Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello, an Emmy-winning Food Network personality and cookbook author, was busted Wednesday while in Napa california for DUI possessing drugs while driving his Porsche.
Chiarello, 54, who also appeared on Bravo cooking show “Top Chef Masters,” was stopped at 3:27 a.m. while driving his Porsche Boxster on Silverado Trail, said Officer Marc Renspurger, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol in Napa.
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The chef reportedly told the officer he was driving from Yountville, home to his eatery, Bottega Ristorante.
At some point during the stop, Renspurger determined Chiarello was under the influence.
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h/t latimes