Chef in Los Angeles, California

Mario's Cooking for Friends Chef/ Owner Los Angeles, CA 1984 – Present Deliver first-class Italian cuisine while educating others through instructional cooking classes and events. Provide vision and structure for successful execution of tasks to achieve company goals. Capture audiences with an engaging presence and maintain poise and confidence while multitasking both in person and on camera. Key Accomplishments: • Coined the phrase “Cooking for Friends”, giving it meaning through love and passion for bringing food and knowledge to a wide variety of people. • Delivered exclusive greenroom service on the Arsenio Hall Show and studio catering on the set of Seinfeld, Frasier, and Wings. • Requested weekly to present classes through the Contemporary and Traditional Italian Cooking School. • Developed solid following within the dining world and known as “go-to-chef” for anything Italian. • Reinvented Dolce Vita restaurant, returning it to Italian cooking traditions, effectively revitalizing its place in the market. mariosfamilytable..... Chef / Founder Los Angeles, CA 2008 – Present Organize and execute large catered events while maintaining up-to-date materials on the company website. Articulate effectively with servers, patrons, and vendors building relationships for sustained business. Key Accomplishments: • Provide a valuable “How Do I Do That?” resource on the website with photos and detailed recipes that enable patrons to replicate dishes at home in their own kitchens. • Bring culinary knowledge to a wide variety of patrons through various methods including, personal lessons, video, and web media presence.