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    Janet Zuccarini

    Founder and CEO, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group

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    i. Biography

    Janet Zuccarini is the founder and CEO of Gusto 54 Restaurant Group, a Toronto-based hospitality company that began with Trattoria Nervosa in 1996 and expanded to restaurants including Gusto 101, Pai Northern Thai Kitchen, Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen, and Felix in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Gusto 101 and the Gusto 54 Founder and CEO behind Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen. Public profiles also describe her as a resident judge on Top Chef Canada and note that Felix was recognized as Esquire’s #1 Best New Restaurant in America.