F&B FLORIDA 2019

Giorgio Rapicavoli
Chef
Glass & Vine


Born and raised in Miami to an Italian mother and an Argentine father, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s love of cooking ignited at age five when he and his mom would spend Sundays in the kitchen making her beloved pomodoro sauce. After high school, Rapicavoli enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Johnson and Wales University. Alas, Rapicavoli dropped the program a semester short of graduation to dive full-force into the industry. He’s worked under renowned chefs Robin Haas and Adam Votaw, was the executive chef at Chispa Doral and honed his craft during his three-year executive chef stint at 660 at The Angler’s. He’s been a repeat guest at Slow Food’s Terra Madre in Italy alongside Ferran Adria, Alice Waters and Josh Viertel. In 2011, he filmed an episode of the popular Food Network show Chopped. Launched in February 2012, Eating House pop-up instantly became a Miami favorite. In November of the same year, Rapicavoli and business partner Alex Casanova announced they were purchasing the cafe from its owners and would open the permanent outpost of Eating House. In 2014, he created Tartare Bar, a successful four-day pop-up at the World Golf Championships – Cadillac Championship. He’s cooked at events such as Sundance Film Festival’s ChefDance, Foreign and Domestic Chef Ned Elliot’s Indie Chefs Week in Austin, Texas, and Identita Milano. Rapicavoli has been recognized by Travel + Leisure; The New York Times; The Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats; Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30; two-time nominee for Food & Wine’s “The People’s Best New Chef”; James Beard Rising Star Chef nominee in 2013 and 2014; James Beard Best Chef South 2016 semifinalist and more. He was invited to return to Food Network’s Chopped Champions where he won again. In 2015, Rapicavoli partnered with the boutique culinary firm Grove Bay Hospitality Group to open the intimate garden oasis, Glass & Vine, in Coconut Grove’s iconic Peacock Park.

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