CHOCOLATE by Johnny Iuzzini

JOHNNY HAS BEEN A FEATURED GUEST AND JUDGE ON NUMEROUS TELEVISION SHOWS INCLUDING MARTHA STEWART, TOP CHEF, TODAY IN NY, PAULA’S PARTY, TODAY SHOW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN, IRON CHEF AMERICA, BEAT BOBBY FLAY, AND SUGAR SHOWDOWN. HE WAS THE HEAD JUDGE OF BRAVO’S CULINARY COMPETITION SERIES “TOP CHEF JUST DESSERTS” FOR TWO SEASONS. HE WAS CO-JUDGE WITH MARY BERRY IN ABC’S “THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW”, BASED ON THE POPULAR “THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF” AND REPRISED HIS ROLE AS CO-JUDGE ON THE SHOW’S SECOND SEASON NOW TITLED “THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW”. THEY HAVE BEEN PICKED UP FOR A THIRD SEASON TO BE FILMED IN FALL 2017.

SINCE LEAVING RESTAURANT JEAN GEORGES, JOHNNY HAS STARTED HIS OWN PASTRY CONSULTING COMPANY, APTLY NAMED SUGAR FUELED INC AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY NATIONAL FOOD FESTIVALS. IN ADDITION TO BEING ACTIVE WITH NUMEROUS CHARITIES AND INITIATIVES, JOHNNY IS A CHEF AMBASSADOR FOR FAMILY REACH FOUNDATION. JOHNNY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MACY’S CULINARY COUNCIL AND HAS PARTNERED WITH LE MÉRIDIEN HOTELS ON A GLOBAL ÉCLAIR PROGRAM WHERE AS AN LM100 MEMBER IS CREATING SEASONAL ÉCLAIR RECIPES FOR THE HOTELS AND BEING FEATURED IN A VIDEO SERIES CALLED THE ÉCLAIR DIARIES INSPIRED BY HIS TRAVELS THROUGH VARIOUS LE MÉRIDIEN DESTINATIONS. HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND BOOK SUGAR RUSH: MASTER TIPS, TECHNIQUES, AND RECIPES FOR SWEET BAKING WAS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2014.

IN MAY OF 2017, JOHNNY REALIZED HIS DREAM OF MAKING HIS OWN CHOCOLATE BY LAUNCHING CHOCOLATE BY JOHNNY IUZZINI, DELICIOUS HAND-MADE, SINGLE ORIGIN, BEAN-TO-BAR CHOCOLATE BARS. JOHNNY GETS BEANS DIRECTLY FROM FARMS IN THE WORLD’S BEST CHOCOLATE-PRODUCING REGIONS AND DOES THE COMPLETE CHOCOLATE MAKING PROCESS HIMSELF. HE DOES THE SORTING, ROASTING, WINNOWING, PRE-REFINING, REFINING, CONCHING, MOLDING AND PACKAGING BY HAND WHICH SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR THE FINAL PRODUCT. IT IS JOHNNY’S PASSION TO TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW EACH AND EVERY STEP IS CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CHOCOLATE BAR.