Frankie Celenza

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Frankie Celenza
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Frankie Celenza in June 2016
Born
New York City
Education New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Culinary career
Television show(s)

Frankie Celenza is a chef and television personality.

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Early life and education

Celenza was born in New York. [1] He graduated from Kent School in 2005 and New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009. [2] [3]

Career

Celenza is the producer and host of the show Frankie Cooks on NYC Life. He has created many videos on YouTube and Tastemade. [1] Celenza's programs have received New York Emmy Awards [4] in 2013 and 2014. [3]

His show Struggle Meals is a cooking show for those on a budget and is produced with Tastemade, [5] inspired by his college experience to prepare healthy food for himself and other students that cost less than the meal plan that NYU offered. [6]

Joining Michelle Obama at a June 2016 harvesting event at the White House vegetable garden, Celenza, 29 years old at the time, called himself the "food ambassador for my generation". [7]

In 2021, he hosted the first season of Frankie vs the Internet, another Tastemade production, in which chefs compete to create meals inspired by online culinary trends. [8]

In June 2022, Celenza won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host for Struggle Meals. [9]

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