Among the great chefs of Italian cuisine working in America, many are immigrants from Italy, who talk of the influence of their grandparents and the flavors of their youth. Some have earned international accolades. But few can say they’ve cooked for two popes.
Chef Salvo Lo Castro checks all those boxes. His wild culinary ride from small town Sicily to Manhattan included 10 years as a Vatican chef. And now he has brought those experiences, as well as a deep passion for food, wine and life, to New York.
