Michael Voltaggio was born on September 29,1978 and is an American chef, restaurateur, and author.
19 Facts About Michael Voltaggio
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Michael Voltaggio is a Top Chef television series alum and the winner of season 6.
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Michael Voltaggio did not have support or money to attend culinary school.
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Michael Voltaggio completed his Greenbrier apprenticeship under Certified Master Chef Peter Timmins at the age of 21.
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Michael Voltaggio later held jobs at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Naples, Florida under chef Peter Timmins and Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg.
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Michael Voltaggio was quietly planning a smaller restaurant around the corner, a sandwich shop called ink.
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Michael Voltaggio designed and built the shop himself and surprised the culinary world when he opened the small restaurant with little notice or fanfare.
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The Michael Voltaggio brother opened Estuary in Washington DC, which operated under their leadership from 2019 until March 2022.
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Michael Voltaggio was the winner of the sixth season of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition reality show, where he competed with his brother, Bryan Michael Voltaggio.
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Michael Voltaggio has the chops to pull off what he's trying to do.
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Michael Voltaggio appeared in September 2010 on the finale of season seven of Top Chef and as a guest judge in Season 3 of Top Chef Canada.
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Michael Voltaggio has appeared as himself in a season 5 story arc in Lucifer.
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Michael Voltaggio competed against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America in Battle Iberico.
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Michael Voltaggio has appeared on Tournament of Champions, competing against his brother, Bryan Voltaggio.
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Michael Voltaggio was a guest judge in the Season 3 finale of Vice's Bong Appetit.
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In 2022, Michael Voltaggio was handpicked by Bobby Flay to be one of his three culinary Titans on Bobby's Triple Threat.
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Michael Voltaggio has three daughters; two with ex-wife Kerri Adams, and one with wife Bria Vinaite.
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From mid-2019 to mid-2021, Michael Voltaggio was in a relationship with fashion designer and entrepreneur, Sami Miro.
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Michael Voltaggio married actress Bria Vinaite on November 18,2022, in Hawaii.