Nick DiGiovanni

Nicholas Channing DiGiovanni (born May 19, 1996) is an American chef and social media personality.

Early life and education Nick DiGiovanni was born on May 19, 1996, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Christopher DiGiovanni, an orthopaedic surgeon, and Susan "Sudie" (née Naimi), a teacher, both graduates of Dartmouth College. He became interested in cooking at a young age by watching his grandmother and great-grandmother cook meals for the family.

After graduating from Milton Academy in 2015, DiGiovanni attended Harvard University. While at Harvard, he lived in Quincy House. He graduated from Harvard in 2019 with a self-designed concentration in "Food and Climate".

Career During his senior year of college, DiGiovanni attended a casting call for season 10 of MasterChef. He was selected to compete on the show and finished in third place overall. After completing MasterChef and graduating from Harvard, DiGiovanni began to post cooking videos on YouTube.

In 2021, DiGiovanni was included in the Rhode Island 30 Under 30 list for Food and Drink. The same year, DiGiovanni won YouTube's Streamy Award for Food, an award recognizing the world's top food creator of the year. Additionally, in 2021, DiGiovanni participated in the #TeamSeas campaign founded by YouTuber MrBeast, which raised $30 million to clean up of trash in the ocean.

In 2022, he partnered with Chipotle to donate of food. He was a Webby Award recipient in 2022.

In 2023, DiGiovanni authored & published the cookbook, Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook. its foreword was written by Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay.

In 2024, he returned as a guest judge and mentor on the fourteenth season of MasterChef. In July 2025, DiGiovanni became an official brand partner of Feastables, a chocolate brand created by MrBeast.

In July 2025, DiGiovanni was included in Time magazine's inaugural “TIME100 Creators” list – the publication's roster of the 100 most influential digital voices – featuring in the “Titans” category for his culinary-focused YouTube and TikTok content. In November of the same year, DiGiovanni guest starred in the film, Zootopia 2, as the character Bartender Slick Di'Giguani. Digital distribution and Netflix deal In July 2026, DiGiovanni signed a comprehensive licensing agreement with Netflix. The partnership includes the distribution of his entire YouTube video catalog, "day-and-date" releases of new content from his channels, and the development of an upcoming exclusive food video podcast.

Guinness records In November 2021, DiGiovanni, alongside Lynn “Lynja” Yamada Davis, broke the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever cake pop, which weighed . In June 2022, they broke another Guinness World Record for the largest chicken nugget ever made, weighing . In August, he visited the most fast food restaurants in 24 hours (69 restaurants). In October, he beat Gordon Ramsay's record for the fastest time to fillet a fish by five seconds; completing it in exactly one minute. On the same day, he constructed the world's largest sushi roll, which measured in diameter. In November, he and Nigel Ng created the largest fortune cookie at and made the largest donation of turkey in 24 hours ( - roughly equivalent to 7,620 turkeys). On May 11, 2023, DiGiovanni and Ramsay broke the Guinness World Record for the largest Beef Wellington, which weighed . This was his ninth Guinness World Record and was broken in partnership with Ramsay and celebrity chefs and YouTubers Max the Meat Guy, Gustavo Tosta, and Ahmad Alzahabi.

Osmo Salt In 2021, DiGiovanni founded the direct-to-consumer salt company Osmo Salt under the brand Osmo Kitchens. The company specializes in premium salts with a variety of properties such texture, shape, and type (i.e. sea salt, kosher, and iodized). They also manufacture electric salt and pepper grinders.

In the past, the company has collaborated with various brands such as Four Roses (January 2023), Chamberlain Coffee (March 2023), and Carbone Fine Food (November 2024).

Personal life He is of Italian, Persian, German, and British descent. DiGiovanni's maternal grandfather was born in Iran, and he often references him when cooking Persian food. He has three younger brothers.

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryResult 2021 11th Streamy Awards Food 2022 12th Streamy Awards 2023 13th Streamy Awards

Filmography Television Year Title Role Ref. 2019 MasterChef Contestant (Placed 3rd) 2022 Live with Kelly and Mark 2022 Selena + Chef 2024 MasterChef Guest Judge 2026100 Cooks (TV) Judge

Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2025 Zootopia 2 Bartender Slick Di’Giguani Voice Cameo