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Chef Sam Badolato

Private Chef In Fort Lauderdale
Chef Sam Badolato

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A Celebrity Chef. Food Network Chef “plum fantastic” S42:E7

Chef Sam Badolato, Celebrity chef. A finalist on Food Network “CHOPPED”. Cast for” Beat Bobby flay” And Food Network Fire Masters. As an Executive winery chef In Northern California wine country. Chef Sam Features his Wine & Food pairing dinners in South Florida.

Chef Badolato Shares time between Wine Country, clients in Beverly Hills Ca. and The Palm beaches of Florida. Chef Sam, who infuses his cuisine with flavor notes from his Sicilian roots. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Chef Badolato brings to his role as a private Chef / Winery Chef, more than 30 years of hospitality industry experience. Including stints in Amalfi Italy and Calabrian towns. As well as cooking for families on the Bermuda Island. As a restaurateur, his roles as chef-owner of restaurants ranging from casual restaurants to formal dining, most recently at Bado's Cucina, where his wood-oven cuisine earned numerous culinary awards and recognitions.

Chef Badolato trained on wood oven cuisine in Italy, then gained experience as a private chef in Italian homes in Calabria, where he perfected his knowledge of the true Italian meal.

Making his mark in Sonoma California. Chef Badolato is the 2017 Chowder Day Champion of Bodega Bay, winning the award for “Best Recipe for chowder,” and is a five-time winner of the award for best wine-and-cheese pairings. Chef Sam specializes in wine pairing dinners. Working with an array of wineries in different AVA’s. Cooking with layers of flavors. And elevating the pairing with community sourced agriculture.

“My dinners are always informative,exclusive and most of all…so much fun!”

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

Bringing friends and family together. Breaking bread around the table sharing stories and enjoying life.

I learned to cook at...

My grandmother felt my siblings and my hands. Mine were the warmest. I was chosen to knead her bread dough.

A cooking secret...

Family recipes in my back pocket is my secret.

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