Michael Voltaggio

About

Michael Voltaggio (born September 29, 1978) is an American chef, restaurateur, and author. He is a Top Chef alum and the winner of season 6. His brother Bryan Voltaggio is also a celebrity chef. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

Voltaggio is one of three children born to parents Sharon and John Voltaggio. At age 5, his parents divorced and the children initially lived with their mother, and later moved to their father’s house. Starting in childhood, brothers Michael and Bryan were very close.
Voltaggio did not have support or money to attend culinary school. Instead, he did a long apprenticeship in The Greenbrier’s prestigious culinary apprenticeship program. Michael completed his Greenbrier apprenticeship under Certified Master Chef Peter Timmins at the age of 21. He later held jobs at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Naples, Florida under chef Peter Timmins and Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg. During his tenure as Chef de Cuisine at The Bazaar by Jose Andres, the restaurant was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant in 2008.
Voltaggio was the chef de cuisine at The Dining Room, Langham Huntington Hotel…