Chris Morocco

Chris Morocco
Born (1980-02-26) February 26, 1980 (age 44)
EducationOberlin College
French Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Television show(s)
  • Reverse Engineering
    Making Perfect

Christopher Morocco (born February 26, 1980)[1] is an American chef and YouTube personality. He is the test kitchen director at Bon Appétit and is known for his appearances in videos produced for the magazine's YouTube channel, most notably as the host of Reverse Engineering.

Early life and education

Morocco grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and attended Newton South High School.[2] After graduating from high school, he took a gap year before attending Oberlin College where he majored in French and worked as a cook at Pyle Inn.[3]

After graduation, Morocco worked at Vogue as a production manager, before taking classes at the French Culinary Institute and being hired to work in the test kitchen at Bon Appétit.[3] He left the magazine to work for the editorial department of Real Simple,[4] before returning to Bon Appétit as the magazine's deputy food editor.[5]

Career

Morocco first appeared in videos on the Bon Appétit YouTube channel in 2017,[6] as part of a broader effort by the magazine to increase its YouTube presence.[7] He would make regular appearances in instructional cooking videos and in Gourmet Makes hosted by Claire Saffitz, with Jezebel describing Morocco as the "most patient of the crew who possesses the most trustworthy taste buds."[8]

In 2019, he became the host of Reverse Engineering, a web series on the Bon Appétit YouTube channel that follows Morocco as he uses his supertaster ability to reverse engineer a recipe by a celebrity chef from taste, touch, and smell alone.[9] The recipes attempted by Morocco on Reverse Engineering include Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington[10] and Jamie Oliver's insanity burger.[11]

Personal life

Morocco resides in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children.[12]

References

  1. ^ Morocco, Chris. "Chris Morocco on Instagram: "37 is definitely still mid-thirties as far as I am concerned."". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Newton South High School Class of 1998". newtonsouthhighschool.org. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fishman, Kate (October 11, 2019). "Chris Morocco, OC '03, Bon Appétit Food Editor". The Oberlin Review. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bon Appétit, Now on Your TV". Bon Appétit. February 21, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Rapoport, Adam (April 2, 2019). "Chris Morocco Is the Most Analytical Member of the BA Test Kitchen". Bon Appétit. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Chris Makes Kombu Cured Salmon". Bon Appétit YouTube Channel. YouTube. September 4, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Barber, Kayleigh (October 9, 2019). "Bon Appétit is treating editors like influencers". Digiday. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Finger, Bobby (November 4, 2019). "My Obsession With the Bon Appétit Cinematic Universe". Jezebel. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Reverse Engineering". Bon Appétit. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Recreating Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington From Taste". Bon Appétit. May 28, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Recreating Jamie Oliver's Insanity Burger From Taste". Bon Appétit. July 16, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Zimmer, Amy (June 7, 2016). "Here's How Much It Will Cost You to Get an Apartment With More Bedrooms". DNA Info. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.