Awards & Recognition
★Five-time James Beard Award nominee with one win for Marea as Best New Restaurant 2010
★Multiple Michelin stars: Marea (2 stars 2011-2018, 1 star 2019+), Ai Fiori (1 star), Fiamma (1 star)
★Multiple New York Times 3-star reviews for major restaurants
★Esquire's Best New Chef 2002
Notable Facts
→Former head chef and co-owner of Altamarea Group with 15+ restaurants globally including Marea, Osteria Morini, Ai Fiori
→Left Altamarea Group in 2021 after COVID pandemic and founded BBianco Hospitality with Bruce Bronster
→Trained for 7 years in Italy at Ristorante San Domenico under Chef Valentino Marcattilii
→Currently operates 6 restaurants across New York, Miami, Puerto Rico and Atlantis Paradise Island
→Published cookbook 'Fiamma: The Essence of Contemporary Italian Cooking' in 2006
→Called 'the great pasta savant from Wisconsin' by New York Magazine's Adam Platt