Bertaccini was born and raised in
Florence to a
Mormon Italian family. He learned to cook at the age of 13, training at the Bernardo Buontalenti Institute of Culinary Arts and Management in regional
Italian cuisine with a speciality in
Tuscan cuisine as well as in food and beverage management. He then worked at several restaurants and hotels such as Ristorante Sabatini, Grand Hotel Baglioni, and Hotel Astoria and was named head chef at boutique restaurant Conquinarius. He moved to the United States to study journalism and PR at
Arizona State University. Bertaccini founded his first catering company, il TOCCO FOOD, in 2008. His second catering company, Culinary Mischief, is dedicated to invitation-only experiences, and his third, the [UN]OFFICIAL, was founded in 2015. He was a food and wine columnist for the local
Green Living Magazine. In April 2023, a new culinary competition
Ciao House premiered on the
Food Network, with Bertaccini as one of the co-hosts and celebrity guest judges alongside
Alex Guarnaschelli. ==Personal life==