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Michael Chiarello is one of the chefs competing on Bravo's reality cooking competition, "Top Chef Masters."

Michael Chiarello is the acclaimed Napa Valley chef/owner of Bottega Restaurant, as well as award-winning author, Emmy-winning host of "Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello," and tastemaker behind NapaStyle, a specialty brand of foods and handcrafted products. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chiarello's knowledge of cooking began at an early age in the home of his Italian
Michael Chiarello in "The Next Iron Chef 4"
Michael Chiarello The Next Iron Chef 4
family. He was honored as "Chef of the Year" by Food and Wine Magazine at age 23, and again while at his iconic Napa Valley restaurant, Tra Vigne, in the mid-80's.

He is the host of numerous shows on PBS, Fine Living and Food Network. He is also the proprietor of Chiarello Family Vineyards, making small production, highly rated red wines from his vineyards in the Napa Valley. He has cooked and entertained thousands, including former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and the sous-chef to the Dalai Lama. Chiarello incorporates his personal passion for living seasonally and sustainably into his businesses—from the purveyors he supports as a chef/restaurateur, to the products he designs for NapaStyle, to the earth-friendly farming he employs at Chiarello Family Vineyards.



MICHAEL CHIARELLO: FACTS

Birthplace: Red Bluff, CA
Wife: Eileen





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MICHAEL CHIARELLO: TWITTER
May 26, 2012
Missed #MichaelChiarello by "mere seconds", according to the waiter. DAMN IT ALL.
4 days ago
Sitting in Bottega in Napa Valley and wondering where #MichaelChiarello is so I can schmooze with him. Also, stuffing my face with yum food
4 days ago
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5 days ago
#MichaelChiarello: you din't want recipes, you want techniques. That's the diff between a cook and a chef. #cfs12
5 days ago
 
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