An Interview with Vicky Colas in Authority Magazine, January 26, 2021 As part of our series about immigrant success stories, I had the pleasure of interviewing Luigi Diotaiuti. Award-winning Chef/Restaurateur Luigi Diotaiuti was dubbed “The Ambassador of Italian Cuisine” by the Federation of Italian Cooks in Florence, Italy in 2018. The owner of Washington DC’s Al […]
An Interview with Thrive Global by Chef Vicky Colas. “Never forget your roots — Many people think that they have to choose between one country or another when they immigrate. I am proud to have one foot firmly planted in both the US and Italy, and I am fortunate to be a citizen of both. My Italian […]
Luigi Diotaiuti and his acts of solidarity during Covid and the anti-racism movement in Washington, DC were featured in this article in the chef’s home region of Basilicata, Italy. Cited as being “The Chef on the Front Lines” ..the Matera Città newspaper also highlighted his Chef Luigi’s culinary diplomacy efforts, Al Tiramisu Restaurant, and his non-profit […]
The leading Italian Chef organization – La Federazione Italiana Cuochi/The Federation of Italian Cooks – dubbed award-winning Chef/Restaurateur Luigi Diotaiuti the title of “Ambassador of Italian Cuisine” in Florence, Italy in 2018. Previously, the celebrated chef had been named the “Ambassador of Basilicata, Italy’s Cuisine in the World”.
50topitaly.it – a prestigious Italian gastronomy website recently announced its’ selections for the top 50 Italian restaurants in the world for 2019. Chef Luigi Diotaiuti’s first restaurant, opened 23 years ago, was one of only 2 Washington-DC based establishments to make the cut. “My goal has always been to show respect for the ingredients themselves […]
PRESS RELEASE Chef Luigi Diotaiuti was named culinary “Ambassador” for representing the cuisine of his home region at the Basilicata Food & Wine Festival in Matera, Italy. Matera, Italy (PRWEB) April 12, 2017 Chef Luigi Diotaiuti was named culinary “Ambassador” for representing the cuisine of his home region at the Basilicata Food & Wine Festival […]