Guy Grossi Biography
Guy Grossi is a media personality and Italian-Australian chef. He owns many Melbourne eateries. Grossi received the L’insegna Del Ristorante Italiano award from the President of Italy in 1996 for his dedication to presenting and promoting “La Cucina Italiana” and lifestyle.
How old is Guy Grossi? – Age
He is 58 years old as of 13 May 2023. He was born in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia.
Guy Grossi Family – Education
Grossi was born to Italian parents in Melbourne, Australia. His father moved to Australia from Milan in 1960 to work as a cook at Mario’s on Melbourne’s Exhibition Street. He started at Dallas North Primary School before moving on to Glenhuntly Primary and Caulfield Technical School, where he finished year 10.
Guy Grossi Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Guy Grossi Restaurants
♦ Grossi Florentino, Melbourne
♦ Ombra Salumi Bar, Melbourne
♦ Merchant Osteria Veneta, Melbourne
♦ Garum, Perth
♦ Settimo, Brisbane
♦ La Fontana Ristorante, 410 Main Road, Lower Plenty, Victoria until 1999
♦ Mirka at Tolarno Hotel, St Kilda, Victoria
♦ Grossi Trattoria and Wine Bar, Bangkok
♦ Café Grossi
♦ Quadri, Armadale, Victoria
Guy Grossi TV Shows
Grossi has been on shows such as Industry Leaders, Food Safari, Iron Chef Australia, 9 Am with David and Kim, Fresh, Postcards, Getaway, Neighbours, My Kitchen Rules, A Current Affair, and Sunrise. He has also appeared on other American television shows, including Good Day Philadelphia.
Guy Grossi Career
Grossi completed a commercial cooking apprenticeship at the Box Hill Institute in 1980. At age fifteen, he started working in a Malvern fish eatery prior to advancing to Tolarno’s, where his dad drove the kitchen. Later, he moved into Massoni’s on Fitzroy Street, which was owned by David Gibson and his father, Leon Massoni. He and his wife Melissa opened Quadri, their own Armadale restaurant, following a stint at Two Faces. In 1988, Grossi’s father Pietro opened Caffé Grossi with them.
Grossi purchased The Florentino, an Italian restaurant in Melbourne, in 1999. Later on, he bought the Mirka Continental Bistro in St. Kilda, Victoria, and had the murals of the building restored by Mirka Mora, the original artist. When Mora and her husband Georges owned the Tolarno Hotel in the 1960s, the murals were first created.
The Grossi Trattoria and Wine Bar opened in 2009 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2010, he opened The Trader in the Rialto Pinnacles as a joint endeavor with Lorenz Grollo. In central Melbourne, Grossi opened the Ombra Salumi Bar in 2012 next to Grossi Florentino.