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James Giuffre

Executive Chef at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Firewater Grille</span>
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Seasoned executive chef with extensive experience in Italian cuisine and restaurant management.
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Summerville, South Carolina, United S...
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  • Cost Control
  • Catering
  • Slow Food
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  • Local Food
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James Giuffre is a seasoned executive chef with extensive experience in Italian cuisine, catering, and restaurant management. He has worked in various high-end establishments, including The Biltmore Estate and Firewater Grille, and has a strong background in menu development and banquet operations. With over 20 years of experience in the culinary industry, Giuffre has honed his skills in slow food, local food, and chef expertise. He has also had the opportunity to work with renowned chefs and restaurateurs, including Chef Tell and the Youngest German Master Chef in the United States.

Experience

  • Firewater Grille
    • Summerville SC
    • Executive Chef
      • 2013 - 2014
      • Summerville SC

      New Owner and Chef project /Restaurant reinvention, remodel, create new menu, and start up with a face lift of a failing restaurant.

  • Legend Oaks Golf and Tennis Club
    • Summerville SC
    • Executive Chef
      • 2012 - 2013
      • Summerville SC

      Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Brunch to Guests and Members daily. Wedding and Banquet Catering.

  • The Red Pepper
    • Summerville SC
    • Executive Chef
      • 2009 - 2012
      • Summerville SC

      Creation of new menus daily with old world dishes served as they were or with new world modifying. Classic regional Italian dishes from every hill town and village through out Sicily,Sardinia,Greece,Croatia,North Africa,Turkey and all the rest of Italy.

  • Vincenzo's Restaurante and Bistro
    • Asheville, NC
    • Executive Chef
      • 2003 - 2008
      • Asheville, NC

      The #1 Italian Restaurant in all of Asheville, for about 15 years and I held the reins for 5 of those years.Building classic Italian dishes as I enjoyed on my yearly vacations to Italy. Catering,Food Cost,P&L,Staffing,Wine Dinners.TV cooking segments on Carolina Kitchen (News Channel).

  • The Grape Escape
    • Asheville NC
    • Executive Chef
      • 2002 - 2003
      • Asheville NC

      French Wine Bar and Bistro serving over 80 wines by the glass and classic French Cuisine, 3-5 and 7 course Food and Wine Pairings.

  • Biltmore Estate
    • Asheville NC
    • Demi Chef
      • 2001 - 2002
      • Asheville NC

      The beautiful 8000 acre George Vanderbilt Estate in the mountains of Asheville NC. I rotated with in the three restaurants on the estate working Fine Dinning, Weddings of up to 1000ppl, daily buffets of up to 1300ppl. Working with an on property Winery prepairing wine dinners. I personaly created...

  • Chef Tell's Manor House Inn
    • Bucks County, PA
    • Internship
      • 1997 - 1998
      • Bucks County, PA

      Learning and working with the Youngest German Master Chef in the United States, former Spoksman of Disney World, PBS TV personality (In the kitchen with Chef Tell),Restauranter to the Cayman Islands and Philidelphia PA through the 70&#39;s 80&#39;s and 90&#39;s and a larger than life gentleman wa...

  • US Army
    • Military Police E4 A/SGT
      • 1978 - 1984

Education

  • 1996 - 1998
    New York Restaurant School (Art Institutes of America)

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