Award-winning Cioppino’s chef will support culinary development

for LFG restaurants including Nook, Radish, Oddfish, The Chase and The Frederick

LFG Growth Partners is pleased to announce that renowned chef Pino Posteraro has joined its culinary team. As Culinary Development Leader, Posteraro’s focus will include hands-on menu development, mentoring chefs, and supporting training programs across select LFG restaurants.

“Pino is an exceptional chef whose commitment to his craft, leadership, and high standards distinguish him in the industry,” says Richard Jaffray, Founder & CEO of LFG Growth Partners. “We are very excited to have him join our team and are looking forward to benefiting from his insight and depth of experience.”

Posteraro joins a talented culinary team and will work closely with Chef Cory Vitiello, LFG’s Executive Director of Concept and Culinary Development. Chef Pino will support culinary product development across select LFG portfolio brands including Nook, Radish, Oddfish, and Toronto locations The Chase and The Frederick. His focus will include recipe creation along with chef training and development.

“I look forward to bringing my decades of experience as a chef and restaurant owner and to collaborating with LFG’s talented chefs, operations teams, and business leaders,” says Pino Posteraro. “LFG has built a culture that values culinary craftsmanship and people. I’m looking forward to being part of that.”

“Pino is generous with his knowledge and is deeply invested in growing our culinary leaders,” says Chef Cory Vitiello, Executive Director of Concept and Culinary Development, LFG Growth Partners. “Having already seen this firsthand, I know the impact he’ll have on our kitchens will go far beyond the recipes. I can’t wait to see what we can achieve creatively, together with our team.”

Italian-born Posteraro is a highly respected Canadian chef. He was the chef-owner behind one of Vancouver’s most celebrated Italian restaurants, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill, which was regularly ranked as one of the city’s best restaurants for 25 years. Prior to opening Cioppino’s, Posteraro worked in several well-known restaurants in Canada, Europe and Singapore where he became adept at marrying traditional Italian cooking with Asian influences. In 2018, he was named a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, the first chef in Canada to receive such an honour.

Chef Pino Posteraro Joins LFG Growth Partners