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Chef Angelo Elia is the well-known and highly acclaimed culinary
maestro who has repeatedly received numerous awards and recognition
in all the food and wine publications of Florida as well as some
national magazines. His philosophy of putting his customers first
and giving them the best possible quality in both food and service
has paid off. His restaurants have become the place to dine in South
Florida.
About 2 years ago, Chef Angelo opened a Casa D’Angelo in the
Atlantis Hotel in Paradise Island, Bahamas, serving the same high
quality food and superior service that his Florida restaurant is so
well known for. The location at the Atlantis has been so well
received and is now billed as the place to go in Paradise Island.
In addition, and most recently Angelo opened yet another Casa
D’Angelo in Boca Raton. Patrons from throughout the area are raving
about this new contemporary design eatery which has the same menu
with some slight variations.
 Elia’s extensive background includes positions as executive chef for
the many restaurants he opened such as Prezzo and H2O, both in South
Florida. His experience includes New York’s Four Seasons and the
family owned La Cisterna. Chef Angelo has an old-country passion
which he exposes in his traditional Tuscan dishes for which he
insists on using only the finest ingredients and making just about
everything from scratch. His Fort Lauderdale restaurant, which
opened a little over 10 years ago, has been consistently rated among
South Florida’s best restaurants, receiving numerous top rated
reviews and awards. In only the first year of operation, Casa
D’Angelo received recognition in Zagat’s America’s Top Restaurants
and has continued to be listed each year since.
In addition to the many awards and recognitions Elia has received,
he recently was awarded four stars by Food Critic Judith Stocks of
the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. In September of 2000 Elia was
honored with the “Best of Award of Excellence” from Wine
Spectator and received that award every year since. He also
received the Golden Spoon Award from Florida Trend magazine
for the past consecutive 8 years. The Miami Herald noted his
food as “exceptional”.
 As one of the most sought after chefs of the area, Elia has been
requested to be a guest chef on cruise ships, fund-raising events
and private corporate dinners. He is also showcased on a monthly
basis at a local cooking school.
Chef Angelo is also active in the community by participating in
several local non-profit fundraising events such as Florida
International University’s Annual Florida Extravaganza, the Symphony
of the Americas, Special Olympics of Broward County and The
Snowflake Ball of Nova Southeastern University. He has contributed
to the local Junior Achievement chapter, Boys & Girls Clubs,
Children’s Aid Club, the March of Dimes and several other local
schools and charities. During the past six years he closed his
restaurant to host a dinner and wine event for the PACE Center for
Girls and donated all the food and service to this organization.
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