Michael Bonacini

Michael Bonacini (born March 1, 1960) is a Welsh-Canadian chef who owns eleven restaurants (including Jump, Canoe, Luma, and Bannock) in Toronto, Ontario and is a co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants.[1] Bonacini trained in London and immigrated to Canada in 1985.[1] He founded his first restaurant, Jump, with business partner Peter Oliver in 1993.[1]

Michael Bonacini
Born (1960-03-01) 1 March 1960
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales[1]
SpouseValerie Bonacini
ChildrenChef Oscar Bonacini
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
  • Ontario Hostelry Institution GOLD Award

Bonacini is a judge on the television cooking competition MasterChef Canada[1][2] and the host of Bonacini's Italy, a cooking program featuring cuisines from different regions of Italy cooked by Bonacini.[3] He was also featured on Cook Like A Chef and is the Resident Chef for The Marilyn Denis Show.[1][4]

References
  1. "Michael Bonacini". Bell Media Television. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. 'MasterChef Canada' Introduces Judges Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini, and Alvin Leung
  3. Bonacini's Italy on Gusto TV
  4. "Cook Like A Chef". Bell Media. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017.


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