Chef Joey Giorgianni

Last week I had my first full dinner service booking since March. I cannot even begin to tell you how good it felt to get back into a clients kitchen and deliver a four course meal customized to his wife’s favorite Italian dishes. With safety protocols in place, I can proudly announce that hosting dinner parties is safer than going out to eat according to 4 public health experts (dm for source). Having gatherings of 6-12 friends who have been practicing good hygiene and hav...e otherwise been socially distancing creates a space of responsible adults taking a calculated low risk. #privatechef #chef #food# #italianchef

A good rule of thumb before serving food to your guests is to taste it first . . #optimist #foodpeopleco #chef #privatechef #food #fodporn #cheflife #antipasti #pasta

Everything beautiful in life begins with a dream, a thought, a desire, a feeling. As we strive towards the beauty we envision, we miss step, we misplace, and things get messy. My Tagliere boards have become a signature product of mine. They’re messy, they’re chaotic, they’re bold, and they are beautifulthey are me. Each board I create starts out with piling one slice of prosciutto upon another. As I’m working on the prosciutto, I don’t know where I’m going to put the capoco...lla, the manchego, or the other salumi and cheeses. What I do know is this; as each part takes form, it gives room and direction for the next. 12 months ago I didn’t know where I was going to be. Today, I still don’t know where I’m going to be, I only know where I want to be. Just like these beautiful @johnboosco cutting boards, a blank canvas in which I start all of my culinary creations; my life and the way I envision it will take form and along the way become messy, chaotic, broken, but beautiful vision I see. Thank you Boos for theses gorgeous cutting boards. #optimist #foodpeopleco #chef #privatechef #food #fodporn #cheflife #antipasti #love @ Los Angeles

Heartbreak comes in so many forms, but as I experience those different ways, I've realized that heartbreak is immense loss. Loss of a relationship, loss of a loved one, loss of a pet. Yesterday, by bestie @lynaxoxo called me. I knew immediately that it was time to meet her at the vet. I cannot confirm nor deny that I cried after that phone call. Lyna and I met nearly 20 years ago in the summer of 2000. That's also when she adopted this runty black and white cat that alr...eady came with the name Tuxedo. That little runt had no problem running the house or your heart. Yesterday my heart broke for my best friend. Of course it also broke for Tux, but mainly watching my best friend loose her co-pilot. I've never been in the room when my parents had the family dogs put to sleep, so this was a first for me. I can say with confidence Tuxedo went peacefully because he was with his mommy, his uncle, and his auntie @nataliemasciale Animals have emotions just like humans. They love unconditionally (so maybe more evolved even?), they get scared, excited, happy, and sad. When you have to make that awful decision to euthanize your pet, keep in mind they are terrified at the vet. The hardest thing you may have to do is be in that room, but that's what you signed up for when you accepted their unconditional love. Earlier this year, I broke my heart a few times. The first was ending my marriage. The second was accepting that I wasn't ready to start a new relationship so fresh out of another one. It's easy to say that you're going to close off your heart so you'll never experience heartbreak again, but as I just learned, heartbreak will find you throughout your life. It's the willingness to open your heart and experience immense gain that will make the immense loss worth living. Lyna will rescue another cat when she's ready, I will love a man with all my heart again. Oh, and here's a picture of me explaining who I am to a group of donors, because my instagram pics aren't cats. Baci e abbracci amori #life #love #heartbreak #chef #cheflife #privatechef #friendship See more

For the last year I practiced charity. Giving as much as I could, in ways that I could, to help others in need. This led me to realize something about myself that had been lost: Kindness. Kindness was a word that I believe once described me. My Uncle Steve, whom we lost to AIDS in 1988 told my mother that what made me special was my good heart. I can honestly say I don't think that person has existed for quite some time. Somewhere along the line my heart became cold, I cou...ld be a nasty person. My best friend recently pointed out, that the nice person she met and fell in love with as a bestie is finally starting to come out again. As we kick into high gear of the holiday season, I've decided that I'm going to practice kindness in everything I do over the next year. Some may call it a New Years' Resolution, but I don't like that. If there's something in your life you need to change, change it now, not next year. From now on, I'm going approach everything with kindness. A wise friend once quoted another wise person (I think it might have been buddha), "Ask yourself these questions; Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? If it doesn't meet all three than you shouldn't say it" Hopefully with a little practice, I'll begin to see the child with the good heart my uncle once admired so much. Bacioni amori #chef #privatechef #kindness #love #foodpeople #smile #happy See more