Chef Russo has over thirty Eight years of experience in the food and beverage industry and has held numerous titles including: Excutive chef, general manager, food and beverage director, consultant and corporate chef. He’s been featured in Gourment, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los angeles Times, and the USA Today, just to name a few. He’s won several “best” awards, which we don’t have the time to dive into, because there so many. He has been at semifinialist for james beard best chef Midwest for the past 7 year and was a finalist 5 of those 7 years. Today he serves as Executive Chef for Heartland Restaurant and Wine Bar in Saint Paul MN.