Johnny Iuzzini

Johnny Iuzzini /u-zee-nee/ (born August 31, 1974) is a New York City-based American pastry chef, television celebrity, and cookbook author.

On November 29, 2017, Iuzzini was accused of sexual harassment by four former employees[4] and the third season of The Great American Baking Show was pulled after one episode.

[6] At age seventeen, he took a job as garde manger, beginning his career in New York City, and began assisting Pastry Chef Eric Gouteyron at the latter's restaurant.

[6] He attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, graduating in 1994 with a Baking and Pastry Arts degree.

[6] During his externship at the Culinary Institute of America, Iuzzini worked with pastry chef Lincoln Carson at Luxe.

[18] In September 2010, Iuzzini was cast for two seasons as head judge on the American reality competition show Top Chef: Just Desserts on the Bravo cable television network.

Iuzzini at a book signing in 2014