Anthony Amoroso is an Italian-American chef who is a Corporate Executive Chef at BRGuest Hospitality formerly

Executive Chef A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is ...

at SeaBlue at

The Borgata Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The casino hotel features 2,798 rooms and is the largest hotel in New Jersey. Borgata ...

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and was a winner on the

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episode ''Battle Branzino'' in 2009.

Early life and education

Amoroso grew up in an Italian-American family in

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Career

After graduating, Amoroso began his culinary career at the Hilton at Short Hills. Amoroso moved to

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and began working under Chef

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as a

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and then advanced to

chef de cuisine A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is ...

at Oceana. He continued working under Moonen at Branzini, and was named Executive Chef to open RM Seafood. In 2003, Amoroso relocated to

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after being hired by Chef Michael White to be the opening Executive Chef at Fiamma Trattoria and Bar at the

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. In 2005, Amoroso moved to the

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where he worked as the Executive Chef at

Michael Mina Michael Mina ( ar, مايكل مينا; born 1969) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is the founder of the Mina Group, a restaurant management company operating over 40 restaurants worldwide. He is the execut ...

's namesake restaurant, and was awarded two

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s. In the fall of 2008, Amoroso provided several

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s for Men's Fitness magazine. While working at Michael Mina's, Amoroso participated in the

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show Iron Chef America where he defeated Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto in a battle featuring

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. In September 2009, Amoroso returned to the east coast as Executive Chef at Mina's SeaBlue at the Borgata in Atlantic City. His Iron Chef America episode originally aired on October 18, 2009.

References

External links

Official website
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