Meet Gino Angelini
Born on July 13, 1953 in San Clemente, slightly inland from the seaside city of Rimini in Italy’s richest food region, Emilia Romagna, Gino Angelini has devoted his life to food and its preparation from the age of 14.
At 23 he became the youngest chef of a five-star hotel restaurant, The Ambasciatori. Since then, he has served every Italian head of state including the Prime Ministers Craxi and Adreotti.
His reputation spread so widely that every notable in Italy dined in his restaurants, including legendary tenor Luciano Pavoratti and film director Federico Fellini. As an expert in historic Italian menus, he has attained the status of Master Chef, called to cook with all of the great chefs of Italy. With such a distinction, Chef Angelini has prepared meals for world notables as President Francois Mitterand of France, Mikhail Gorbachov and Pope John Paul II.
In 1995, Chef Angelini came to the United States as chef of Rex, il Ristorante in Los Angeles. He received acclaim for both his inventive and traditional Italian cuisine. In late 1997, Chef Angelini opened Vincenti Restaurant in Brentwood. Named one of the “25 Best Restaurants” by Esquire Magazine (December 1997) and the “best New Restaurant in Los Angeles” by Los Angeles Magazine (August 1998), Vincenti was a critical and commercial smash. In June 1999, the Los Angeles Times Magazine described Gino Angelini as, “hands down, the best Italian chef in LA.”
Following his decision to stay in Los Angeles, Angelini opened his own restaurant, Angelini Osteria. Since opening in October 2001, the Osteria has become one of LA’s most celebrated restaurants. Angelini’s latest venture, Minestraio, features Italian small plates in a sexy casual bar atmosphere.
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