Experience

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  Silver Spoon

  • Rochester Hills Michigan

  • executive chef

    • Apr 2011 - Present
    • Rochester Hills Michigan

    The Silver Spoon Restaurant located in Rochester Hills is the culmination of 35 years of hard work in the restaurant. The Silver Spoon restaurant epitomizes what I believe is the quintessential Italian restaurant adorned with traditional Italian flavor. My menu depicts Northern Italian cuisine wi...

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  Silver Spoon 6830 N. Rochester, Rochester Hills...

  • Rochester Hills MI

  • Executive Chef

    • Apr 2011 - Present
    • Rochester Hills MI

    Silver Spoon6830 N. Rochester, Rochester Hills; (248) 652-4500. Dinner only. 4:30-10 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 4:30-11 p.m. Fri-Sat., 4:30-9 p.m. Sun. ClosedNamed for the Italian cookbook Il Cucchiaio d’Argento, its staff includes former Il Posto chef Daniele Dell’Acqua, sous-chef Mauro Querio and manag...

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  Tom's Oyster bar

  • Rochester Hills Michigan

  • Executive Chef

    • Nov 2007 - Sep 2010
    • Rochester Hills Michigan

    In 2007, I opened Tom’s Oyster Bar. I was in charge of hiring and training the kitchen staff, setting up the kitchen and developing the menu. Once the dust settled, Tom’s Oyster Bar averaged $54,000.00 a week, running 23% food cost and a 10% labor cost.

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  Il Posto Ristorante

  • Southfield Michigan

  • Executive Chef

    • Nov 1997 - Sep 2007
    • Southfield Michigan

    In 1997, I opened Il Posto Ristorante, hiring and training the staff to maintain a Five Star Diamond quality Italian Restaurant which we attained in 2004 and restaurant of the year in 2006. My menu was used exclusively for such events as Detroit Auto show and the Ryder Cup.

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  Moon Fish

  • Milano Italy

  • Executive Chef

    • May 1993 - Oct 1997
    • Milano Italy

    One of the best Restaurant in Milano specialize in fish. I was supervising more than 30 employ b.o.h. Responsible in labor and food cost, schedule b.o.h., order food, inventory, developing menu and create new special every day.

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  Osteria Del 101

  • Milano Italy

  • Chef de Cuisine

    • Oct 1987 - Apr 1993
    • Milano Italy

    I opened in 1987 In 1999 I won 1st prize in a competition (Il Chicco D’Oro) as the best risotto between more than one hundred chefs from all around Italy