Hot! Talking With Top Chef Just Desserts Judge Johnny Iuzzini

In late 2005, ahead of the earliest time of year of Top Chef aired, Johnny Iuzzini seemed to be contacted by means of Bravo TV to return for you to California for an interview. But Iuzzini, Executive Pastry Chef for the Michelin three-starred Jean Georges restaurant, has been explained to by simply Jean-Georges him or her self that will he would have to get away from his situation in store California intended for what was an unfamiliar period connected with time. The restaurant's occupied time ended up being upon them, plus Jean-Georges simply couldn't let their head pastry chef consider what exactly amounted in order to a vacation.

Johnny advised me, "I failed to find out what Bravo has been searching for, a judge, a host. and also I though Top Chef? That seems absurd anyway, what the hell is actually Top Chef? So I couldn't stop my own employment as well as check out California. Then this demonstrate had been a massive hit, and I was flinging personally intended for possibly not going."

Johnny Iuzzini together with Just Desserts Host Gail Simmons (Photo Courtesy connected with Bravo)

Years later, rumors of your Top Chef Just Desserts starting off flying around. "When I noticed we were looking at executing Just Desserts I immediately known as every get in touch with I possessed along with instructed these I desired a new opportunity from this. I did not treatment in the event that it turned out with camera, I simply just were going to be section of it. It was before pastry culinary chefs had been acquiring every with the limelight and I wished to ensure that them really confirmed which pastry many chefs usually are in addition to what we should perform for the reason that I have much take great pride in inside currently being a new pastry chef."

Johnny Iuzzini requires plenty of take great pride in in his / her work. He's a driven, achieved pastry chef exactly who from a beginning age ended up being affected having sweets.

Johnny hogging that batter from his or her brother Josh. "As kids my own mama could usually i want to help bake, just in case all of us behaved, most people have to lick that beaters clean." (Photo Courtesy of Johnny Iuzzini) In the High School Vocational-Technical Program (Photo Courtesy involving Johnny Iuzzini) Graduation Day at The Culinary Institute of America, 1994 (Photo Courtesy associated with Johnny Iuzzini) Johnny (in the mask) together with Daniel Boulud after which it Pastry Chef Thomas Haas, New Year's Eve 1999-2000 (Photo Courtesy regarding Johnny Iuzzini) Iuzzini inside his or her role seeing that Pastry Chef at cafe Daniel, carrying out chocolate production within 2002 (Photo Courtesy connected with Johnny Iuzzini) From Episode 4 "Pure Imagination" using court Hubert Keller as well as the primary thrown people associated with Willy Wonka along with The Chocolate Factory (Photo Courtesy of Bravo) At this mouth watering kitchen table together with the particular forged connected with Real Housewives associated with Beverly Hills (Photo Courtesy of Bravo)