Monti Carlo

Puerto Rican chef and TV Host (born 1975)

Monti Carlo
Born	Mairym Carlo (1975-05-07) May 7, 1975 (age 48) Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)	Host, private chef, blogger
Children	1

Mairym “Monti” Carlo (born May 7, 1975) is a Puerto Rican-American Food TV Host and Special Events Chef. She blogs at islandgirlcooks.com. Monti 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 Nutritious Bites for PBS. She is a judge and contributor for multiple Food Network shows including Cutthroat Kitchen, SuperMarket Stakeout, and The Next Food Network Star. The James Beard Foundation Advisor was highlighted by The Spruce Eats as one of 2021's Culinarian's You Should Know. She placed fifth on Gordon Ramsay's third season of MasterChef U.S.

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 child, Danger.^[1]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	MasterChef Season 3	Herself/Contestant	Finished 5th place
2014	Make My Food Famous	Host
2016	Cutthroat Kitchen	Judge	Season 12, Episode 7 "Shot Through the Tart"
	The Next Food Network Star
	Chopped Junior		Season 2, Episode 3 "Dough Business"
	The Kitchen	Herself	Season 10, Episode 5 "Stove-Free Summer"
	Cooks VS Cons	Judge	Season 2, Episode 9 "Chowder Chowdown"
	Clash of the Grandmas		Season 1, Episode 2 "Thanksgiving at Grandma's"
	Clash of the Grandmas		Season 1, Episode 4 "Christmas at Grandma's"
2017 - 2019	Best Thing I Ever Ate	Contributor
2017	Help My Yelp	Host
2019	SuperMarket Stakeout	Judge
2020	Ramsay Redemption	Host
2020	Make This Tonight	Host
2020	Nutritious Bites	Host
2021	James Beard Awards	Presenter
2022	traDISHional	Host
2022	Easy-Bake Battle	Judge