
ABOUT JONATHAN SCINTO
Jonathan Scinto is a Chef, TV Host, Creator, Spokesman and Entrepreneur from Long Island, N.Y. While, most toddlers were watching Sesame Street, Jonathan watched Julia Child, Emeril Live, Jacques Torres and Iron Chef Showdown in Japanese with his mother Alison.
She allowed Jonathan to experiment in the kitchen using the blender to make crazy concoctions, scrambling eggs on the floor and even practicing his knife technique on his parent’s new vinyl chairs. The love of food was evident to his mom and dad.
The Long Island native utilizes rustic Italian flavors and Asian influences to create what Chef Jonathan calls "Itasian", a fusion of Italian and Asian cultures. When Newsday asked Chef Jonathan about his cooking style, he told the journalist that he relies on his design background to create his plates.
"You eat with your eyes, then your mouth, so it’s important to grab your attention at first site then first bite, I don’t believe in using pre-made ingredients, I use only the freshest herbs and spices to create plates of art".
After graduating college with a BFA degree from NYIT, Jonathan was hired by Post Perfect to work in their Client Services department working with such A-list clients like, HBO's Sopranos, Sex & the City, Back Street Boys, O-Town, Mariah Carey, Linkin Park and Alicia Keys. In the early 2000’s, Jonathan opened a café with his father on L.I, which was one of the 1st to focus on scratch made ingredients with a farm to table approach called Home Cookin Café.
After many years as a restaurant owner and working at a local culinary school, Jonathan’s wife Annmarie told him he needed to get his food talents in front of larger audience on TV. Annmarie said in a recent interview "Of course people would love my husband, he’s a natural in front of the camera and people can relate to him, he brings an authentic freshness to TV that is missing on all the shows today".
Jonathan is the creator and host of the reality TV series, "Family Kitchen Revival" now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Roku via GlewedTV. "Chef Jonathan Scinto visits 8 families who have dealt with incredible hardships and helps them heal thru the power of food". Click here to watch season 1 of Family Kitchen Revival.
As a national TV Personality, Jonathan has been seen on numerous TV shows like Food Network "Chopped", FOX’s MasterChef 6 and numerous other networks like ABC, NBC and CBS. The Food Network Hand-picked Chef Jonathan to compete in "Iron Chef Showdown": Battle Autumn Bounty the live version hosted by Alton Brown.
Jonathan has appeared in numerous national publications like the iconic Good Housekeeping, HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Newsday, Entrepreneurial Chef, Total Food Service and Preferred Health Magazine to name a few. You might have heard Chef Jonathan on iHeart Radio, The Grindhouse Show and several other syndicated stations throughout the US.
Jonathan likes to compete in food competitions each year and one of them is the richest in all food sport in the world called World Food Championships where recently he finished 3rd in the world in the Chef Category. Over the past few years Jonathan has helped raise over $250,000 for numerous local and national charities. He was recently honored by Schneps Communications with the prestigious Oscar like award called the "Vicki" for "Kings of Long Island" as a top businessman and philanthropist.
You can catch up with Chef Jonathan in person by going to one of many national events, or by following him on his social media @chefjonathans. He currently lives on Long Island, NY and is married to Annmarie, they have 3 daughters.