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Christopher Albano is working executive chef from Western Massachusetts. He is a pioneer in the area’s culinary circle, and has launched and consulted at many area restaurants. A twenty year veteran chef across North American, the Caribbean and Canada, Albano has amassed his own style of global tastes and flavors. He is also a food writer contributing recipes and insight into food industry publications such as Restaurant & Institutions, Chef, and Plate Magazines.

Biography

Albano was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, and attended Longmeadow High School. After working various food service jobs, he changed majors from engineering to culinary arts at Holyoke Community College. Upon completion he worked the local restaurant scene.

His career goals took a different turn after starting work at Madeleine’s Restaurant in Windsor, Connecticut. He worked with chef Warren Leigh, who was trained in Europe and by French Chef trainer Madeleine Kamman. Albano was able to work through the ranks of Leigh’s four restaurant group that included fine dining French, New American, Upscale Seafood, and a Wood Fired Brick Oven Bistro.
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With a new appreciation for classical cooking and desire to test the waters of other cuisines, he began pushing the culinary envelope in his area, commanding the chef brigades at award winning restaurants Carmelina’s, La Cucina di Pinocchio and Café Manhattan. Albano was then recruited to help develop a new Asian-Tapas concept called Fusion Café.
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As the trend of tapas started to explode and interest for passionate creative chefs were now in demand, Albano found job offers coming from outside his native area of Massachusetts. He was a Personal Chef at the Rockin K Ranch in Montana, Contract Chef for Craig and Sallys Restaurant in St Thomas, and was hired to design a concept and open Seven Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia home of the 2010 Olympics.

Television Appearances

Chef Chris has contributed recipes and conducted food demonstrations on local television stations WWLP, WGGB, and WGBY. In addition to appearing for cooking demonstrations, he has been interviewed for clips on local business and charity events he has participated in.

References

1. A Cut Above
2. Steak Au Poivre

External Links

Chef Albano's Web Site

Culinary Cast Food Blog