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Gianni Picariello, a chef, baker, and a man of many tongues. Gianni Picariello was born on September 28, 1999, in Boston MA, where he still resides. Family heritage is Italian and German, with Gianni being 75% Italian and 25% German. He grew up in the greater Boston area, where he went to Saints Joseph's school till the third grade then transferred to Brooks school from grade 3rd to 5th in Medford with a switch back to Saint Joseph’s school till the 8th grade. High School was attended at Malden Catholic high school in Malden, MA. On the Football for three years, trained in Moy Tai and boxed. In 2017, Gianni competed in the golden gloves boxing match in Lowell finishing with a silver medal record of 5-3. I had the pleasure to meet him and became great friends with him while we both attended the same high school. Growing up in a famous five-star family-run pastry shop in the North End, where he learned Spanish and Italian from his family and friends. Gianni followed his passion for cooking to a two-year culinary school at Newbury College where he completed it and graduated with an associate’s degree. He was so outstanding with his cooking and baking abilities that one of his chefs asked him to accompany him to his own restaurant in Switzerland as an Apprentice. So, for four-months Gianni took his talents to Switzerland to study and learn the ways of European culture and food. While there, Gianni learned to speak German and mastered European cooking. When returned his father rewarded him with a head chef and baking position at the family bakery, which he took. Gianni is currently working at Modern Pastry in Boston preparing and creating special orders for Boston professional sports, celebrities, and ceremonial events. Gianni has solidified himself in the culinary world, he has been a special guest on numerous completive baking shows, the food network, and is a member of the international federation of pasties gelato and chocolate, which is based in Italy. He also works with international chefs and baking experts all over the world but mainly chefs in Italy where he travels to cook with them regularly. Last summer, Gianni was part of a baking team that competed in a bake caking contest that was aired on a food network show. Gianni was only an alternate to his team but alongside chef Jorg Amsler and chef Sean Pierce, they placed second with an award-winning Freddie cougar cake, as seen below. Gianni has established a life for his own. He is living independently living in the North End of Boston and working intensively every day with his father, managing and running their pastry shop as a family. Modern pastry has been in Gianni’s family for over 90 years on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. The Picariello family has pasted down the pastry shop for three generations master chefs and over 150 years of authentic old-world methods and experience. Their pastries stand out as among the best. Pastries are always handcrafted and made to order, using the finest, natural ingredients. Making traditional Italian pastries like cannolis’, tiramisu, cookies, biscotti, zeppole, and pizzelle. One day Gianni will pass down the business on to children and teach them all that he has learned. From his experiences as a youth to the lessons he has learned from traveling, cooking, and baking, he will pass all these skills and lessons down to his children. File:"man cooking".jpg|thumb