Centro, Toronto (CLOSED): ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database

Centro 2472 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario	Closed early March 2013; re-concepted and reopened April 2013 as Vita Sociale.
Seating Capacity: 175 (approx.)
(1987 - 2013)

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Back of the House
Years	Name	Position
2007 - 2012	Symon Abad	Sous Chef
2012 - 2013	Symon Abad	Executive Chef
1997 - 2002	Bertrand Alépée	Executive Pastry Chef
1997 - 1998	Jefferson Alvarez	Tournant
1998 - 1999	Peter Bakker	Chef de Partie
[2008]	Beverley Baptista	Pastry Chef
1987 - 1989	Mani Binelli	Pastry Cook Garde Manger
1989 - 1993	Michael Bonacini	Executive Chef
2009 - 2012	Jay Carter	Executive Chef
[1990 - 1994]	David Castellan	Pastry Chef
2006 - 2007	Bryan (Benny) Chateau	Junior Pastry Chef
2014 - 2015	Fabio Citrullo	Cook
2003	Christian Derblich	Entremetier
1993 - 1994	Michael Ewing Centro's Wine Bar	Sous Chef
[1988]	Alan Gamble	Pastry Chef
2005 - 2007	Ryan Gatner	Line Cook
1991 - 1992	David Gaunt	--
2002 - 2003	Ben Heaton	Chef de Partie
2005	Silas Helmer	Chef de Partie
2005 - 2007	Robbie Hojilla	Chef de Partie
--	Jason Inniss	--
2007 - 2009	Chris Kalisperas	Sous Chef
2002 - 2004	Fawzi Kotb	Sous Chef
1994 - 2000	David Lee	Chef de Cuisine
2004 - 2008	John Lee	Chef de Partie
2006	Eric Lo	Line Cook Co-op Student
2002 - 2004	Brad MacDonald	Pastry Chef Sous Chef
2005 - 2006	Brad MacDonald	Chef de Cuisine
2009 - 2013	Michael MacPherson	Executive Chef de Cuisine
2004 - 2005	Jeff Mawhinney	Associate Pastry Chef
1987 - 1988	Chris McDonald	--
1998 - 1999	Bob Moonswami	Sous Chef
2009	Alain Moreau	Chef de Partie
--	Paolo Paolini	--
2006 - 2009	Frank Parhizgar	Chef de Cuisine
1989 - 1990	Kee Phong	--
[1988]	Darcy Radies	--
2010 - 2011	Kyle Rennie	Chef de Partie
--	Stephen Ricci	--
1991 - 1993	Jose Ignacio Rodriguez	Chef de Partie
1998	Stuart Ross	Entremetier
1989 - 1990	Albino Silva	Cook
1990 - 1991	Albino Silva	--
2009 - 2010	Dwight Smith	Hot Appetizer Chef
1998 - 1999	Robert Sproat 8 month work term from Stratford Chefs School	Apprentice/Commis
2000 - 2002	Robert Sproat	--
[2006]	Valerie Swann	Pastry Chef
1998	Joe Thottungal	--
1989 - 1993	Marc Thuet	Sous Chef
[1998]	Marc Tournayre	Pastry Chef
1998 - 2002	Winnie Tsang	Sous Chef
2002	Alex Tung	Station Chef
--	Henry van Maurik	--
2000 - 2002	Adam Weisberg	Apprentice/Commis
2004	Jordan Wells	Station Chef
1998 - 2002	Trevor Wilkinson	Sous Chef
[1989]	Catherine Wise	Pastry Chef
1999 - 2002	Josh Wolfe	Apprentice/Commis
[2005]	Eddie Wong	Sushi Chef
1994 - 1997	Bruce Woods	--
2002 - 2004	Bruce Woods	Executive Chef
2004 - 2009	Bruce Woods	Chef & Co-owner
Front of the House
Years	Name	Position
1987 - 1989	Steven Alikakos	Assistant Manager
1987 - 1989	Jean-Pierre Centeno	Manager
1987 - 1990	Raffaello Ferrari	Co-owner/Partner Executive Chef
2005 - 2010	Jeremy Geyer	Manager Sommelier
2010 - 2013	Jeremy Geyer	General Manager
2010 - 2013	Mitchell Gomes	Sommelier Manager
--	Julian Gova Corporate Functions Manager	Manager
--	John Lee	Maitre d'
[2006]	Lewis Lehman	Manager
--	Philip Lewicki	Manager
1988 - 1994	Tony Longo	Manager
1994 - 2004	Tony Longo	Co-owner/Partner General Manager
1988 - 2004	Armando Mano	General Manager
2004 - 2013	Armando Mano	Co-owner/Partner Maitre d'
[1988]	Mary Ann Masney	Manager
1987 - 1989	Steve McKegney To Executive Chef Ferrari	Personal Admin Assistant
1989 - 1993	Steve McKegney To Executive Chef Bonacini	Personal Admin Assistant
1996 - 1999	Steve McKegney To Executive Chef Thuet	Personal Admin Assistant
2003 - 2004	Dejan Pavlovic	Server
1987 - 1997	Franco Prevedello	Co-owner/Partner
--	Krista Raspor	Server
1990 - 2004	Kris Stamatakos	Bar and Beverage Manager
2007 - 2009	Lynne Stimpson	Captain
2013	Lynne Stimpson	Captain
1991 - 1994	Kyle Taylor	Server
1993 - 2002	Marc Thuet	Co-owner/Partner Executive Chef
1987 - 1988	Giovanni Trigona Wine Bar Manager	Manager
--	Tony Vieira	Manager
--	Roger Vieira	Manager
[1998]	Tony Xavier	Food & Beverage Manager

Last updated: 2024-08-20

In May 2005, Centro re-opened after $1.6 million in renovations.


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