Originally from Friuli, after the Cervo hotel in Porto Cervo and the Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz, he landed at the Locanda Solarola in Castelguelfo. Here he began the fortunate collaboration with his greatest master: Bruno Barbieri. He stayed there for a year, the 'right' one for the second Michelin star. He then moved to the Relais&Chateaux Castello del Sole in Ascona where he met another great chef: Othmar Schlegel. In 2001, Bruno Barbieri elected him sous chef at the Relais&Chateaux Villa del Quar; they spent nine years together in which they achieved two Michelin stars and three Gambero Rosso forks. Since 2010 he has been at the helm of the kitchen at the Regio Patio and the Regina Adelaide where he has developed his own personal dimension of contemporary Italian cuisine. He is a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen.