JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity has appointed Chef Alessio Banchero as the Italian Chef de Cuisine at K3, the all-day dining restaurant. Starting at a young age, Chef Banchero worked as a Commis de Cuisine across different restaurants and hotel kitchens in Italy and France while attending the culinary school. His passion for the cuisine led him to become chef de partie at Ristorante la Terrazza at Hotel Novotel Genova in 1995 and he later joined Ristorante Il Veliero as sous chef in 1997, a year before finishing his studies.
Chef Banchero joined Zeffirino, a fine-dining Italian cuisine restaurant in Genova, in 2000 as sous chef where he got a chance to work with the ambassador of Italian food to the world, executive chef Gianpaolo Belloni. In 2004, he moved to Zeffirino at the Venetian, Las Vegas where he managed a team of 25 chefs. During his tenure, the restaurant won an award for the Best Italian Restaurant of Las Vegas in 2004 and 2005.
In December 2009, he moved to India and joined Hyatt Regency Mumbai at Italian Chef de Cuisine at hotel’s Italian restaurant STAX.
After working in India for around two years, Chef Banchero returned to Genova in 2012 to work as a consulting chef de cuisine for upcoming restaurants, catering companies and hotels where he consulted on menu creation and hiring and training of kitchen staff.
Chef Banchero returned to India in 2014 to join JW Marriott Chandigarh as Italian Chef de Cuisine at the hotel’s Italian Restaurant Oregano. Under his guidance, the restaurant won The Times of India Best Italian Restaurant award. He worked with the restaurant for more than three years before shifting to Delhi.
