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Monti Carlo

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Monti Carlo
Born
Mairym Carlo

(1975-05-07) May 7, 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Host, private chef, blogger
Children1

Mairym “Monti” Carlo (born May 7, 1975) is a Puerto Rican-American Food TV Host and Special Events Chef. She blogs at islandgirlcooks.com. Monti hosts Food Network's Help My Yelp, a joint production between ITV and Yelp. She's also hosted the special Make My Food Famous for A&E's FYI Network and Nutritious Bites for PBS. She is a judge and contributor for multiple Food Network shows including Cutthroat Kitchen, SuperMarket Stakeout, and The Next Food Network Star. The James Beard Foundation Advisor was highlighted by The Spruce Eats as one of 2021's Culinarian's You Should Know. She placed fifth on Gordon Ramsay's third season of MasterChef U.S.

Early life and family

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Monti was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1975 but left the island for the mainland U.S. at six years old, returning periodically until 1993 when she permanently moved to the mainland. She has a twin brother. She lives in Hollywood, California with her child, Danger.[1]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 MasterChef Season 3 Herself/Contestant Finished 5th place
2014 Make My Food Famous Host
2016 Cutthroat Kitchen Judge Season 12, Episode 7 "Shot Through the Tart"
The Next Food Network Star
Chopped Junior Season 2, Episode 3 "Dough Business"
The Kitchen Herself Season 10, Episode 5 "Stove-Free Summer"
Cooks VS Cons Judge Season 2, Episode 9 "Chowder Chowdown"
Clash of the Grandmas Season 1, Episode 2 "Thanksgiving at Grandma's"
Season 1, Episode 4 "Christmas at Grandma's"
2017 - 2019 Best Thing I Ever Ate Contributor
2017 Help My Yelp Host
2019 SuperMarket Stakeout Judge
2020 Ramsay Redemption Host
2020 Make This Tonight Host
2020 Nutritious Bites Host
2021 James Beard Awards Presenter
2022 traDISHional Host
2022 Easy-Bake Battle Judge

References

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  1. ^ "Island Girl".