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Chef and television personality
Frankie Celenza is a chef and television personality.
Early life and education
Celenza was born in New York.
[1] He graduated from
Kent School in 2005 and
New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.
[2]
[3]
Career
Celenza is the producer and host of the show Frankie Cooks on
NYC Life . He has created many videos on
YouTube and
Tastemade .
[1] Celenza's programs have received
New York Emmy Awards
[4] in 2013 and 2014.
[3]
His show Struggle Meals is a cooking show for those on a budget and is produced with Tastemade,
[5] inspired by his college experience to prepare healthy food for himself and other students that cost less than the meal plan that NYU offered.
[6]
Joining
Michelle Obama at a June 2016 harvesting event at the
White House vegetable garden , Celenza, 29 years old at the time, called himself the "food ambassador for my generation".
[7]
In 2021, he hosted the first season of Frankie vs the Internet , another Tastemade production, in which chefs compete to create meals inspired by online culinary trends.
[8]
In June 2022, Celenza won the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host for Struggle Meals.
[9]
References
^
a
b Castillo, Michelle (December 26, 2017).
"This chef took what he learned as a starving student and uses Facebook to teach millions to cook $2 meals" .
CNBC .com . Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
^ Maurer, Daniel (June 10, 2009).
"Rock-Star Chef — Literally" . Grub Street,
New York . Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
^
a
b
"Frankie Celenza" . nyu.edu . New York University Tisch School. Archived from
the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
^
"The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Announces Results of the 59th Annual New York Emmy Awards" (PDF) (Press release). New York Chapter, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
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"How to make mushroom cavatelli pasta for your family on a budget" . MSN . Retrieved March 11, 2022 .
^ Nasta, Joe (October 8, 2021).
"The Untold Truth Of Frankie Celenza" . Mashed . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Higgins, Adrian (April 11, 2023).
"Gardener-in-chief Michelle Obama brings in her final White House spring harvest" . Washington Post .
ISSN
0190-8286 . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
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"Frankie vs. the Internet" . TVGuide.com . Retrieved June 27, 2022 .
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"2022 Daytime Emmy Awards: Find Out Who Won!" . people.com . June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022 .
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