Michael Bonacini

Michael Bonacini (born March 1, 1960) is a Welsh-Canadian chef of Italian family origins who owns eleven restaurants (including Jump, Canoe, Luma, and Bannock) in Toronto, Ontario, and is a co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants.^[1] Bonacini trained in London and immigrated to Canada in 1985.^[1] He founded his first restaurant, Jump, with business partner Peter Oliver in 1993.^[1]

Michael Bonacini
Born	(1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 65) Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales[1]
Spouse	Valerie Bonacini
Children	Chef Oscar Bonacini
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s) Jump Canoe Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants
Television show(s) Cook Like A Chef MasterChef Canada The Marilyn Denis Show Bonacini's Italy
Award(s) won Ontario Hostelry Institution GOLD Award

Bonacini is a judge on the television cooking competition MasterChef Canada^[1][2] and the host of Bonacini's Italy, a cooking program featuring cuisines from different regions of Italy cooked by Bonacini.^[3] He was also featured on Cook Like A Chef and was the resident chef for The Marilyn Denis Show.^[1][4]