Chef Anthony Mandriota began his culinary training at the home of his grandparents in Astoria, Queens, New York. His Grandmother Josephine’s simple message was: start with the best ingredients, do not crowd your pan, and eat with your eyes first. Those principles have guided him for his entire career.

His heritage is Italian, and he loves cooking and eating Italian cuisine. At the age of eight, Anthony tasted Classical French Cuisine, a Bordelaise sauce, and for the first time, he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

In this episode, Chef Mandriota talks about his life creating and preparing food for others, the personal nature of food and the intense satisfaction he feels when he watches people enjoying his meals.