{{short description|Canadian chef}} {{Update|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox chef | name = Nadia G | image = Nadia Giosia, 2016 (cropped).jpg | caption = {{small|Nadia G}} | birth_name = Nadia Giosia<ref name="fbofficial"/> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|12}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | style = | television = {{plainlist| * ''Bite This with Nadia G'' * ''Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen''}} | awards = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| FIRST | SECOND }} --> | website = http://bitchinlifestyle.tv/ }} '''Nadia Giosia''' (born May 12, 1980),<ref name="fbofficial">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nadia-G/9684485652 Nadia G]. Facebook. Retrieved on 2011-11-16.</ref> better known by the stage name '''Nadia G''', is a Canadian musician and celebrity chef.<ref name="Times">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-riot-grill-20150806-story.html |access-date=2016-05-12 |website=Los Angeles Times|date= 6 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Anderson">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/arts/television/nadia-g-of-bitchin-kitchen-on-cooking-channel.html|title=Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel|last=Anderson|first=John|date=2011-06-24|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref> She is known for hosting the television series ''Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen'' and ''Bite This with Nadia G,'' both of which aired on Food Network Canada and the Cooking Channel. Giosia also created the 2015 music festival Riot Grill and plays in a punk rock band called The Menstruators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-riot-grill-20150806-story.html|title=Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast|last=Times|first=Los Angeles|website=Los Angeles Times|date=6 August 2015 |access-date=2016-05-10}}</ref>
== Personal life == Giosia was born in Montreal, Quebec to a family of Italian immigrants. She grew up in St. Leonard, Quebec.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=John|date=2011-06-24|title=Nadia G of 'Bitchin' Kitchen' on Cooking Channel|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/arts/television/nadia-g-of-bitchin-kitchen-on-cooking-channel.html|access-date=2016-05-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Giosia has no professional training as a chef and is mostly self-taught with recipes developed from family tradition. Giosia credits her interest in fusing comedy and cooking to her upbringing, saying, "I grew up in a large Italian family where all of our best conversations happened in the kitchen. We would always be having a laugh and food would be the centerpiece."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamag.com/digestblog/qa-bitchin-kitchens-nadia-g/|title=Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine|date=2014-07-14|website=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-10}}</ref>
Giosia lives in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-14 |title=Q&A: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G - Los Angeles Magazine |url=http://www.lamag.com/digestblog/qa-bitchin-kitchens-nadia-g/ |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Television ===
==== ''Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen'' ==== {{main|Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen}} Giosia began her entertainment career with sketch comedy in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name="Buck">{{Cite web |last=Buck |first=Stephanie |date=25 April 2012 |title=Bitchin' Kitchen: How a Web Chef Cooked Up a Hit TV Show |url=http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/bitchin-kitchen-nadia-g/ |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=Mashable}}</ref> ''Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen'' began as part of a comedy sketch series Giosia worked on in Montreal in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BitchinKitchen/videos/10153063504551724/|title=Vintage Bitchin' Kitchen Comedy Sketch - Bitchin' Kitchen {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-10}}</ref> The sketch evolved into a web series which was produced by Giosia and her business partner, producer and director Josh Dorsey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1744671/bitchin-kitchens-hilarious-recipe-web-success|title=Bitchin' Kitchen's Hilarious Recipe for Web Success|date=2011-04-05|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://b360media.com/about/|title=B360 Media {{!}} About|website=b360media.com|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> The YouTube web series was picked up by Food Network Canada in 2010, and then the Cooking Channel in 2011.<ref name="Anderson" /><ref name="Buck" /> The show ran for three seasons.<ref name="nytimes.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/nadia-gs-bitchin-kitchen/cooking-bitchin-kitchen.html|title=Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen Videos : Cooking Channel|website=www.cookingchanneltv.com|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref>
In addition to Giosia's character, the show featured Panagiotis Koussioulas as Panos the Meat and Fishmonger; Ben Shaouli as the Spice Agent Yeheskel Mizrahi; and Bart Rochon as Hans, the "scantily clad food correspondent."<ref name="nytimes.com" />
==== ''Bite This with Nadia G'' ==== {{main|Bite This with Nadia G}} ''Bite This with Nadia G'' premiered in 2013 on the Cooking Channel and ran for one season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadia G on Her New Show 'Bite This' and Why She Says Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More' - The Seattle Lesbian |url=http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-her-new-show-bite-this-and-why-she-says-her-bra-dont-fit-no-more/ |access-date=2016-05-12 |website=theseattlelesbian.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2016-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331155129/http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-her-new-show-bite-this-and-why-she-says-her-bra-dont-fit-no-more/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The show featured a 13-city tour of the United States where Giosia "tortured" chefs during in-kitchen interviews by looking up information from their social media so she could "hold it over their heads in the kitchen".<ref name="theseattlelesbian.com">{{Cite web|url=http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-her-new-show-bite-this-and-why-she-says-her-bra-dont-fit-no-more/|title=Nadia G on Her New Show 'Bite This' and Why She Says Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More' - The Seattle Lesbian|website=theseattlelesbian.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-11|archive-date=2016-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331155129/http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-her-new-show-bite-this-and-why-she-says-her-bra-dont-fit-no-more/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Toce |first1=Sarah |date=2014-07-15 |title=Nadia G Wants You to 'Bite This' and Tells You Why Her 'Bra Don't Fit No More' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nadia-g-wants-you-to-bite_b_5585386 |access-date=2020-10-28 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> Some of the restaurants in the series included Badmaash and Father's Office in Los Angeles, Peg Leg Porker and Hattie B's Hot Chicken in Nashville, and The Cecil in Harlem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/SW1yxu-pqiaQA|title=Bite This with Nadia G.|website=YouTube|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref>
==== Other television appearances ==== On July 12, 2011, Giosia appeared on the American Travel Channel series ''Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern'' episode "Montreal".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montreal Travel Guide - Bizarre Foods - TravelChannel.com |url=http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/bizarre-foods/travel-guides/montreal-travel-guide |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=Travel Channel}}</ref> On December 2, 2012, she appeared alongside Michael Symon and Benjamin Sargent on the "Battle Holiday Gingerbread" episode of ''Iron Chef America,'' representing the Cooking Channel against a team of Food Network stars including Masaharu Morimoto, Robert Irvine, and Ted Allen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holiday Battle : Iron Chef America : Food Network |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/iron-chef-america/11-series/holiday-battle.html |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=www.foodnetwork.com}}</ref> On April 7, 2013, she appeared on season three of ''Chopped All-Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Chopped All-Stars, Season 3: Meet the Chefs : Shows |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped-all-stars-season-3-meet-the-chefs/pictures/page-4.html |accessdate=2013-12-18 |publisher=Food Network}}</ref> In October 2014, Giosia was one of 16 celebrity participants in Food Network's ''Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage Tournament''.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Meet the All-Star Chefs on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/cutthroat-kitchen/meet-the-all-star-chefs-on-cutthroat-kitchen-superstar-sabotage.html |accessdate=2016-03-09 |website=Foodnetwork.com}}</ref> In 2020, Giosia competed on the CW show ''Fridge Wars'', where she competed against chef Rodney Bowers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-05 |title=Nadia G. Vs. Rodney Bowers - Fridge Wars |url=https://cwdetroit.cbslocal.com/2020/09/05/nadia-g-vs-rodney-bowers-fridge-wars/ |access-date=2021-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Music === Giosia is the lead singer of the punk riot grrrl band The Menstruators.<ref name="Times" /> Founded in 2013, the band features Robin Feldman on guitar, Alejandra Robles Luna on drums, and Ken Christianson on bass and vocals.<ref name="TheMenstruators">{{Cite web |title=TheMenstruators |url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMenstruators/info/?tab=overview |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=March 2023}} The Menstruators play at dive bars around Los Angeles, including several sets at the Viper Room.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Nadia G on The Menstruators, Sick Kitchens and Partner Shaming - The Seattle Lesbian |url=http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-the-menstruators-sick-kitchens-and-partner-shaming/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510161535/http://theseattlelesbian.com/nadia-g-on-the-menstruators-sick-kitchens-and-partner-shaming/ |archive-date=2017-05-10 |access-date=2016-05-11 |website=theseattlelesbian.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1687943441488551/|title=Nadia G & The Menstruators LIVE|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> In April 2016, the band made a short comedic "rockumentary" which featured commentary from Giosia, band members, and fans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BitchinKitchen/videos/10153571089946724/|title=The Menstruators Story - Bitchin' Kitchen {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref>
In 2015, Giosia created a female-fronted music, comedy, and food festival at the Regent Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The show was headlined by punk rock band Babes in Toyland, and featured sets from Mexican garage punk band Le Butcherettes, Los Angeles band Slutever, and Giosia's own band; the Menstruators. The event also included a stand-up comedy set by Sara Schaefer and a food menu curated by Giosia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-riot-grill-20150806-story.html|title=Riot Grill serves up a renegade feast|last=Times|first=Los Angeles|website=Los Angeles Times|date=6 August 2015 |access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref>
=== Web series === Giosia has also worked on a variety of web projects including ''Getting Irritated with Nadia G'', ''Creep Shaming with Nadia G'', and ''Sick Kitchens''.<ref name="lamag.com">{{Cite web |date=2016-03-08 |title=Bitchin' Kitchen Chef Nadia G Is Shaming Online Woman-Haters in a New Web Series - Los Angeles Magazine |url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/bitchin-kitchen-chef-nadia-g-is-shaming-online-woman-haters-in-a-new-web-series/ |access-date=2016-05-12 |website=Los Angeles Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens |url=http://www.thedailymeal.com/nadia-g-sick-kitchens/13114 |access-date=2016-05-12 |website=The Daily Meal|date=31 January 2014 }}</ref>
''Getting Irritated'', which began in September 2013, is a web series that features short rants by Giosia about a variety of topics.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bitchinlifestyle.tv/videos/getting-irritated-with-nadia-g-2/|title=Bitchin' Kitchen|website=Bitchin' Kitchen|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> Similar to ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''<nowiki/>'s Mean Tweets, the ''Creep Shaming'' series hosts celebrities who read offensive social media remarks from internet trolls.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/bitchin-kitchen-chef-nadia-g-is-shaming-online-woman-haters-in-a-new-web-series/|title=Bitchin' Kitchen Chef Nadia G Is Shaming Online Woman-Haters in a New Web Series - Los Angeles Magazine|date=2016-03-08|website=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> In the series, Giosia interviews guests and presents a "Golden Douchebag Award" to one commenter each episode.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
''Sick Kitchens'' is a home improvement show in which Giosa renovates kitchens.<ref name="thedailymeal.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailymeal.com/nadia-g-sick-kitchens/13114|title=Nadia G Goes from Bitchin' to Creating Sick Kitchens|website=The Daily Meal|date=31 January 2014 |access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> The show aired on ULive, a digital platform run by Scripps Networks Interactive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/scripps-free-ulive-internet-video-site-cuts-cable-tv-cord-1200691136/|title=Scripps Free Ulive Internet Video Site Cuts Cable TV Cord|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2013-10-03|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-11}}</ref> Giosa said that the show aimed to teach viewers that "bold [design] choices can be beautiful".<ref name="thedailymeal.com"/>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://bitchinlifestyle.tv/}} * [https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/nadia-gs-bitchin-kitchen Cooking Channel show profile] * {{IMDb name|4214331}}
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