Michael Russo
Chef Teodoro Lambiasi
PJ Connolly
Frank Russo, Jr. learned the business from the ground up as a young teen, working at a restaurant owned by his father Frank, Sr. and Uncle Joe –Villa Russo and Il Palazzo Di Villa Russo catering hall. It was in those early days that he was taught to cook by the very talented Chef Mike Competiello. It was also where he learned the core values which have earned Russo’s its impeccable reputation and assured its enduring success: offer exemplary service and exquisite cuisine combined with professional attention to detail.
in Hotel and Restaurant Management and is an integral part of the marketing team. Frank III, Dining Room Manager, has been involved in the family business since he was 16 and a member of the management team at Russo’s On The Bay for the past four years. Youngest son Robert, who also started at Russo’s when he was in his mid-teens, is rejoining the family business to focus on Vetro Restaurant and Wine Bar.
fact, many of the team members who helped launch Russo’s On The Bay in 1987 are still there today, honoring the long-standing traditions of Russo’s while looking ahead to the future. Many of these loyal staffers have now been joined by their own offspring.
Now, Frank’s children have begun to make their marks and build for the future. The eldest, Toni Ann, has been helping out at Russo’s since she was 15, and is attending college, majoring
A major strength of Russo’s is its senior management team, that boasts an enviable 200 plus years of combined experience directing the most lavish events and parties. Many staff members have been part of the Russo’s team, at Russo’s On The Bay, Vetro and Giardino Ristorante, for a quarter century. In
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RUSSO’S MODERN TRADITIONS
Chef Michael Competiello, who originally worked with Russo, Jr. at Villa Russo from 1974 to 1983, returned to Giardino’s in 2013. In the same year, his son, Joe, was made the Manager at Giardino’s. Chef Teodoro Lambiasi, who worked with Frank Russo, Jr. at Villa Russo in 1979, was a member of the original team who started Russo’s On The Bay in 1987 and was appointed Chef at the new venture. Chef De Cuisine Luis Enriquez has worked
Frank Russo, Jr. and Chef Teodoro Lambiasi