Peter Elliot

Peter Elliot (born December 9, 1966) is an American writer, editor, and media personality best known for his biography of restaurateur Sirio Maccioni, Sirio: The Story of My Life and Le Cirque[1] and for the development of DINE, the restaurant search engine and lifestyle portal for the global financial news and media company Bloomberg LP.

His parents are Judith Francisco, former dancer, and Robert H. Leach, former Head of Marketing at American Express and senior partner at Norman, Craig & Kümmel.

In 1991 an introduction to Michael Bloomberg – who had just founded his fledgling news company – led to Elliot working on their commodities team.

Interview guests included leading food industry personalities, notably Mario Batali, Ruthi Reichl, Anthony Bourdain, Jamie Oliver, Julia Child, and George Lang.

2005 – Iron Chef America: Season 1, Episode 13 "Mario Batali vs. Anita Lo" – Guest Judge.