| Michael Bonacini | |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales[1] |
| Spouse: | Valerie Bonacini |
| Children: | Chef Oscar Bonacini |
| Restaurants: | Jump Canoe Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants |
| Awards: | Ontario Hostelry Institution GOLD Award |
Michael Bonacini (born March 1, 1960) is a Welsh-Canadian chef of Italian family origins who owns eleven restaurants (including Jump, Canoe, Luma, and Bannock) in Toronto, Ontario, and is a co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants.[1] Bonacini trained in London and immigrated to Canada in 1985.[1] He founded his first restaurant, Jump, with business partner Peter Oliver in 1993.[1]
Bonacini is a judge on the television cooking competition MasterChef Canada[1] [2] and the host of Bonacini's Italy, a cooking program featuring cuisines from different regions of Italy cooked by Bonacini.[3] He was also featured on Cook Like A Chef and was the resident chef for The Marilyn Denis Show.[1] [4]