Monti Carlo

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

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.

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" 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