Andrea Apuzzo
Andrea Apuzzo is an Italian-American chef. His restaurant, Andrea's, in Metairie, Louisiana, United States, is one of the New Orleans area's noted restaurants.
Apuzzo was born and raised in Italy, on the Isle of Capri, but has traveled and cooked in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. He has published two cookbooks, La Cucina di Andrea's and Andrea's Light Cookbook, and received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and the DiRoNA Excellence Award, among others.
Biography
Apuzzo began his formal culinary education while working in a bakery in his home town of Anacapri. At fourteen, he left Capri to travel to Germany, Switzerland, England and South America to further his culinary training in Europe and abroad.
Works
In 1990, Apuzzo published his first cookbook, La Cucina di Andrea's, which contains over 300 recipes. In 1994, Apuzzo published his second book, Andrea's Light Cookbook, which contains recipes for low fat, low cholesterol and low calorie dishes that are approved by the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.