Q&A with Todd English HOST OF FOOD TRIP WITH TODD ENGLISH
How did you get started cooking?
I grew up watching and learning how to cook alongside my grandmother but first entered the doors of a professional kitchen when I was 15. I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and trained with Jean-Jacques Rachou at New York’s La Côte Basque. After that I went to Italy where I apprenticed at the Dal Pescatore in Canto Sull O’lio and Paraccuchi in Locando D’Angello.How did you open your first restaurant?
At a time when most chefs were solely interested in French cuisine, I chose to go to Italy. I worked and studied at some amazing restaurants there, and was anxious to come back to the states and open a restaurant that showcased the cuisine and culture that I had fallen in love with. At the time Charlestown was really just up and coming, so I thought it was the perfect location to do a true, intimate neighborhood spot where I could interpret and present Italian and Mediterranean food in my own way.
