Antonia Lofaso

Chef Antonia Lofaso's culinary creations are an invitation to explore the depths of her interior world. Food is what inspires curiosity. This was the result after she stepped outside of her Long Island suburbs and entered the rich and diverse landscape of Los Angeles. Carnitas and Cavatellis with each other on a menu is the premise of her beliefs. What remains, however, in all of her dishes is an unifying vision of the future, while also reminiscing about the previous. Motivated by her American-born Italian heritage, Lofaso launched Scopa Italian Roots in 2013 and was instantly well-received. Lofaso has been recognized for her unique interpretation of Italian cuisine. Lofaso has been consistently praised by Scopa's patrons for serving dishes that are real and utterly enjoyable. Lofaso was a trainee to culinary masters, absorbing their practices and taking chances. She was not afraid to take risks to pursue her instincts. She swiftly rose up the ranks at Wolfgang Puck's Spago, and then went on to work closely with celebrity chefs in a number of Los Angeles kitchens. In the year 2011, Lofaso partnered alongside Sal Aurora and Mario Guddemi to open Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City. With Black Market and the business partnerships she formed Lofaso found an appropriate place to call home. Her creative independence will be facilitated thanks to this team effort. Black Market has no one goal in mind, and is the same way. It can start by eating dill potatoes, shishito chilies and then continue with Korean meal of meatballs and wings. Antonia provides the bold variety of flavours. Lofaso measures her success through her intuitive comprehension of her audience and remains authentic to her character. Her memorable performance of Top Chef Chicago and Top Chef: All Stars highlighted her distinct personality outside of the kitchen, and her skills are still shining in front of the camera as panelist on CNBC's Restaurant Startup as well as in recurring roles on Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen Man vs. Child and ABC's Real O'neals. In 2012 Lofaso collaborated with Penguin to publish"The Busy Mother's Cookbook 100 recipes for quick Delicious Home-cooked Meals as well as telling the tale of the difficulties she overcame while studying at the world-class French Culinary Institute, and simultaneously raising her daughter Xea. Lofaso says that the passion to achieve her goals stems from her love for the kitchen and it is because of this that she keeps her keen eyes on the pulse of. She has revolutionized the industry's design by creating chef's wear to be functional and stylish via her brand Chefletics. Lofaso insists on staying true to you and your goals. To accomplish this, she's launched Antonia Lofaso Catering. The company's new name will give custom experience to customers.