Johnny Iuzzini

Johnny Iuzzini
Iuzzini in 2014
Born (1974-08-31) August 31, 1974 (age 50)
New York[1]
Occupation(s)Pastry chef, cookbook author, TV celebrity
Years active1994–present
Websitewww.johnnyiuzzini.com

Johnny Iuzzini /u-zee-nee/ (born August 31, 1974) is a New York City-based American pastry chef, television celebrity, and cookbook author. He served as executive pastry chef at Daniel from 2001 through 2002 and at Jean Georges from 2002 through 2011. Iuzzini is the author of two cookbooks[2][3] and was a judge on the first three seasons of The Great American Baking Show. On November 29, 2017, Iuzzini was accused of sexual harassment by four former employees[4] and the third season of The Great American Baking Show was pulled after one episode.[5]

  1. ^ Johnny Iuzzini March, 2014
  2. ^ Vallis, Alexandra, "Practice Your ‘FourPlay’ With Johnny Iuzzini", grubstreet.com, September 22, 2008
  3. ^ Merwin, Hugh, "Post-Retirement, Johnny Iuzzini Has a New Cookbook in the Works", grubstreet.com, January 3, 2012
  4. ^ Kimble, Lindsay (November 29, 2017). "Former Top Chef judge Johnny Iuzzini accused of sexual harassment by four former employees". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "ABC Pulls 'Great American Baking Show' Amid Johnny Iuzzini Sexual Harassment Claims". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-14.