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Nadia G | |
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| Born | Nadia Giosia[1] (1980-05-12)May 12, 1980 (age 45) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Website | http://bitchinlifestyle.tv/ |
Nadia Giosia (born May 12, 1980),[1] better known by the stage nameNadia G, is a Canadian musician andcelebrity chef.[2][3] She is known for hosting the television seriesNadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen andBite This with Nadia G, both of which aired onFood Network Canada and theCooking Channel. Giosia also created the 2015 music festival Riot Grill and plays in a punk rock band called The Menstruators.[4]
Giosia was born inMontreal, Quebec to a family of Italian immigrants. She grew up inSt. Leonard, Quebec.[5] Giosia has no professional training as a chef and is mostly self-taught with recipes developed from family tradition. Giosia credits her interest in fusing comedy and cooking to her upbringing, saying, "I grew up in a large Italian family where all of our best conversations happened in the kitchen. We would always be having a laugh and food would be the centerpiece."[6]
Giosia lives in Los Angeles, California.[7]
Giosia began her entertainment career withsketch comedy in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[8]Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen began as part of a comedy sketch series Giosia worked on in Montreal in 2005.[9] The sketch evolved into a web series which was produced by Giosia and her business partner, producer and director Josh Dorsey.[10][11] The YouTube web series was picked up by Food Network Canada in 2010, and then the Cooking Channel in 2011.[3][8] The show ran for three seasons.[5][12]
In addition to Giosia's character, the show featured Panagiotis Koussioulas as Panos the Meat and Fishmonger; Ben Shaouli as the Spice Agent Yeheskel Mizrahi; and Bart Rochon as Hans, the "scantily clad food correspondent."[5]
Bite This with Nadia G premiered in 2013 on the Cooking Channel and ran for one season.[13] The show featured a 13-city tour of the United States where Giosia "tortured" chefs during in-kitchen interviews by looking up information from their social media so she could "hold it over their heads in the kitchen".[14][15] Some of the restaurants in the series included Badmaash andFather's Office in Los Angeles, Peg Leg Porker andHattie B's Hot Chicken inNashville, and The Cecil inHarlem.[16]
On July 12, 2011, Giosia appeared on the AmericanTravel Channel seriesBizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern episode "Montreal".[17] On December 2, 2012, she appeared alongsideMichael Symon and Benjamin Sargent on the "Battle Holiday Gingerbread" episode ofIron Chef America, representing the Cooking Channel against a team of Food Network stars includingMasaharu Morimoto,Robert Irvine, andTed Allen.[18] On April 7, 2013, she appeared on season three ofChopped All-Stars.[19] In October 2014, Giosia was one of 16 celebrity participants in Food Network'sCutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage Tournament.[20] In 2020, Giosia competed onthe CW showFridge Wars, where she competed against chef Rodney Bowers.[21]
Giosia is the lead singer of the punkriot grrrl band The Menstruators.[2] Founded in 2013, the band features Robin Feldman on guitar, Alejandra Robles Luna on drums, andKen Christianson on bass and vocals.[22][better source needed] The Menstruators play at dive bars around Los Angeles, including several sets at theViper Room.[23][24] In April 2016, the band made a short comedic "rockumentary" which featured commentary from Giosia, band members, and fans.[25]
In 2015, Giosia created a female-fronted music, comedy, and food festival at the Regent Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The show was headlined by punk rock bandBabes in Toyland, and featured sets from Mexican garage punk bandLe Butcherettes, Los Angeles bandSlutever, and Giosia's own band; the Menstruators. The event also included a stand-up comedy set bySara Schaefer and a food menu curated by Giosia.[26]
Giosia has also worked on a variety of web projects includingGetting Irritated with Nadia G,Creep Shaming with Nadia G, andSick Kitchens.[27][28]
Getting Irritated, which began in September 2013, is a web series that features short rants by Giosia about a variety of topics.[23][29] Similar toJimmy Kimmel Live!'sMean Tweets, theCreep Shaming series hosts celebrities who read offensive social media remarks frominternet trolls.[30] In the series, Giosia interviews guests and presents a "Golden Douchebag Award" to one commenter each episode.[30]
Sick Kitchens is a home improvement show in which Giosa renovates kitchens.[31] The show aired on ULive, a digital platform run byScripps Networks Interactive.[32] Giosa said that the show aimed to teach viewers that "bold [design] choices can be beautiful".[31]
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