Donatella Arpaia Biography

Donatella Arpaia is the proprietor of Donatella Ristorante & Kefi Restaurant in New York City, and she can be seen on the Food Network as a head judge for Iron Chef America. She is also a regular contributor to the Today Show. She rediscovered her overwhelming enthusiasm for summers spent in Naples and Puglia, the birthplace of her parents, after a brief stint as a corporate attorney. Donatella founded her first restaurant, Bellini, in 1998 and has since donated her name and skills to a number of extremely popular and recognized restaurants, including David Burke & Donatella, Kefi, and Michelin-starred Anthos, to mention a few. Donatella was recognized as one of the most influential women in Manhattan by the New York Post and Zagat as the hostess with the mostest. She resides in New York with her son Alessandro and her husband, Dr. Allan Stewart, a world-renowned heart surgeon.

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