Monti Carlo


Monti Carlo is a chef and food blogger at islandgirlcooks.com. She hosts Food Network's Help My Yelp, a joint production between ITV and Yelp. She's also hosted the special Make My Food Famous for A&E's FYI Network and placed fifth on Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef . Monti conducts cooking demos and classes throughout the country.

Early life and family

Monti was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1975 but left the island for the mainland U.S. at six years old, returning periodically until 1993 when she permanently moved to the mainland. She has a twin brother. She lives in Hollywood, California with her son, Danger.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012MasterChef Season 3Herself/ContestantFinished 5th place
2014Make My Food FamousHost
2016Cutthroat KitchenJudgeSeason 12, Episode 7 "Shot Through the Tart"
2016Chopped JuniorJudgeSeason 2, Episode 3 "Dough Business"
2016The KitchenHerselfSeason 10, Episode 5 "Stove-Free Summer"
2016Cooks VS ConsJudgeSeason 2, Episode 9 "Chowder Chowdown"
2016Clash of the GrandmasJudgeSeason 1, Episode 2 "Thanksgiving at Grandma's"
2016Clash of the GrandmasJudgeSeason 1, Episode 4 "Christmas at Grandma's"