Massimo Capra

Massimo Capra (born May 24, 1960) is an Italian restaurant consultant and celebrity chef based in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his appearances on CityTV's Cityline, Global's The Morning Show, and Food Network shows Restaurant Makeover, Chopped: Canada, Top Chef Canada, and Wall of Chefs.

Massimo Capra
Born (1960-05-24) May 24, 1960
Soresina, Italy
Culinary career
Television show(s)

In 2014, Capra started working on a new restaurant venue modeled after his successful Pearson Airport restaurant Boccone Pronto. Located inside Doha, Qatar's Hamad International Airport, the restaurant was dubbed Soprafino Restaurant. He also pursued several other ventures during this time. He is currently the owner of Capra's Kitchen in Mississauga, Ontario, in partnership with Mohamad Fakih of Paramount Fine Foods.

Publications

Capra had a monthly column in The Globe and Mail's "New Life" section. Several of his recipes have appeared in print, and was the food editor for Canadian Home Trend Magazine for several years.

His first full cookbook, One-Pot Italian,[1] was published by Allen & Unwin in September 2007, followed by the award-winning Three Chefs: The Kitchen Men in 2012.

Massimo Capra was the brand ambassador for Buitoni pizza, Samsung appliances, Silani cheese, and Kraft olive oil dressings. He currently raises awareness for Grana Padano, Prosciutto di Parma, and Prosciutto di San Daniele.

Personal life

He is married to Rosa Capra and has raised two sons with her, Andrew (born in 1988) and Daniel (born in 1990).

In June 2018, three days before his 30th birthday, Capra's eldest son Andrew passed away in an undisclosed accident while living in Prague, Czech Republic.

Capra currently resides in the Lorne Park neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario.

References
  1. ISBN 978-1-74175-333-2
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