Andrea Apuzzo is an Italian-American chef. His restaurant, ''Andrea's'', in
Metairie,
Louisiana,
United States,
is one of the
New Orleans area's noted restaurants.
Apuzzo was born and raised in
Italy, on the Isle of
Capri
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,
but has traveled and cooked in Europe, the
Caribbean
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, and the United States. He has published two cookbooks, ''La Cucina di Andrea's'' and ''Andrea's Light Cookbook'', and received the
Wine Spectator
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Award of Excellence and the DiRoNA Excellence Award, among others.
Biography
Apuzzo began his formal culinary education while working in a bakery in his home town of
Anacapri
Anacapri () is a ''comune'' on the island of Capri, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy.
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. At fourteen, he left Capri to travel to Germany, Switzerland, England and South America to further his culinary training in Europe and abroad.}
After working 35 years in kitchens all over the world, Apuzzo moved to
Bermuda in 1973 to work at the Southampton Princess Hotel and later the Hamilton Princess Hotel. In 1975, he came to the United States as Executive Sous-Chef of the Omni International Hotel in
Atlanta, Georgia. In 1977, he moved to New Orleans as Executive Chef of the
Royal Orleans Hotel, a position he held until January 1985 when he left to open ''Andrea's''.
Apuzzo belongs to organizations such as The Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, International Wine & Food Society, Vatel Club, Les Toque Blanches, GRI (Gruppo Ristoranti Italiani), the James Beard Foundation and the Certified Executive Chef Association. Apuzzo has received the Wine Spectator of Excellence Award and the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRona) Excellence Awards.
Works
In 1990, Apuzzo published his first cookbook, ''La Cucina di Andrea's'',
which contains over 300 recipes. In 1994, Apuzzo published his second book, ''Andrea's Light Cookbook'',
which contains recipes for low fat, low cholesterol and low calorie dishes that are approved by the
American Heart Association
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and the
American Diabetes Association
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.
References
Further reading
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External links
''Andrea's'' websiteGreat Chefs Profile
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Italian emigrants to the United States
Businesspeople from New Orleans
Italian chefs
American restaurateurs
Chefs from New Orleans