NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello" and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” has died.
Chiarello died Friday at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa due to an allergic reaction that resulted in anaphylactic shock, according to Chiarello’s restaurant group Gruppo Chiarello.
He also owned the Chiarello Family Vineyards in Yountville, California.
Political Cartoons View All 1205 ImagesIn 1985, Food & Wine Magazine named Chiarello Chef of the Year and in 1995, he received the Culinary Institute of America's Chef of the Year Award.
His books included “LiveFire Cookbook," "The Tra Vigne Cookbook," ”Michael Chiarello’s Bottega," “Michael Chiarello’s Casual Cooking,” “Napa Stories” and “Flavored Vinegars."
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Valley Medical, Culinary Institute of America, Forbes, Esquire, Wine Magazine, Culinary Institute, America's, Lifetime
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Napa, New York, Miami, Napa Valley, San Francisco, Yountville , California