Chef Gianfranco “Gianni” Audieri was born and raised in Milan, Italy where he acquired his passion for cooking from his mother, Giustina. He attended the local culinary academy in Milan before moving to Lausanne, Switzerland to study French cuisine. This initial move would start Gianni off on a culinary journey that would take him all over the world. He lived for a time in the Channel Islands and London where he learned English. Then he jumped aboard an Italian cruise ship to work as a sauté cook and steward. He spent 12 years at the Four Seasons in New York City as a waiter, captain, and cook, and served 2 years in the U.S. Army as a Medic. Gianni also travelled to South America, Aruba, and Grand Cayman.