Born in province of Foggia, in the region Puglia,

Italy, Chef Salvatore De Cristofaro began his

training in the culinary arts over 35 years ago,

after he left Italy to move to the U.S.

Arriving in the United States, Chef Salvatores first

restaurant job was as the executive chef at

Pavio's Restaurant International, in Philadelphia,

PA.

Chef Salvatore has created and implemented new restaurants and cooking

concepts all over the Delaware Valley both in Philadelphia and south Jersey.

He opened his first restaurant, Pinocchio Ristorante in Center City, Philadelphia.

As a pioneering part of Philadelphia's restaurant renaissance, Chef Salvatore

won awards for & Best New Cuisine Chef,& Best of Philadelphia& by

Philadelphia magazine.

Chef Salvatore opened, owned and operated several fine dining restaurants

situated in South Jersey, Center City, Bucks and Montgomery Counties,

Philadelphia. As a savvy entrepreneur, Chef Salvatore was able to make these

establishments successful and lucrative to sell each concept.

In 1994, Sands Casino in Atlantic City recruited Chef Salvatore to enhance the

Gourmet Department at the resort's prized-jewel restaurant Medici. Chef

Salvatore was instrumental in helping Medici Restaurant win awards such as:

& Best Restaurant Atlantic City, (1995-1999)& Best Restaurant, (1997-1999),&;

and & One Best Italian Restaurant in Atlantic City (1999)from Casino

Player Magazine.

In 1997, Chef Salvatore won the prestigious Zagat survey award for "Best Chef in

Atlantic City" for his achievements at Medici Restaurant.

In 1999, Donald Trump and the Trump Casino Organization convinced Chef

Salvatore to join their organization as the executive gourmet chef for the Trump

Taj Mahal Casino Hotel Resort.

Chef Salvatore has had the pleasure of preparing special dinners for, President

Donald Trump, Andrea Bocelli, Julio Iglesias, Robin Leach, and the late Luciano

Pavarotti, Frank Sinatra, Jake La Motta and Joe Di Maggio to name a few!

Chef Salvatore had the honor of being a Guest Chef at the White House under

the President George W. Bush in 2006 and President Barack Obama in 2010.

Chef Salvatore has been associated and had the honor of cooking with Celebrity

Master Chefs like Roger Vergé (Moulin de Mougins Restaurant in France),

Claudio Caldini (executive chef of Instituto Alberghiero of Culinary Arts, Castel

Fusano Rome, Italy), Emile Young (Le Cocodrille restaurant, Northern France),

Ciro Miccione (Le Cirque Restaurant, NYC), Luigi Cacace (Casanova

Restaurant, Capri, Italy), André Soltner (Lutece Restaurant, NYC), Georges

Perrier (Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia), Mario Batali (Babbo Restaurant, NYC), David

Rosengraten (Food Network, NYC) and Jean Luis Palladin (The Watergate

Restaurant, Washington, District of Columbia).

Chef Salvatore was a recipient of the & Chefs Five Star Diamond Award from the

Academy of Hospitality Sciences in 1995 and 1996.

Chef Salvatore now owns two restaurants in Philadelphia, has a television show

called THATs AMORE&; on EAT This TV, and an upcoming Cooking Book title &;

My Life, My Kitchen, My Story, That AMORE.

Today, Chef Salvatore is an educational speaker on such hot topics as:

;Do you want to own a restaurant?

Prepare menus and plan meals just like a Pro&

The basics of kitchen coordination&

From gourmand to paid gourmet chef&; and much more...

Chef Salvatore is available for celebrity chef appearances, private and public

events.