A restaurateur is not enough to elucidate who Anton Testino really is. He rose to stardom via the Fox network in 2014 while he was a competitor in Hell’s Kitchen. However, that is not his first ever Television feature.

Previously Anton Testino displayed his culinary talent in Chopped– also a cookery based show. He did not win the Hell’s Kitchen show but managed to score the 8th rank, however. On his elimination from Ramsay’s TV program; Anton said–

“I didn’t walk away with the crown, but I was the best out of everybody in there. So that makes me the winner of Hell’s Kitchen, in my opinion.”

In 1995, Anton Testino opened his first restaurant which he named “Antonio’s Pizza, Pasta, and More”. However, later on, he went to work on his family’s restaurant- Tony’s Touch of Italy where he became very popular in his community.

Resultantly, Anton Testino featured in the 5th season of ‘Chopped’. On October 2010, the Chopped show aired his cooking skills in an epic episode “When Octopuses Attack”.

As of now, Anton Testino is a co-owner of a rustic Italian restaurant named ‘Axton’s witch’ since late 2015. Anton Testino restaurant is located in Pompton lakes seems like a steakhouse which also serves seafood. Fortunately, as of today in 2018, Anton Testino also owns another restaurant franchised under Donna’s Pizza.

Browse further to learn about Anton Testino Hell’s Kitchen journey. Read ahead about his family background, wife, kids & what is he up to now. More on Anton Testino wiki-bio and net worth as of 2018.

Anton Testino Hell’s Kitchen Odyssey

Anton Testino is a professional head chef who became renowned post his participation in Hell’s Kitchen. He held the position of the 8th rank in Season 12 of Hell’s Kitchen odyssey in 2014. However, Anton Testino auditioned for Hell’s Kitchen in the year 2012.

Whilst competing in Hell’s Kitchen; Anton Testino was only 39 years of age. It’s been approximately about five years as of now in 2018; since his ordeal at the culinary TV show Hell’s Kitchen. On his Hell’s Kitchen experience; Anton Testino testified–

” Being on Hell’s Kitchen was an amazing experience, one that changed my life. One of the greatest moments in my culinary career was when I won the Wolfgang Puck pizza competition. He scored me a 4 out of 5, when I unknowingly duplicated the pizza that made Wolfgang famous, smoked salmon pizza.”

Famous food critic and a profound chef himself, Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef in Hell’s Kitchen season 12. Andi Van Willigan and James Avery were the red & blue team’s sous chef’s respectively. Anton Testino was on the blue team category in Hell’s kitchen.

Anton Testino Family, Wife & Son

Talking about Anton Testino family background. Anton Testino father was also a profound Chef who died when Anton Testino was young. Testino has an elder sister and a mother named Francesca. Anton Testino’s mom hails all the way from Bari, Italy.

Francesca was an Italian Immigrant widow mother without an adequate education. As a result, she undertook several jobs per day just to feed Anton Testino & his sister.

Meanwhile, the Testino family also were subjected to change residences from Newton, North Bergen, Sussex, NJ & Paterson.

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Anton Testino has a son named Axton Testino whom he dearly treasures. In fact, the only aim left in Anton’s life is to become Axton’s superhero. He has a restaurant named after his son called ” Axton’s witch”.

Anton Testino Wiki-Bio

Antonio Testino is Anton Testino’s complete name. He is of first-generation Italian ethnicity. 26th August 1973 is his date of birth. So accordingly, Anton is precisely 44 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, and 2 days old as of today. When he was in his early teen’s, Anton Testino lived in Pompton Lakes. There he worked for a pizzeria when he was only 12.

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5 feet 10 inches is Anton Testino height scale. He also had a keen interest in playing football. It did him good, for footy-hobby helped him tackle the tough health issues he had whilst in his High school. Anton Testino was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and comprehensive deficit disorder when he was a kid.

Nevertheless, during his senior years in high school; Anton Testino turned back to FOOD eventually. Weehawken, NJ is the birthplace of this star chef. Wherefore, Butler, New Jersey USA is the hometown of this celebrity chef. Apart from being a star Chef & a reality star; Antonio is an author as well.

As a matter of fact; Anton Testino launched his first autobiographical cookbook named Cooking-with-Confidence in August 2014. Besides that, he also owns two exquisite restaurants in New Jersey. In 1991, he studied culinary arts at Morris County Vocational Tech in Denville, NJ. In addition to that, he had also partially attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.

Anton Testino Net Worth

Even prior to earning a name as the Hell’s Kitchen contestant chef; he had appeared in another cooking show. In 2010, Anton Testino showcased his culinary art in Food Network’s “Chopped”. His occupation was that of a Head Chef then too. Anton Testino’s specialty lies in cooking Italian-American cuisine.