Zak Pelaccio

Zak Pelaccio is an American chef known for Southeast Asian cuisine.

Early life and education
Pelaccio was born to Italian parents and grew up in Westchester County. He trained at the French Culinary Institute.

Career
Pelaccio opened the Fatty Crab on Hudson Street in New York City in 2005 This followed by 17 iterations of the restaurant including Fatty Cue, Fatty Johnson and a spinoff in Hong Kong years following. He is also the author of Eat With Your Hands, a cookbook he released in 2012.

In 2013, Pelaccio moved to Upstate New York and opened the restaurant Fish & Game in Hudson, New York. In 2016, he opened Bakar at BackBarwith with Fish & Game co-chef Kevin Pomplun.