye Tra Vigne, Hello New Christopher Kostow Venture |url=https://www.sonomamag.com/goodbye-tra-vigne-hello-new-christopher-kostow-venture/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Sonoma Magazine |language=en-US}} He remained at Tra Vigne until 2001.{{Cite news |last=Fish |first=Tim |date=June 21, 2001 |title=Three Top Napa Valley Chefs Begin New Ventures |url=https://www.winespectator.com/articles/three-top-napa-valley-chefs-begin-new-ventures-20079 |work=Wine Spectator}}
He has since served as executive chef in numerous American restaurants, including Caffe Museo in San Francisco; Ajax Tavern and Bump's in Aspen, Colorado; and Bistecca Italian Steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona.
In the 1990s, Chiarello launched a line of flavored oils named Consorzio. Chiarello owned a winery called Chiarello Family Vineyards, located in Yountville, California.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-28 |title=Chiarello Family Vineyards Tasting Room opens |url=https://napavalleyregister.com/star/wine/chiarello-family-vineyards-tasting-room-opens/article_3d2f36f2-0bea-5e13-bc84-36f8dfa2187f.html |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=The Napa Valley Register |language=en}} Chiarello also owned NapaStyle in Yountville, California, which sold a selection of exclusive drinkware, serverware, and designer tabletop pieces, which closed on January 4, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Fort |first=Ellen |date=December 3, 2015 |title=Michael Chiarello to Rebrand NapaStyle as Eataly-Style Food Emporium |url=https://sf.eater.com/2015/12/3/9845316/michael-chiarello-yountville-napastyle-food-emporium |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Eater SF |language=en}}
Media career
His first cooking show, Season by Season, debuted on PBS in 2001. He hosted two more series for PBS, Michael Chiarello's Napa and Michael Chiarello's Napa: Casual Cooking, over the next two years before moving to the Food Network to host Easy Entertaining in 2003, which won an Emmy.
In 2004, his show NapaStyle premiered on the Food Network's sister network Fine Living Network.
In 2009, Chiarello was a contestant on Top Chef Masters, winning his preliminary round and advancing to the championship round, placing second to winner Rick Bayless.
In 2011, Chiarello appeared in the Visit California promotional film aimed at boosting tourism from the UK.
Sexual harassment allegations
In March 2016, two former employees of Coqueta filed two lawsuits against Chiarello and his restaurant group Gruppo Chiarello, alleging sexual harassment and labor law violations.{{Cite web |last= |date=December 5, 2016 |title=Local Chef And Restaurateur Michael Chiarello Arrested For DUI |url=https://www.bortelduidefense.com/local-chef-and-restaurateur-michael-chiarello-arrested-for-dui/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Law Firm of Aaron Bortel}}{{Cite web |last=Fort |first=Ellen |date=March 15, 2016 |title=Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello Hit With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit [Update] |url=https://sf.eater.com/2016/3/15/11241146/michael-chiarello-sexual-harassment-lawsuit |access-date=June 14, 2021 |website=Eater SF |language=en}} In 2017, the sexual harassment lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2016 |title=Sexually charged: Are harassment claims declining? |url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industry-news/napa-valley-chef-michael-chiarello-settles-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/ |access-date=June 14, 2021 |website=North Bay Business Journal |language=en-US}}
Personal life
His first marriage to Ines Bartel ended in divorce. He had two daughters from the first marriage, Margaux and Felicia. He also had a younger daughter named Giana O’Shaughnessy. In 2003, Chiarello married Eileen Marie Gordon, with whom he had one son, Aidan, born in 2005. In 2019, Chiarello filed for divorce from Gordon; however, the paperwork was not finalized at the time of his death in 2023.
Chiarello died on October 6, 2023 in Napa, at the age of 61, after being hospitalized for an allergic reaction that led to anaphylaxis.{{cite news |last1=Leonard |first1=Christian |date=October 7, 2023 |title=Bay Area celebrity chef Michael Chiarello dies at 61 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/chef-michael-chiarello-dies-18412834.php |access-date=October 7, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}}{{Cite web |last=Saria |first=Lauren |date=2023-10-10 |title=Food Network Star Michael Chiarello Dies After Severe Allergic Reaction |url=https://sf.eater.com/2023/10/10/23911304/michael-chiarello-allergic-reaction |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Eater SF |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2023-10-08 |title=Michael Chiarello, Celebrity Chef and Former Food Network Star, Dies at 61 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/michael-chiarello-dead-food-network-1235748613/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Cookbooks
- {{Cite book |last=Chiarello |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xgKAAAACAAJ |title=Michael Chiarello's Flavored Oils and Vinegars: 100 Recipes for Cooking with Infused Oils and Vinegars |publisher=Chronicle Book |year=1996 |isbn=9780811808729}}
- {{Cite book |last=Chiarello |first=Michael |title=The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=1999}}
- {{Cite book |last=Chiarello |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00kNAAAACAAJ |title=Napa Stories Wine Journal |publisher=Stewart, Tabori & Chang |year=2001 |isbn=9781584791317}}
- {{Cite book |last1=Chiarello |first1=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN4gAQAAIAAJ |title=Napa Stories: Profiles, Reflections, and Recipes from the Napa Valley |last2=Fletcher |first2=Janet |publisher=Harry N. Abrams |year=2001 |isbn=9781584791164}}
- {{Cite book |last1=Chiarello |first1=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXeLlXkfNXEC |title=Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking: Wine Country Recipes for Family and Friends |last2=Fletcher |first2=Janet |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=2002 |isbn=9780811833837}}{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2002 |title=Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking by Michael Chiarello |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780811833837 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Publishers Weekly |issn=0000-0019}}
- {{Cite book |last=Chiarello |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yowE60YVLakC |title=At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining Recipes, Ideas, Inspiration |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=2005 |isbn=9780811840484}}
- {{Cite book |last=Chiarello |first=Michael |title=Bottega: Bold Italian Flavors from the Heart of California's Wine Country |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=2010}}
- {{Cite book |last1=Chiarello |first1=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1v-wa7-ClpAC |title=Michael Chiarello's Live Fire: 125 Recipes for Cooking Outdoors |last2=Sansone |first2=Claudia |last3=Krueger Spivack |first3=Ann |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=2013 |isbn=9781452127347}}
Filmography
= TV series =
- 2000, Season by Season, PBS
- 2001, Michael Chiarello's Napa, PBS
- 2002, Michael Chiarello's Napa: Casual Cooking, PBS{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iYtAQAAMAAJ |title=Bon Appétit, Volume 47, Issues 8-11 |date=August 2002 |publisher=Bon Appétit Publishing Corporation |pages=110 |language=en}}
- 2003, Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello (10 seasons)
- 2004, NapaStyle{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Bay Area chef, TV personality Michael Chiarello dies after being treated for allergic reaction |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/michael-chiarello-napa-sf-chef-tv-personality-dies-treated-allergic-reaction/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=CBS San Francisco |language=en-US}}
- 2009, Top Chef Masters;{{Cite web |last=L. |first=Stolpman |date=July 16, 2009 |title=Top Chef Masters Recap: Week 5 |url=http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/16/top_chef_master_recap_week_5.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717222618/http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/16/top_chef_master_recap_week_5.php |archive-date=July 17, 2009 |website=Chicagoist}} lost to Rick Bayless
- 2011, The Next Iron Chef;{{Cite web |date=2011-12-08 |title=Is he the Next Iron Chef? Up close with Chef Michael Chiarello |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2011/12/08/is-he-the-next-iron-chef-up-close-with-chef-michael-chiarello/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=The Orange County Register |language=en-US}} lost to Geoffrey Zakarian
- 2013, Supermarket Superstar{{cite web |last=Sun |first=Jasmin |date=June 12, 2013 |title=Michael Chiarello to Mentor on Supermarket Superstar |url=http://eater.com/archives/2013/06/12/supermarket-superstar-to-air-july-22-on-lifetime.php |access-date= |work=Eater}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.michaelchiarello.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|id=nm1861566}}
- [http://www.chefdb.com/nm/15380/ Michael Chiarello], ChefDb
{{Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host}}
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Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American television chefs
Category:Chefs of Italian cuisine
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Category:Deaths from anaphylaxis
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Category:People from Red Bluff, California
Category:People from Yountville, California