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Vincenzo Pappano
111 Creekview Dr. Wylie, Tx. 75098-7480
Vincenzo Pappano is a Chef and Culinary Consultant with a career that spans over thirty years in the food and
beverage business. The first half of Chef Vincenzo's career was spent touring the kitchens of hotels and
restaurants apprenticing and studying with Chefs from around the world. Not only training in the classical
European Cuisines of France, Italy and Spain, Mr. Pappano has also trained with three Master Sushi Chefs in
Traditional Japanese Cooking as well as Sushi creation; in addition to "Traditional Chinese" cooking, "Thai"
and "Vietnamese".
Being in Dallas from the mid-eighties on, placed Vincenzo in the midst of the "Southwestern Explosion" to include regional "Southwestern" ,"Tex-Mex" and what was later to be known as "New American Cuisine" to his repertoire. This is where the inspiration came to Chef Vincenzo to put his stamp on his own brand of what he now calls "Global Fusion Cuisine". A true and inspired "Hybrid Style" of the Traditional Cuisines in which he has studied and trained for the last three decades. The latter part of the Chef's career has been spent as a culinary consultant for some of the top restaurants, hotels and country clubs in the Dallas Metroplex area. Trained in skills under such renowned chefs' as; Master Chef Gaspar Stantic, Avner Samuels, John Makin, Siegfried Weber, Elmer Gantz, Hector Flores, Michel Pieton, Pat Mitchell, Alfredo Franco, Chong Booey, Master Sushi Chef Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Master Sushi Chef Ogahara Sensei, Sushi Chef Michelle Carpenter, Quan Ngo, Seppi Rengli, Kevin Ascolese and the late Steve Singer. Well versed in English, Spanish, Italian and French and writes menus in a variety of other languages.
Professional Experience
Preferred Restaurant Services & Preferred Restaurant Management Group
Mr. Brian Black ; President Consulting Executive Chef 2006 to 2010
A professional management service dedicated to maximizing unit profitability and turning around distressed
restaurants, private clubs, hotels and franchises. This includes:
Chef Consultant for *Jozef’s Seafood - *Jennivine’s Wine Bistro and *Messina’s English Tea Room
*Chef Instructor of Culinary Classes for Jennivine’s and Messina’s . * Culinary Consultant for the
book "The Secrets of Jennivine's".
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