Massimo Fedozzi
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Chef Massimo Fedozzi, is a graduate of the Marco Polo Culinary Institute of Genova, Italy. While growing up in Northern Italy, Fedozzi was intimately involved with food from a young age. He learned about pasta and antipasti at his parents' salumi shops in Genova and delighted in the meals and aromas while his family gathered around the kitchen table. Fluent in English, Italian and Spanish, he was expected to become a translator, but followed his true passion and attended the Marco Polo Culinary Institute in Genova. Fedozzi’s career began in the kitchens of some of Europe’s most renowned establishments including: The Savoy Hotel in London, England; Le Chantecler at the Hotel Le Negresco in Nice, France and Grand The Hotel Park in Gstaad, Switzerland. At Ristorante Aladino in Genova, following the step of his mentor Gualtiero Marchesi, Fedozzi became one of the first chefs in Italy to present nouvelle cuisine and the youngest Italian Executive Chef. He strives to share his enthusiasm for taste and presentation and lives by the philosophy that “COOKING IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE”.

Before moving to Long Island in 2009, where he opened “Palio Ristorante” in Jericho and “VERO” in Amityville, Chef Fedozzi spearheaded the opening and operations of all back of the house functions as Culinary Director for “I Tre Merli”, “Barolo”, “La Focaccia” and “I Tre Merli Bistro” in Manhattan, Chicago & South Beach.

In 1995 he became the Corporate Chef for The James Beard Award Winner Chef Jimmy Schmidt in Michigan where he ran the Kitchen operations of four Chianti restaurants, Stelline in the Somerset Collection, Troy and The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit.

In July 1997, Massimo was hired by “Sofo Foods” , a marketing and distributor of food products to restaurants as Spokesperson and Vice President of Research and Development, where he represented the company at major food events and developed recipes for various Midwest restaurant chains.

In February of 2000, Massimo joined the culinary team at the Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, a Loews Hotel, where he focused on authentic Ligurian cuisine.

Five years later, Chef Massimo took the helm of the kitchen of Portobello Yacht Club in Downtown Disney, Orlando. Chef Fedozzi moved to Arlington, VA, where he spearheaded the opening of the Hotel Palomar Roslyn with Kimpton Hotel and Restaurants as property Chef. Chef Massimo has being recognized with various awards including the AAA Four Diamonds, the Mobil Guide Three Stars and many, many stars from Long Island’s Newsday. Chef Massimo has extensive experience in private cooking for celebrities including the House of Saud, Francis Ford-Coppola, Robin Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, President George W. Bush, VP Dick Cheney, Senator Bill Nelson, Gene Simmons, Sammy Hagar, Mark McGrath, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Robin Williams and Private Residences and he can easily adapt to different diets and personal preferences considering his large breadth of culinary styles.

Chef Massimo is available to travel to your residence or vacation Home if you have the need for Personal Chef services.
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Education
Master in Culinary/Bachelor in Hotel & Restaurant Administration, IPSSAR MARCO POLO Culinary Institute
Genova
1974-1979


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