Johnny Iuzzini

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 and was a judge on the first three seasons of The Great American Baking Show. Born and raised in the Catskills region of New York, Iuzzini started his culinary career as a part-time dishwasher at a local golf club while enrolled in his high school's voc-tech culinary program. He has received numerous accolades for his culinary skills.