▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁school ▁there . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Japan ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁a ▁Japanese ▁language ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁He ▁has ▁won ▁first ▁place ▁at ▁a ▁Japanese ▁debate ▁contest . ▁ ▁Career ▁As ide ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁chef ▁and ▁a ▁foreign ▁tar ento , ▁Bell iss imo ▁has ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁critic , ▁an ▁Italian ▁cu is ine ▁consult ant , ▁a ▁motiv ational ▁speaker , ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁fashion ▁mag az ines , ▁a ▁column ist , ▁an ▁ess ay ist , ▁and ▁a ▁sports ▁comment ator . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁knowledge able ▁on ▁Italian ▁fashion , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁tr end iest ▁che fs ▁in ▁the ▁industry ." ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Italian ▁cu is ine ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bell iss imo ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁cultural ▁program ▁on ▁the ▁cu is ine ▁of ▁Leon ardo ▁da ▁V inci ▁and ▁An cient ▁Rome ▁together ▁with ▁historian ▁Dan iele ▁Mac ug lia ▁from ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁With ▁Mac ug lia , ▁he ▁re construct s ▁forgotten ▁d ishes ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁culture ▁and ▁lect ured ▁at ▁various ▁univers ities ▁and ▁cultural ▁instit utes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁in ▁Television ▁Vari ety ▁Program s ▁ ▁H ands ome ▁K itchen ▁( F u ji ▁Television