Executive Chef and Restaurant Owner Andrew Whitney is widely known in the NYC restaurant scene for offering elevated Italian dining  in a casual, approachable setting at his midtown restaurant, dell’anima. His guest experiences include monthly 5-course tasting menus along with curated wine pairings, private celebrations ranging from cocktail parties and weddings featuring passed hors d’eouvres to 350-person corporate events.

 

Andrew’s love of cooking and experimenting with flavors stems from his younger years spent gardening alongside his grandmothers in St. Paul, MN, and learning basic cooking skills from his grandfather who cooked in the U.S. Army. His earliest professional experience began in his teen years when he started training in industry kitchens under the supervision of his uncle, another executive chef in the family.