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chef de cuisine, sdlt back bay
As the eldest of four brothers, Chef de Cuisine Louis DiBiccari’s
greatest childhood stories always bring him back to the dinner table, so
it was only natural that he would choose a profession inspired by his treasured
family meals. A Lynnfield, MA native, Louis began his culinary journey far
from home at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona. Upon graduating,
with practically no professional restaurant experience, Louis used his wit
and charm to talk his way into the kitchen at Christopher’s Fermier
Brasserie, Chef Christopher Gross’ award-winning “farmer’s
tavern” in Phoenix.
In 1996, Louis returned home to Boston and secured a position in the kitchen at L’Espalier alongside Chef Frank McClelland and then sous chef Geoff Gardner. Louis left L’Espalier to go back to his Italian cooking roots with a stint at Sage in Boston’s North End, but rejoined Chef Gardner for the launch of the flagship location of Sel de la Terre in 2000. Louis also played an integral role in the opening of the second location of Sel de la Terre in the Natick Collection in August 2007.
Louis now spends his days as Chef de Cuisine at Sel de la Terre's newest
location in the Back Bay of Boston, where he has been since its inception
in the fall of 2008. Here, he is the driving force behind the restaurant’s
ever-evolving menu and the lively personality entertaining guests as he
bustles about the restaurant’s open kitchen. If Louie’s
not in the kitchen at Sel de la Terre, you may also find him participating
in many of the industry’s most popular events where he works and plays
with fellow chefs and friends.
In 2009 Louis was inducted to the elite fraternity of Rising Stars by StarChefs in recognition for both culinary excellence with creativity and service to his profession.
