Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for B次元官网网址淓asy Entertaining With Michael ChiarelloB次元官网网址� and appeared on BravoB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭op ChefB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭op Chef Masters,B次元官网网址� has died. He was 61.
Chiarello died Friday at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa due to an allergic reaction that resulted in anaphylactic shock, according to ChiarelloB次元官网网址檚 restaurant group Gruppo Chiarello. He had been at the hospital receiving treatment for the allergic reaction over the past week. Details on how he developed the allergic reaction were not immediately available.
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Chiarello, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, opened his first restaurant at just 22 B次元官网网址� TobyB次元官网网址檚, in Miami. He would go on to open various restaurants around Napa Valley and San Francisco, including Tra Vigne Restaurant, Coqueta, Ottimo and Bottega. He also owned the Chiarello Family Vineyards in Yountville, California.
Bottega was named Best Newcomer by Zagat in 2008 and was selected as one of AmericaB次元官网网址檚 best new restaurants by both Forbes and Esquire. At the restaurant, he served Lasagnetta di Zucchine, Pesce alla Milanese and Pollo alla Diavola. Ottimo had paninis and family dishes that served four, like tomato-braised and roasted whole chicken.
In 1985, Food & Wine Magazine named Chiarello Chef of the Year and in 1995, he received the Culinary Institute of AmericaB次元官网网址檚 Chef of the Year Award. In 2011, he was part of Food NetworkB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淣ext Iron ChefB次元官网网址� competition, B次元官网网址淪upermarket SuperstarB次元官网网址� on Lifetime and a judge on B次元官网网址淐hopped.B次元官网网址� He was named Esquire magazineB次元官网网址檚 Chef of the Year for 2013.
In 2016, Chiarello was accused of sexual harassment by two former Coqueta employees. Lawsuits filed by the former employees were settled the following year.
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He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and four children.
B次元官网网址淚n remembrance, we ask that you join us in celebrating his remarkable journey and the incredible impact he had on the world of food, wine, and family by inviting you to share a meal with your family and friends to remind all of us that the bonds forged over a meal are among lifeB次元官网网址檚 most precious treasures,B次元官网网址� Gruppo Chiarello said.
