Nick DiGiovanni

Nick DiGiovanni is an American celebrity chef, social media personality, and entrepreneur. As of March 2022, DiGiovanni has posted over 500 cooking videos on social media that have amassed over 5 billion total views. He has collaborated on videos with celebrities such as Gordon Ramsay, David Dobrik, and Neil Patrick Harris. DiGiovanni went to Harvard University, where he participated on the school's varsity sailing team and club hockey team. DiGiovanni created his own major called Food and Climate. As part of his coursework, he attended lectures taught by Massimo Bottura, Grant Achatz, and José Andrés. During his senior year of college, DiGiovanni attended a casting call for MasterChef's tenth season. He was selected to compete on the show, and he finished in third place as the youngest-ever finalist in the show's history. To tape the show, DiGiovanni reportedly left in the middle of the semester at Harvard without even telling his professors. He returned to MasterChef in season 11 to act as a mentor for finalists. Since leaving the show, DiGiovanni has become a digital personality. He makes creative cooking content for over 15 million followers across social-media platforms.