Chef mark militello biography

At first glance, you’ve entered a neighborhood Italian restaurant in Boynton Beach. It might appear to sit in the shadow of the adjacent two-story, waterfront restaurant that’s attracting a boatload of traffic in the plaza.

And the menu – at first glance, it also appears to hit all the expected traditional notes.

But then your dishes start to arrive and you get the sense there’s something special happening in the kitchen.

Indeed, there is: There’s a master in the kitchen at Josie’s Ristorante. He’s Mark Militello, James Beard Award-winning chef and one of the original Mango Gang-sters, a landmark chef who helped redefine, and refine, South Florida’s tropical-meets-world cuisine.

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What does this mean for your plate at this tucked-away spot?

Chef mark militello biography wikipedia

Smoke effects? Infused foams? Thankfully, no.

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