Anton Testino

Anton Testino is a first generation Italian born on August 26, 1973 in Weehawken, NJ. He's a celebrity chef, reality TV star, author, celebrity spokesperson and restaurateur. Anton specializes in Italian American cuisine. He is a standout reality TV chef, first appearing on Food Network's Chopped in 2010. In Spring of 2014, Anton shined on Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 12). In the past year, Testino has opened up two restaurants in his native state of New Jersey. He also penned his first autobiographical cookbook Cooking-with-Confidence which launched in August 2014. Early LIFE Anton Testino was born on August 26, 1973 in Weehawken NJ to a Chef father and mother Francesca who was from Bari, Italy. His father left his life at an early age, leaving Anton, his older sister and mother to fend for themselves. His mom was an ItalianImmigrant Mother with no education who had to take on numerous jobs to survive. And had to move Anton and his sister throughout NJ including Newton