Chef Rosario
Rosario Del Nero arrived in the United States from Milan, Italy in 1983 and has enjoyed a multi-faceted career in the culinary arts ever since. From 1983-1987, he and his wife, Constance, owned and operated The Apple Orchard Restaurant in Ipswich, MA. The Apple Orchard featured regional Italian specialties as well as Rosario’s original creations. The restaurant garnered much recognition, including Boston Magazine’s coveted Super Food award in 1987.
Rosario and Constance have also worked together as a food writing team. In 1988, Harper and Row published their book, Risotto: A Taste of Milan, hailed as a “star” by the New York Times. The couple has also written for Food and Wine Magazine.
In 1989, Rosario began teaching regional Italian cuisines at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. He has also led workshops on regional Italian cooking at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
Rosario and his family spent 1991 abroad in Traona, Italy to launch the Ristorante Villa Parravicini, on a lovely renovated Renaissance estate.
Upon his return to the United States, Rosario joined Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizzerias as their Corporate Chef. Rosario remained at Bertucci’s for twelve years, dreaming up dozens of new pizza, pasta, appetizer and entrée recipes. In 2000, he was promoted to vice president of the company.
In June of 2003, Rosario was invited to Bologna, Italy to participate in the first ever Premio Internazionale della Cucina Bolognese, an international cooking competition at which he was awarded second prize. From 2003-2006 Rosario served as vice president and corporate chef at The Naked Fish, an upscale seafood concept with six restaurants. Following his lifetime passion for artisan pasta, Rosario joined Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta as director of research and development and corporate chef in March of 2006. Rosario loves to study food trends, learn about food history, experiment with fresh ingredients and promote the use of authentic, all natural products.
Rosario has made over a dozen television appearances on such shows as The Phantom Gourmet, Fox Morning News and Good Morning Atlanta.