Gabriele Bertaccini was born on December 16, 1985, in Florence, Italy, and grew up in a Mormon Italian family. He began cooking at age 13 and enrolled at the Bernardo Buontalenti Institute of Culinary Arts and Management in Florence. After graduating, he worked in various kitchens in Florence and Paris before moving to the United States. 

In 2008, he launched iL Tocco Food, a catering and culinary events company in Phoenix, Arizona. He later created Culinary Mischief, an exclusive underground supper club that expanded to Los Angeles, New York, London, and Italy. In 2016, Food & Wine named it one of the top five culinary event companies in the country. 

Bertaccini’s TV career took off in 2020 when he appeared as the food expert on Netflix’s Say I Do. He later became a regular on Food Network through appearances on Beat Bobby Flay, Wildcard Kitchen, Alex vs. America, Guy’s Grocery Games, and Chopped. In 2023, he co-hosted Ciao House on Food Network alongside Alex Guarnaschelli. Then, in 2025, he co-hosted Season 29 of Worst Cooks in America alongside the late Chef Anne Burrell, a season that aired posthumously as a tribute to her legacy.