Antonia Marie Lofaso was born on 1976 and is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur.
20 Facts About Antonia Lofaso
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Antonia Lofaso has appeared on the reality television shows Top Chef, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen and Restaurant Startup, among others.
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Antonia Lofaso attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City; during that time, she was a manager at Sean Combs' restaurant, Justin.
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Antonia Lofaso then worked as a chef at the Los Angeles restaurants Spago and Foxtail.
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Antonia Lofaso is currently a co-owner and the executive chef of the Los Angeles restaurants Black Market Liquor Bar, DAMA, and Scopa Italian Roots.
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In 2008, Antonia Lofaso appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series Top Chef, known as Top Chef: Chicago; she came in fourth place.
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Antonia Lofaso appeared on season eight of Top Chef, known as Top Chef: All-Stars, from 2010 to 2011, coming in third place.
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In 2012, Antonia Lofaso appeared on the short-lived Game Show Network show Beat the Chefs; she was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef contestants had to compete against.
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Antonia Lofaso was one of a rotating group of judges on the 2013 to 2017 Food Network competition show Cutthroat Kitchen.
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Antonia Lofaso competed in Cutthroats special 2016 "Judging Judges" episode, beating fellow regular judges Simon Majumdar and Jet Tila as well as Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
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Antonia Lofaso is a judge on Guy's Grocery Games, which premiered in 2013.
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Antonia Lofaso has competed frequently on that show, beginning a long-standing association with Guy Fieri who calls her the "Warrior Princess".
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Antonia Lofaso served as one of the restaurant culinary consultants for the CNBC television show Restaurant Startup, in 2015 and 2016.
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Antonia Lofaso made an appearance on the 16th season of The Bachelorette during the hometown episode.
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Antonia Lofaso was one of four chefs featured in the Fieri-produced documentary film Restaurant Hustle 2020: All On The Line, focusing on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their lives and businesses.
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Antonia Lofaso returned for the film's sequel documentary, Restaurant Hustle 2021: Back In Business.
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In January 2022, Antonia Lofaso appeared as the lead judge on Guy's Chance Of A Lifetime.
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Antonia Lofaso was the head judge on the Food Network competition show The Julia Child Challenge, which aired in March and April 2022.
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Antonia Lofaso was born on November 23,1976 on Long Island, New York.
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When she was eight, Antonia Lofaso moved to Northridge, Los Angeles, California with her parents.