About Chef Marco

I’m a California-based private chef and culinary leader with more than 15 years of experience in Michelin-starred restaurants, World’s 50 Best kitchens, luxury hotels, and private estates across California, 3 starred Michelin kitchens across Tuscany, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Napa, and Japan, and beyond. My career has taken me from three-Michelin-starred fine dining and internationally acclaimed restaurants to restaurant ownership, culinary development, and overseeing large-scale hospitality operations.

Throughout that journey, I’ve worked alongside some of the industry’s most respected chefs, opened and developed multiple restaurant concepts, and led teams as an Executive Chef, Culinary Director, and Director of Operations. These experiences shaped my approach to food: ingredient-driven, highly seasonal, technically refined, and always centered around the people I’m cooking for.

Today, through Yes, Chef Marco, I bring that depth of experience into private homes and extraordinary venues throughout Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Southern California. Whether I’m preparing elegant meals for a family, creating a bespoke tasting menu, or producing a large private celebration, every experience is tailored to the occasion, the setting, and the individual preferences of each guest.

My cooking draws inspiration from California’s incredible produce, my Italian-American heritage, and the techniques and cultures I encountered throughout my career. I believe exceptional food should feel both elevated and personal—delivered with warmth, discretion, adaptability, and a genuine understanding of hospitality.

Because a memorable meal is never only about what is on the plate. It is about how people feel around the table.