Chris Cosentino

Chris Cosentino is an American celebrity chef and reality television personality known as the winner of Top Chef Masters, a competitor on The Next Iron Chef, and for his appearances on Iron Chef America. He was raised in Rhode Island and is a 1994 graduate of Johnson & Wales University. Growing up in Newport, Rhode Island, he spent his time clamming, commercial fishing, and cranking the pasta machine in his grandmother's kitchen. Raised in an Italian-American community, he has stated that he hated offal as a child, especially the tripe his Italian grandmother prepared. Since becoming a chef, he has embraced a 'whole-animal ethic' and pioneered the nose-to-tail movement in America.

Chris Cosentino ran San Francisco's Incanto for over a decade, where he cooked in the nose-to-tail style and earned high praise from critics nationwide. His innovative interpretations of rustic Italian fare earned the restaurant its first three-star review from the San Francisco Chronicle. Forbes Traveler called Incanto 'perhaps America's most adventurous nose-to-tail restaurant.' He launched the restaurant's celebrated Head-to-Tail Dinners in 2007, a yearly event that showcased dishes made from the entire animal, which became an iconic part of San Francisco's dining culture and inspired restaurants across the country.

Cosentino also created Boccalone, a celebrated cured meat company with manufacturing and retail operations in the Bay Area. In December 2014, he opened Cockscomb, a restaurant centered around updated interpretations of classic San Francisco dishes.