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Nadia G
Nadia G
Born
Nadia Giosia[1]

(1980-05-12) May 12, 1980 (age 44)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Culinary career
Television show(s)
Websitehttp://bitchinlifestyle.tv/

Nadia Giosia (born May 12, 1980),[1] better known by the stage name Nadia G, is a Canadian musician and celebrity chef.[2][3] She is known for hosting the television series Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen and Bite This with Nadia G, both of which aired on Food Network Canada and the Cooking Channel. Giosia also created the 2015 music festival Riot Grill and plays in a punk rock band called The Menstruators.[4]

Personal life

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Giosia was born in Montreal, Quebec to a family of Italian immigrants. She grew up in St. 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]

Career

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Television

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Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen

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Main article: Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen

Giosia began her entertainment career with sketch 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

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Main article: Bite This with Nadia G

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 and Father's Office in Los Angeles, Peg Leg Porker and Hattie B's Hot Chicken in Nashville, and The Cecil in Harlem.[16]

Other television appearances

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On July 12, 2011, Giosia appeared on the American Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern episode "Montreal".[17] On December 2, 2012, she appeared alongside Michael Symon and Benjamin Sargent on the "Battle Holiday Gingerbread" episode of Iron Chef America, representing the Cooking Channel against a team of Food Network stars including Masaharu Morimoto, Robert Irvine, and Ted Allen.[18] On April 7, 2013, she appeared on season three of Chopped All-Stars.[19] In October 2014, Giosia was one of 16 celebrity participants in Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage Tournament.[20] In 2020, Giosia competed on the CW show Fridge Wars, where she competed against chef Rodney Bowers.[21]

Music

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Giosia is the lead singer of the punk riot grrrl band The Menstruators.[2] Founded in 2013, the band features Robin Feldman on guitar, Alejandra Robles Luna on drums, and Ken Christianson on bass and vocals.[22][better source needed] The Menstruators play at dive bars around Los Angeles, including several sets at the Viper 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 band Babes in Toyland, and featured sets from Mexican garage punk band Le Butcherettes, Los Angeles band Slutever, and Giosia's own band; the Menstruators. The event also included a stand-up comedy set by Sara Schaefer and a food menu curated by Giosia.[26]

Web series

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Giosia has also worked on a variety of web projects including Getting Irritated with Nadia G, Creep Shaming with Nadia G, and Sick 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 to Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Mean Tweets, the Creep Shaming series hosts celebrities who read offensive social media remarks from internet 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 by Scripps Networks Interactive.[32] Giosa said that the show aimed to teach viewers that "bold [design] choices can be beautiful".[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nadia G. Facebook. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.
  2. ^ a b "Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast". Los Angeles Times. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, John (2011-06-24). "Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  4. ^ Times, Los Angeles (6 August 2015). "Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  5. ^ a b c Anderson, John (2011-06-24). "Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ^ "Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  7. ^ "Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  8. ^ a b Buck, Stephanie (25 April 2012). "Bitchin' Kitchen: How a Web Chef Cooked Up a Hit TV Show". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  9. ^ "Vintage Bitchin' Kitchen Comedy Sketch - Bitchin' Kitchen | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  10. ^ "Bitchin' Kitchen's Hilarious Recipe for Web Success". Fast Company. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  11. ^ "B360 Media | About". b360media.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  12. ^ "Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen Videos : Cooking Channel". www.cookingchanneltv.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  13. ^ "Nadia G on Her New Show 'Bite This' and Why She Says Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More' - The Seattle Lesbian". theseattlelesbian.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  14. ^ "Nadia G on Her New Show 'Bite This' and Why She Says Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More' - The Seattle Lesbian". theseattlelesbian.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  15. ^ Toce, Sarah (2014-07-15). "Nadia G Wants You to 'Bite This' and Tells You Why Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More'". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  16. ^ "Bite This with Nadia G." YouTube. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  17. ^ "Montreal Travel Guide - Bizarre Foods - TravelChannel.com". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  18. ^ "Holiday Battle : Iron Chef America : Food Network". www.foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  19. ^ "Chopped All-Stars, Season 3: Meet the Chefs : Shows". Food Network. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  20. ^ "Meet the All-Star Chefs on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage". Foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  21. ^ "Nadia G. Vs. Rodney Bowers - Fridge Wars". 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  22. ^ "TheMenstruators". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  23. ^ a b "Nadia G on The Menstruators, Sick Kitchens and Partner Shaming - The Seattle Lesbian". theseattlelesbian.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  24. ^ "Nadia G & The Menstruators LIVE". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  25. ^ "The Menstruators Story - Bitchin' Kitchen | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  26. ^ Times, Los Angeles (6 August 2015). "Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  27. ^ "Bitchin' Kitchen Chef Nadia G Is Shaming Online Woman-Haters in a New Web Series - Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  28. ^ "Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens". The Daily Meal. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  29. ^ "Bitchin' Kitchen". Bitchin' Kitchen. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  30. ^ a b "Bitchin' Kitchen Chef Nadia G Is Shaming Online Woman-Haters in a New Web Series - Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  31. ^ a b "Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens". The Daily Meal. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  32. ^ Spangler, Todd (2013-10-03). "Scripps Free Ulive Internet Video Site Cuts Cable TV Cord". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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