Michele Forgione is a Montreal chef and restaurateur. Executive Chef/co-owner four restaurants, Impasto, Pizzeria Gema, Chez Tousignant and Vesta are located in the heart of Montreal's Little Italy and have been garnering critical acclaim since their respective openings in July 2013 and July 2014 , December 2015 and July 2019 Forgione comes from a long line of excellent home cooks, yet his formal training took place at the Pius X Culinary Institute, followed by the Institut de Tourisme et d'Hôtellerie du Québec in pastry and baking.

Forgione has also taught in Tuscany at the Villa Campestri olive oil resort He has also appeared on numerous television programs. In 2014, Forgione was named by the Montreal Gazette as one of the city's 10 Next Generation Chefs and won silver medal in the Gold medal plates competition in Québec given by the Canadian Culinary Championships. He is (co-author) of his first cookbook Montrealissimo history of food of the Italian-Montrealers and also co-owner and culinary director of ailments Faita-Forgione .

Mangia Québec is a six-part documentary series that will explore multiculturalism in Québec through the lens

of the province's diverse culinary traditions. The series follows acclaimed Chef and Montreal restaurateur

Michele Forgone will travel to six communities across the province, meeting and interviewing Italian

Canadians on century-old farms, in family-owned restaurants, and everywhere in between.

Michele Forgione

Paul Ripke, The Man of Mystery

Will Goldfarb