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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 nameNadia G,is a Canadian musician andcelebrity chef.[2][3]She is known for hosting the television seriesNadia G's Bitchin' KitchenandBite This with Nadia G,both of which aired onFood Network Canadaand theCooking 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 inMontreal, Quebecto 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]

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 withsketch comedyin the late 1990s and early 2000s.[8]Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchenbegan 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 Gpremiered 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 Officein Los Angeles, Peg Leg Porker andHattie B's Hot ChickeninNashville,and The Cecil inHarlem.[16]

Other television appearances

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On July 12, 2011, Giosia appeared on the AmericanTravel ChannelseriesBizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmernepisode "Montreal".[17]On December 2, 2012, she appeared alongsideMichael Symonand 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 CWshowFridge Wars,where she competed against chef Rodney Bowers.[21]

Music

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Giosia is the lead singer of the punkriot grrrlband The Menstruators.[2]Founded in 2013, the band features Robin Feldman on guitar, Alejandra Robles Luna on drums, andKen Christiansonon 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 Schaeferand a food menu curated by Giosia.[26]

Web series

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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 Shamingseries 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 Kitchensis 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]

References

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  1. ^abNadia G.Facebook. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.
  2. ^ab"Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast".Los Angeles Times.6 August 2015.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  3. ^abAnderson, John (2011-06-24)."Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  4. ^Times, Los Angeles (6 August 2015)."Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2016-05-10.
  5. ^abcAnderson, John (2011-06-24)."Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  6. ^"Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine".Los Angeles Magazine.2014-07-14.Retrieved2016-05-10.
  7. ^"Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine".Los Angeles Magazine.2014-07-14.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  8. ^abBuck, Stephanie (25 April 2012)."Bitchin' Kitchen: How a Web Chef Cooked Up a Hit TV Show".Mashable.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  9. ^"Vintage Bitchin' Kitchen Comedy Sketch - Bitchin' Kitchen | Facebook".www.facebook.com.Retrieved2016-05-10.
  10. ^"Bitchin' Kitchen's Hilarious Recipe for Web Success".Fast Company.2011-04-05.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  11. ^"B360 Media | About".b360media.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  12. ^"Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen Videos: Cooking Channel".www.cookingchanneltv.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  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.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  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.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  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.Retrieved2020-10-28.
  16. ^"Bite This with Nadia G."YouTube.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  17. ^"Montreal Travel Guide - Bizarre Foods - TravelChannel.com".Travel Channel.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  18. ^"Holiday Battle: Iron Chef America: Food Network".www.foodnetwork.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  19. ^"Chopped All-Stars, Season 3: Meet the Chefs: Shows".Food Network.Retrieved2013-12-18.
  20. ^"Meet the All-Star Chefs on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage".Foodnetwork.com.Retrieved2016-03-09.
  21. ^"Nadia G. Vs. Rodney Bowers - Fridge Wars".2020-09-05.Retrieved2021-03-31.
  22. ^"TheMenstruators".www.facebook.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  23. ^ab"Nadia G on The Menstruators, Sick Kitchens and Partner Shaming - The Seattle Lesbian".theseattlelesbian.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-05-10.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  24. ^"Nadia G & The Menstruators LIVE".www.facebook.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  25. ^"The Menstruators Story - Bitchin' Kitchen | Facebook".www.facebook.com.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  26. ^Times, Los Angeles (6 August 2015)."Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  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.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  28. ^"Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens".The Daily Meal.31 January 2014.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  29. ^"Bitchin' Kitchen".Bitchin' Kitchen.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  30. ^ab"Bitchin' Kitchen Chef Nadia G Is Shaming Online Woman-Haters in a New Web Series - Los Angeles Magazine".Los Angeles Magazine.2016-03-08.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  31. ^ab"Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens".The Daily Meal.31 January 2014.Retrieved2016-05-11.
  32. ^Spangler, Todd (2013-10-03)."Scripps Free Ulive Internet Video Site Cuts Cable TV Cord".Variety.Retrieved2016-05-11.
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