Chef Cesare Biography

By 1993 he had earned Vipore a Michelin star and a reputation that attracted patrons from Henry Kissinger to Tom Cruise. Chef Cesare then was named Executive Chef of New York’s Coco Pazzo and soon launched its sister restaurant, Il Toscanaccio. In March 2001 he opened his first solo New York restaurant, the critically acclaimed Beppe, followed in 2005 by Maremma, a Tuscan trattoria named for the region in southwest Tuscany.

Chef Cesare travels frequently between New York and Italy, staying on top of both cultures and culinary scenes. He has also written three books—Diary of a Tuscan Chef, Italian Cooking for Dummies, and True Tuscan—and has appeared on Food Network’s Tyler’s Ultimate, Molto Mario, and Martha Stewart Living.

In 2005 Chef Cesare brought his vision and dedication to students of The FCI as the school’s first Dean of Italian Studies. He designed the curricula for our new Italian Culinary courses, including the Italian Culinary Experience, one of the most comprehensive training programs in Italian cuisine, culture and language found anywhere in the world.

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