Frankie Celenza
Chef and television personality
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Frankie Celenza is a chef and television personality.
Early life and education
Celenza was born in New York.[1] He graduated from Kent School in 2005 and New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.[2][3]
Career
Celenza is the producer and host of the show Frankie Cooks on NYC Life. He has created many videos on YouTube and Tastemade.[1] Celenza's programs have received New York Emmy Awards[4] in 2013, 2014,[3] and in 2022 Celenza won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host for Struggle Meals.[5]
His show Struggle Meals is a cooking show for those on a budget and is produced with Tastemade,[6] inspired by his college experience to prepare healthy food for himself and other students that cost less than the meal plan that NYU offered.[7]
Joining Michelle Obama at a June 2016 harvesting event at the White House vegetable garden, Celenza, 29 years old at the time, called himself the "food ambassador for my generation".[8]
In 2021, he hosted the first season of Frankie vs the Internet, another Tastemade production, in which chefs compete to create meals inspired by online culinary trends.[9]
In 2024, Celenza shot two seasons of a new food and travel show, Worth the Hype, with Tastemade.
In July 2025, Celenza published his first cookbook, titled EAT! Easy, Affordable, Tasty, via Union Square & Co.
