In 2009, Andrew opened Locanda Verde in Robert DeNiro’s Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. He hasn't been affiliated with that restaurant since 2008, but he's got some good memories - it’s where he earned his first Michelin star. Six years, two James Beard Awards, a Food & Wine Best New Chef nod and a three-star review from The New York Times later, Andrew launched an Italian restaurant in Madison Square Park. Then in 1998, he opened Café Boulud as the chef de cuisine. His next gig: Opening sous chef at the new Le Cirque in Manhattan. After three years on the line there (and a four-star review from The New York Times), he headed back to Europe, where he spent a year cooking and traveling in France. He hunted truffles, learned from pastafarians, and hung around with some Italians who made wine, cheese, and prosciutto.Īndrew came back to New York to work with Gray Kunz at Lespinasse.

Then he took off for Italy to work for Valentino Mercatile at San Domenico in Emilio-Romagna, plus a few other spots. He moved east to go to school at the CIA and spent his weekends cooking for New York’s Governor Mario Cuomo in Albany.Īfter Andrew graduated, he came to Manhattan and spent some time on the line at San Domenico. Andrew started cooking at age 14 at this local Italian joint in his hometown, Seven Hills, OH, then at a fine-dining French place on the lake. For him, it’s all about having a good time and making people happy. Andrew loves to cook food from all over the world. He's been in the game for 20 years, and he's cooked in some amazing places and tasted some amazing things.

Andrew Carmellini is an American chef and restaurateur who lives and cooks in New York City.

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